Roadmap 2026
 

Living ESG

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Living ESG incorporates environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects into Kuehne+Nagel’s Roadmap 2026. With the increasing focus on environmental responsibility, Lenovo joined forces with Kuehne+Nagel to create a first-of-its-kind logistics service in the tech industry. Through a purchase add-on, Lenovo customers can now choose to ship their IT equipment using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), which reduces greenhouse gas emissions compared with conventional jet fuel. Lenovo granted us its Global Sustainability Excellence Award 2023 for this noteworthy development.

 

Kuehne+Nagel provides sustainability excellence for its customers  

The usage of SAF reduces the environmental footprint of air freight, making it a key element of the Living ESG cornerstone of Roadmap 2026. When Lenovo and its customers opt for SAF, Kuehne+Nagel specifies the amount of SAF per purchased device for any trade lane and carrier involved in the shipment and provides them with an emission reduction certificate. This enables customers to address their scope 3 emissions related to purchased goods and services, and thus supports all supply chain stakeholders in meeting their emission reduction targets. 

To make this happen, a partnership was launched in 2020 when Lenovo chose Kuehne+Nagel to help with their sustainability goals. Our collaboration with Lenovo set the stage for a pioneering project aimed at anticipating the evolving sustainability landscape. 

26 million

litres SAF* sourced by Kuehne+Nagel in 2023.

* SAF reduces GHG emissions by up to 80% compared with using conventional jet fuel.

 

 

“We’re very proud of our partnership with Lenovo and our shared goal to create low-carbon solutions in logistics. We are confident that through transparent dialogue and teaming up, like we did with Lenovo, we will continue to find new innovative ways of pushing the envelope when it comes to sustainability. This award and my additional nomination for Women Enhancing Logistics (WEL) Ambassador are warmly received and are a testament to our joint commitment of reducing our collective impact on the planet.”

Ave Crotti, National Customer Solutions Manager

Navigating the complexities of being one of the world’s leading PC producers, Lenovo presented us with unique challenges: how to incorporate sustainability into the long-term relationship of two global market leaders, and make it become a key strategic lever? How to cope with the speed this customer runs at to be always first on the market, and their high expectations?

“At Kuehne+Nagel, we had high quality sustainable solutions and a digital platform, that was able to track the details of Lenovo’s make-to-order business model. But it wasn’t yet a holistic solution”, says Ave Crotti (National Customer Solutions Manager). Therefore, driven by Ave, Kuehne+Nagel came up with an innovative approach that transformed a standard sustainable model into a pay-as-you-go service for Lenovo’s customers. This groundbreaking approach aligns with Lenovo’s goals and differentiates them from the competition while also providing their customers with certificates to track their progress towards decarbonisation targets.

The partnership formed under Ave’s leadership is depicted as a rewarding long-term investment by both companies, with the objective to create a full portfolio of “Reduced-Carbon Transport” solutions.

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