WIND ENERGY

Piauí, Brazil & Northern Cape, South Africa The purpose of the project activities is to promote electricity generation from renewable wind energy. Both projects contribute to the improvement of energy supply and independence and increase the share of renewable energy in the electricity mix. In addition, the projects provide further sources of income and jobs for the local population. In South Africa, further investments in…

CLEAN COOKING STOVES

Nigeria This project to distribute clean cooking stoves in Nigeria was initiated by local women’s groups. Over 71 per cent of the population cooks on inefficient cookers over open fires. The resulting air pollution encouraged women in the capital Abuja to develop more fuel-efficient models. The project enables the production and distribution of stoves with a ceramic lining that can better absorb and store heat.…

OUR FLEET

We are constantly investing into our vehicle fleet to ensure the highest quality and environmental standards. Our fleet is subject to frequent maintenance intervals and our vehicles are replaced on average every 3 years. The vast majority of our entire fleet consists of EURO 6 vehicles, with the vans and lorries used in our Sovereign Network being 100% EURO 6 vehicles already. Furthermore, we push…

OUR LIGHTHOUSE PROJECTS

We are always keen to further optimise our fleet and invest into innovative concepts. For that reason: We operate Gigaliners on our most frequently used overnight-connections to reduce the number of vehicles operating per night while having an optimal utilisation. We are able to achieve CO2e reductions of up to 20% on these connections. We invest in Tear-Drop trailers and other light-weighting equipment wherever suitable…

OUR PRODUCTS

Through consolidating express freight and the dual-use of our vehicles (during the night as network-vehicles and during the day for pre- and on-carriage), our Sovereign Linehaul network provides our customers the perfect, efficient and already envrionmentally friendlier alternative to intra-European airfreight and direct drives – every night and to more than 100 stations in the major European cities. Customers, especially for contract logistics business, can…

OUR FACILITIES

The majority of our offices and warehouses already use renewable electricity, saving hundreds of tons of CO2e emissions per year. We are constantly working on reaching full coverage across all our facilities. Beyond that, we have installed photovoltaic and latest LED lightning technology in multiple locations. In Frankfurt we teamed up together with LUG, to offer our customers consolidated, resource-friendly airfreight handling, further enhanced by…

OUR EMPLOYEES

We have always set a strong focus on social sustainability and the well-being of our employees. Also in regards to environmental sustainability we have implemented various features for our employees. For instances by offering a forward-thinking mobility concept including a carpool, job bikes, and a corporate ticket for public transport. Our carpool is also becoming greener every day, introducing electric vehicles and fading out diesel…

OUR PARTNERS

Collaboration is key, that is why we work closely with various partners on the topic of sustainability and decarbonization in a number of initiatives and projects. For example: Smart Freight Centre & Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC) Logistics Initiative Hamburg (LIHH) & its Sustainability working group Kühne Logistics University (KLU) & its Center for Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chains ClimatePartner Stiftung Allianz für Entwicklung und…