How a shipping company can go green

With corporate and business striving to strengthen their CSR activities through green initiatives and green campaign, here are the few methods that a shipping company can take to go green and show the spirit of eco-friendliness.

Using reusable plastic materials for packing

Shipping companies use cardboard boxes or wooden boxes/pallets as packing materials during transportation. The cardboard boxes are either disposed or recycled. Wooden boxes/pallets are reused but these wood needs to be replaced frequently due lesser life. Replacing all these packing materials with reusable and recyclable plastics for covering and as pallets would be nothing but a green initiative.

Fuel efficiency and carbon reduction

Lots of fuel goes into shipping. Fuel efficient driving practices, increasing shipping efficiency through logistical and operational streamlining, usage of well maintained vehicles that sticks to emission rules and regulations, usage of hybrid vehicles are some of the methods through which the shipping companies can reduce the carbon emission and in return reduce the cost there by increasing the profit.

Reducing the usage of paper for office work

Even with the usage of computers the shipping companies still use lots of paper for their office work. Proper insight with a goal of reducing the usage of paper is necessary. Computer and internets are to be used maximum in order to reduce the paper usage.

These are few main general things that shipping companies can inculcate in their work process and show the eco spirit of their company. While analyzing specifically your own company one can sure find many more techniques to reduce cost and go greener.