International transport and logistics provider cargo-partner has improved its score in the latest EvoVadis rating, earning bronze medal status.

The score increase – from 44 to 58 points over the past year – demonstrates the firm’s strong commitment to sustainability and responsible business practices and places cargo-partner in the top 35% of all companies assessed by the corporate sustainability evaluation.

Luca Ferrara, chief executive of cargo-partner, said: “Aligned with our core value of ‘we take it personally,’ cargo-partner has set ambitious targets to diminish our ecological footprint and expedite the transition to environmentally friendly transport and logistics technologies.

“Our significant improvement in the EcoVadis scoring confirms our relentless pursuit of sustainable practices throughout our organisation.”

EcoVadis was established in 2007 and has emerged as the world’s preeminent provider of corporate sustainability ratings, with a network encompassing over 125,000 rated companies.

Their assessments offer a holistic view of corporate sustainability performance, covering 21 issues categorised into four themes: Environment, Labour & Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement.

Companies undergo comprehensive evaluations, and scores are assigned on a scale from 0 to 100, reflecting different performance levels.

cargo-partner’s overall score of 58 points places the company in the ‘Good’ category.

Proactive in SAF

In a proactive move towards more environment-friendly transport operations, cargo-partner now presents its customers with the option of utilising sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for air freight shipments.

cargo-partner handled its first SAF shipment from Vienna airport in cooperation with Lufthansa in December 2022. Now, the logistics provider says the offering has been expanded to provide customers with detailed reporting and certificates for flights to and from any location in the world.

Ferrara added: “An increasing number of customers are seeking to minimise the CO2 footprint of their transports and obtain detailed reports on their environmental impacts.

“With our new SAF programme, customers can reduce their CO2 emissions and receive a verified certificate of the corresponding CO2 reduction.”

The programme is available for any routing and on any airline, allowing cargo-partner customers to demonstrate environmental responsibility within the logistics industry.

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