24 DSV Sustainability Report 2022 ESG progress / Environment Operational reuse and recycling We are implementing various solutions and programmes to reduce waste and minimise waste pollution across our operations. Our goal is to reduce as much of our waste as possible from going to landfills by optimising operational processes and ensuring our locations have recycling facilities, bearing in mind that levels of waste segregations vary across the world. To support this, we have increased our previous efforts on standardising and expanding our waste and recycling manage- ment programmes. In 2022, we extended the number of DSV sites where we collect and report data due to the integration, but unfortunately, we were unable to reach our target of sorting waste for recycling across a minimum of 80% of square meters in buildings and were only able to achieve 73%. Isolating one of the most important waste fractions, cardboard, we reached 81% in 2022. Initiatives to reach our target in 2023 have been launched. One initiative to improve our waste reduction efforts is implementing a global waste management policy. The policy covers recycling, circular economy, promoting innovation of internal initiatives within waste, segregation and optimisation of the use of plastic. All areas which we will identify, assess and monitor throughout our operations. We also expanded our reporting on waste to cover hazardous and non-hazardous landfilled, incinerated and recycled waste. This first year of reporting will serve as a baseline for future work on reducing waste and improving recycling practices. Increasing circularity in our operations provided another avenue to reduce waste and extend the lifetime of packaging and other materials. We did this by removing unnecessary plastic from our processes. Based on detailed packaging optimisation analysis, we ran several pilot schemes on more efficient and sustainable wrapping processes at our sites. In 2023, we will integrate this proven concept into packaging processes at several locations across the world. Biodiversity at DSV sites Biodiversity and climate change go hand in hand, so it is important to address resource efficiency, biodiversity loss and water management. We have implemented various measures and initiatives to protect and promote biodiversity at our sites. Land rehabilitation We consider the biodiversity of the local area on every site we plan. When developing new facilities, we work hard to protect surrounding wildlife and nature as much as possible – including the diversity of grasses and insect and butterfly-attracting plants. Wherever possible, we try to recycle unused land due to contamination damage or degradation. Investing in brownfield sites is a commitment to land rehabilitation and bringing land areas back to their natural state. By removing pollutants and contaminants, we not only make previously dangerous land usable again, but we also contribute to enhancing the local ecology. An example being in Helsingborg, Sweden, where we recycled the former GIL property to create a new terminal for our Road division. We are trans- forming an area of more than 40,000 sqm to an updated logistics centre with the requirements of double storage capacity per sqm footprint of the building, thereby also lowering our carbon footprint. Green outdoor areas and water To protect local ecosystems, revitalise green areas and improve the ecological balance, we are planting native flora and trees in line with local guidelines. We also capture rainwater and use it inside many of our buildings, trying to rationalise our water use and improve water security in the communities where we operate. Next steps in 2023 In the coming years, we will add more initiatives to counteract biodiversi- ty loss and protect local ecosystems. Over the next 12 months, we plan to conduct a biodiversity impact assessment to gauge the impact of our operations. Once we have the results, we can update our biodiversity policy to be implemented across our global network should improvements to this be needed.
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