Gunnebo AB joins the Clean Shipping Project

Gunnebo AB joins the Clean Shipping Project

Gunnebo security group has become a formal member of the Clean Shipping Project.
The Clean Shipping project consists apart from Gunnebo of twelve of Sweden's
biggest importers and exporters that all are interested in more sustainable
shipping. 

Shipping has the potential to be a transport form with low environmental impact.
However, due to its international nature, the shipping industry has not been
subjected to the same environmental demands that have been placed on land-based
transport systems and activities. The shipping industry currently operates under
the weight of large and growing environmental problems which it is time to
solve. One way to encourage the shipping industry to adopt a more
environmentally adjusted direction is through the major customers (exporters and
importers) placing demands or requests on their shipping suppliers. 

The Clean Shipping Project has developed a completely new environmental index -
the Clean Shipping Index - that may be used during procurement to evaluate the
environmental performance of shipping operators. The index addresses 20 factors
that can affect the environment, including marine fuel, lubricants, bilge water,
ballast water, antifouling paint, refrigerants and waste. This is the first time
an environmental index has been developed to evaluate shipping companies as a
whole and the involved companies are using the reported environmental data as
one part in the procurement criteria. 

“Transports are critical to Gunnebo and have a significant impact on our overall
environmental foot print. It is now natural for us to increase our common
environmental focus to our transports. The Clean Shipping Index is an effective
tool for us to drive and implement common criteria for selecting sea transport
providers”, says Rolf Kjällgren SVP Group Quality, Environment, Logistics and
Purchasing.

The Clean Shipping Project is driven by public authorities in western Sweden;
Göteborg Region Association of Local Authorities, the Region of Västra Götaland,
Västra Götaland County Administration and Business Region Göteborg. The project
is also financed by the EU Structural Fund “Objective 2”. It is a non-profit
project with the goal of cleaner shipping and sustainable growth. Formal members
of the network are: ABB, AstraZeneca, Ericsson, H&M, Preem petroleum, Skanska
Sweden, Skf, Stora Enso Logistics, Tetra Laval, Vattenfall, Vin & Sprit ,Volvo
logistics. More information about Clean Shipping Project can be found at
www.cleanshippingproject.se.

GUNNEBO AB (publ)
Group Communications

For further information, please contact:  
Rolf Kjällgren, SVP Group Quality, Environment, Logistics and Purchasing at
Gunnebo AB, tel. +46 31 83 68 14, or 
Karin Wallström, Group Communications Manager  Gunnebo AB, tel. +46 31 83 68 06,
 mobile: +46 708 28 33 39, or e-mail karin.wallstrom@gunnebo.com 

www.gunnebo.com


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