A trial to help importers at London Gateway and Southampton terminals reduce their Scope 3 emissions has registered more than 100,000 TEUs in its first two months.
DP World’s carbon inset programme was launched on 1 January and rewards importers with 50kg CO2e of carbon credits for every loaded container they move through its two ports.
If 50% of import cargo owners sign up to the programme during the six-month trial it will remove 10,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions from supply chains.
DP World said the carbon credits were generated through its subsidiary Unifeeder and they are independently verified and pooled every quarter, enabling importers to showcase their efforts to customers and help meet their sustainability requirements.
John Trenchard, DP World VP, said: “We are committed to innovation and offering our customers transparent and pragmatic solutions that help them achieve their sustainability goals.
“Through our revolutionary carbon inset programme, we are working with partners in the DP World group to build on what we have already achieved with our modal shift programme, which reduced the carbon emissions of our customers by more than 17,000 tonnes in its first year.
“We have already seen a surge in sign-ups to the carbon inset programme, putting this programme on the course to success.”
Chris Tindall started writing for the haulage and logistics industry in 2002 and quickly realised there was enough going on to keep him busy for a very long time.View full Profile
