Sustainability


GREEN WORLDWIDE Q1 DONATIONS SUPPORT TREES: A WORLD RESTORATION FLAGSHIP AWARD PROGRAM

GREEN WORLDWIDE 2024 Q1 TREES DONATION IMPACT Green Worldwide Shipping® proudly supports Trees for the Future (TREES) by planting a tree for each shipment, customer, and employee. The company is pleased to announce the donation of 21,056 trees in 2024 Q1 to support TREES' work training farmers in nine [...]

2024-05-17T19:47:48+00:00May 10th, 2024|Freight Talk, Green News, Sustainability|

GREEN WORLDWIDE SHIPPING CELEBRATES FIRST SUCCESSFUL ZERO-EMISSION SHIPPING COLLECTIVE TENDER

ZEMBA & GREEN WORLDWIDE: REDUCING GHG EMISSIONS THROUGH COLLECTIVE TENDER  Green Worldwide Shipping® is proud to announce the successful completion of the inaugural collective tender initiated by the Zero-Emission Maritime Buyers’ Alliance (ZEMBA). This groundbreaking tender for zero-emission ocean shipping will provide greenhouse gas emissions reduction of more than 90% compared [...]

2024-05-10T15:47:49+00:00April 25th, 2024|Freight Talk, Green News, Shipping News, Sustainability|

GREEN WORLDWIDE SHIPPING® JOINS SMARTWAY TRANSPORT PARTNERSHIP

Green Worldwide Shipping® has joined the SmartWay® Transport Partnership, an innovative collaboration between U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the logistics industry that provides a framework to assess the environmental and energy efficiency of goods movement supply chains. The SmartWay program helps freight shippers, carriers, logistics companies and other stakeholders [...]

2024-04-17T20:16:17+00:00April 17th, 2024|Content, Freight Talk, Green News, News, Sustainability|

NEW GREEN FUEL PRICING PROPOSAL MUST FIND COMMON GROUND WITH CURRENT EU CARBON TAX

The World Shipping Council (WSC) is looking to submit a proposal for a new global green fuel pricing mechanism which would encourage a shift from fossil fuels to greener alternatives from ocean carriers. This proposal would have to figure out a way to work alongside or replace the current Emissions [...]

NEW CALIFORNIA CLIMATE REPORTING LAWS

California recently enacted two climate disclosure acts SB-253 Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act and SB-261 Greenhouse Gases: Climate-Related Financial Risk. These new legislative documents make it mandatory for many companies operating in California to report both quantitative and qualitative climate information. These laws are expected to have a significant [...]

GREEN WORLDWIDE DONATIONS ADVANCE U.N. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

GREEN WORLDWIDE 2023 Q4 TREES DONATION IMPACT Green Worldwide Shipping® proudly supports Trees for the Future (TREES) by planting a tree for each shipment, customer, and employee. The company is pleased to announce the donation of 23,289 trees in 2023 Q4 to support TREES' work training farmers in nine [...]

2024-02-01T18:22:38+00:00February 1st, 2024|Freight Talk, Green News, Sustainability|

GROUNDING BOEING 737 MAX 9 AIRCRAFT IMPACTS AIR FREIGHT

BOEING 737 MAX 9 AIRCRAFT GROUNDED Safety concerns arising from the recent equipment malfunction during Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 have led the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an Emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD). The AD, effective January 6, 2024, requires all owners and operators of Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft [...]

2024-03-06T22:32:50+00:00January 8th, 2024|Airfreight, Freight Talk, Sustainability|

GREEN WORLDWIDE SUPPORTS SUSTAINABLE AGROFORESTRY: 2023 Q3 TREES DONATION IMPACT

GREEN WORLDWIDE 2023 Q3 TREES DONATION IMPACT Since 2019, Green Worldwide Shipping® has proudly supported Trees for the Future (TREES) in planting a tree for each of our shipments, customers, and employees. TREES trains farmers in a regenerative agroforestry technique called the Forest Garden Approach to plant and manage [...]

2024-03-06T22:42:02+00:00December 11th, 2023|Freight Talk, Green News, Sustainability|

WHITE HOUSE TAKES ACTION TO STRENGTHEN U.S. SUPPLY CHAIN

President Biden recently unveiled approximately 30 new actions as part of his Bidenomics agenda. The objective is for these initiatives to improve supply chain resilience and ensure that Americans have access to essential products, businesses experience reliable deliveries, and strengthens agricultural and food systems.  STRENGTHENING THE U.S. SUPPLY CHAIN The [...]

2024-03-06T22:47:32+00:00November 28th, 2023|Freight Talk, Industry Spotlight, Sustainability|

EVOLVING EUROPEAN FREIGHT: CO2-LINKED TOLL CHANGES AHEAD

In the evolving landscape of European freight, forwarders and road freight operators are advising customers about an anticipated shift in toll fees due to a new European toll system linked to CO2 emissions. This initiative, commencing in Germany on December 1, involves categorizing heavy goods vehicles into five classes [...]

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