This news article was originally written in Spanish. It has been automatically translated for your convenience. Reasonable efforts have been made to provide an accurate translation, however, no automated translation is perfect nor is it intended to replace a human translator. The original article in Spanish can be viewed at El sector logístico pone a examen sus políticas medioambientales
The logistics sector makes to review its environmental policies
12/05/2010
May 12, 2010
Logic, business organization of logistics operators, He has pointed out that number of logistics operators who are committed to a sustainable development of its activity and who are aware of the need for a change in the economic cycle that makes possible a greater respect for the environment is an increasing.
This is confirmed by the fact that 80% of the companies that make up the logistics industry in Spain subscribe to a code of good business practices of logic, a document of 13 principles, whose membership is mandatory for all members of logicamong which that of respect for the environment. In addition, according to a study conducted by one of the partners of logic - DHL Exel Supply Chain Spain - logistics trends over the next 10 years (2010-2020), environmental awareness both customers and suppliers in the sector continue increased markedly.
This awareness is materialized in measures that guarantee the issuance of less - resulting from the activity of logistics operator - pollutants and minimizing their impact, whether through own or subcontracted, means the maintenance of a waste management to ensure the health and environmental quality and training employees in these matters so can be assumed by all the members of the organization.
