Press Release

ISO 14001:2004 certification

DB Schenker achieves ISO 14001:2004 certification for all 14 logistics centres in Australia and New Zealand

(Sydney, 31 January, 2011)  In line with DB Schenker’s Global Environment Program www.dbecoprogram.com, Schenker Australia Pty Ltd and Schenker (NZ) Ltd are now ISO 14001:2004 certified, having established an Environmental Management System that will ensure sustainable operations across Australia and New Zealand in the long-term. The audit and certification was undertaken by Bureau Veritas Pty Ltd.

Ron Koehler, CEO of DB Schenker in Australia and New Zealand says “Having achieved the ISO 14001:2004 certification shows that we are on the right track as a company and that our Environmental Management System builds on and complements the other initiatives we have in place already such as reducing truck movements by shifting containers to rail freight and successfully introducing intermodal transport concepts.”

Consistent with the DB Group sustainability strategies and environmental protection programs and initiatives, this certification is a testimony to the broader DB Schenker commitment to Green Logistics. Within the comprehensive “DB Eco Program” of DB Group, DB Schenker has developed suites of Green Logistics Lighthouse Projects, which cover extensive products, tools and services such as Green Consulting, Green Terminals, Green Logistics Networks, Green Road, Green Products, as well as the carbon calculation tool EcoTransit (refer www.dbecoprogram.com and www.ecotransit.org). The DB Group will reduce its specific carbon output worldwide, i.e. its carbon emissions relative to its transportation volume, by 20 percent between 2006 and 2020.

Ron Koehler adds, “Being environmentally responsible is not only our corporate social responsibility but also our goal as a company and the best way to add value to our customer’s products through a reduction of their logistical carbon footprint. In Australia, DB Schenker was awarded two highly commended awards for ‘Best Green Initiative’ and ‘Environmental Transport’ by Logistics Magazine and Lloyd’s List in 2010 and is the first international Freight Forwarding company to participate in the government program “Sustainability Advantage” run by the NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water”.

Last modified: 08.07.2011