Climate Change Data

Forto Logistics SE & Co. KG

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:154,009 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:334 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:55 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:153,620 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:58%
Total Energy Consumption:625,479 kWh/year
Water Consumption:0.28 mL/year
Waste Generated:86.46 tons/year
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Governance
  • Ocean Plastic Prevention
  • Supply Chain Responsibility

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 19.7% since 2021.
  • Reduced absolute scope 3 GHG emissions from subcontracted container shipping operations by 19.7% since 2021.
  • Reduced all other absolute scope 3 emissions by 7.6% since 2021.
  • Recovered 5 tons of waste.
  • 58% of electricity procured from renewable sources.
  • 20% of Forto’s fleet transitioned to electric vehicles.
  • 69% of company cars driven by Forto Leadership are electric, 15% hybrid.
  • Customers booked biofuel for almost 7% of Forto’s sea freight volumes.
  • Launched ocean plastic prevention program, recovering 5 tons of waste.

Social Achievements

  • 33% of leadership team is female.
  • 84% of employees commute by foot, bike, public transport, or work exclusively from home.
  • No known cases of discrimination in 2023.
  • Implemented unconscious bias training for all interviewers.
  • Implemented Rooney Rule to ensure gender diversity in leadership hiring.
  • Adjusted gender pay gap below 1%.

Governance Achievements

  • Science-based net-zero targets validated by SBTi.
  • Established a global sustainable procurement policy.
  • Implemented a new whistleblowing system.
  • No cases of corruption or bribery since 2016.
  • Addressed and resolved all five whistleblowing reports in 2023.
  • Conducted annual security audit and penetration test.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain by 2050.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 42% by 2030.
  • Reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions from subcontracted container shipping operations by 35.6% by 2030.
  • Reduce all other absolute scope 3 emissions by 42% by 2030.

Environmental Challenges

  • Decarbonization challenges in the transportation sector.
  • Global plastic pollution.
  • Maintaining diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Setting science-based net-zero targets.
  • Offering biofuels and SAF to reduce transport emissions.
  • Launching ocean plastic prevention program.
  • Implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Thorough screening processes for potential new partners; Code of Conduct for Business Partners; integration of social and environmental clauses into supplier contracts.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products and services; biofuel adoption.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Greenhouse Gas Protocol, GLEC Framework 2023 (V3.0), ISO 14083 standard

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: TÜV Rheinland (for sustainable logistics offering in 2022)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy)
  • Goal 13 (Climate Action)
  • Goal 14 (Life Below Water)

Initiatives contribute to these goals through emission reduction, renewable energy adoption, and ocean plastic prevention.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Sustainable logistics offering (including biofuel and SAF)
  • Ocean plastic prevention product

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed