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Our CSR initiative

At Van Duuren, we believe in sustainability and recognise our responsibility to minimise the impact of our business activities on the environment. We have a strong commitment to achieving our sustainability goals and contributing to a more sustainable future.

As a logistics provider, we acknowledge the importance of switching to renewable energy to reduce our carbon footprint. We are committed to switching to renewable energy sources and reducing our dependence on fossil fuels.

Highlighted targets & figures

  • 0 net emissions by 2050 for all our business activities
  • 77% of our leased car fleet is fully electric
  • 1250 solar panels planned on our crossdock
  • 432,000kWh planned energy production from our own solar panels
  • 40 largest city centres in NL with emission-free distribution in 2025
  • 100% of shipments in scope of our emissions reporting
  • 90% reduction of emissions from all new trucks in 2040

Our concrete initiatives

Below is an overview of our concrete initiatives to work on sustainability. A detailed explanation of these initiatives can be read in our Sustainability Report.

Our initiatives

Current Initiatives

  • Future-proof our new cross-docking facility in Vianen (2022-2024)
  • CO2 compensation
  • Researching on-site solar energy storage (2022-2025)
  • Researching the transition to electric or hydrogen trucks (2023-2025)
  • Emissions dashboard for customers (2023; see an example here)

Future initiatives

  • Central heating by heat pump (2024-2025)
  • Collective purchasing, generation and storage of renewable energy (2025-2027)
  • Climate-neutral cross-dock and offices (2028)
  • Report emissions from business travel and commuting (2028)
  • Urban logistics with zero emission trucks and vans (2028)
  • Urban logistics with zero-emission trucks (2030)
  • All new trucks emission-free (2040)
  • Climate neutral (2050)

Conclusion

At Van Duuren, we are committed to sustainability and reducing our impact on the climate. We support the Paris Climate Agreement, the European Green Deal and the energy transition and have implemented several initiatives to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and switch to renewable energy sources. We will continue to work towards our sustainability goals and contribute to a more sustainable future.

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