Climate Change Data

DSV A/S

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2014, 2015)

Reporting Period: 2014

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Energy efficiency
  • Vehicle emissions
  • Code of Conduct training
  • Occupational accidents
  • Supplier Code of Conduct

Environmental Achievements

  • Road Division achieved at least 60% Euro 5 engine vehicles or better for road transports by 2014
  • Reduced occupational accident frequency by 40% from 2013 to 2014

Social Achievements

  • All management-level employees completed training in the DSV Code of Conduct by the end of 2014
  • Supplier Code of Conduct communicated to at least 75% of all group suppliers by the end of 2014

Governance Achievements

  • Joined the United Nations Global Compact initiative

Climate Goals & Targets

Short-term Goals:
  • Improve energy efficiency by 15% per transport mode from 2010-2015

Environmental Challenges

  • Improving energy efficiency by 15% per transport mode from 2010-2015
  • Addressing unethical business practices in certain areas of the world
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implementing initiatives to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions
  • Encouraging suppliers to observe the Supplier Code of Conduct

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Global Compact

Reporting Period: 2015

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:3,314,000 tCO2e
Water Consumption:297,000 m3

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environment and climate
  • Business ethics and anti-corruption
  • Employees and working environment
  • Supply Chain management

Environmental Achievements

  • Improved energy efficiency of sea freight by 44%, exceeding the 15% target.
  • Improved energy efficiency of air freight by 19%, exceeding the 15% target.
  • 85% of DSV locations implemented recycling schemes for paper, cardboard, and/or plastic.
  • Provided 1,243 reports on carbon footprint data to customers, corresponding to 7.2% of DSV's total carbon emissions.

Social Achievements

  • Established a global human resources function to support employee development.
  • Reduced lost work days due to occupational injury by more than 2% from 2014 to 2015.
  • Reduced employee turnover from 22.7% in 2010 to 17.7% in 2015.

Governance Achievements

  • All employees have access to the DSV Code of Conduct.
  • Improved CDP disclosure score by 12 points.

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Improve road traffic safety for DSV's own fleet of trucks.
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce occupational accidents annually.
  • Reduce lost work days due to occupational injury annually.
  • Raise corporate awareness of UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

Environmental Challenges

  • Limited influence on carbon emissions from subcontractors (especially road transport).
  • Difficulty in achieving consistent energy efficiency improvements in road transport due to market fragmentation and diverse customer requirements.
  • Challenges in collecting and validating CSR data across a geographically dispersed organization.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Focus shifted to areas with greater influence (DSV-owned equipment and processes).
  • New targets focus on collaboration with customers to reduce carbon emissions.
  • Developed a carbon emission reporting website to improve customer dialogue.
  • Implemented a global Whistleblower Programme.
  • Integrated CSR reporting into corporate reporting systems and involved financial controllers in data validation.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 30% of operating subsidiaries reviewed in 2015

Responsible Procurement
  • DSV Supplier Code of Conduct
  • DSV Haulier Procurement (HAP) for Eastern European hauliers

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI G4

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001