- Addressing Climate Change by Encouraging Decarbonization
Efforts through Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Use -
TOKYO, Aug. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nippon Express Co.,
Ltd. (hereinafter "Nippon Express"), a group company of NIPPON
EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC., was selected on Monday, August 5, as a designated cargo agent for
the "Project to Promote SAF Use in Air Cargo Transport for
Corporate Compliance with Scope 3 Requirements (*1)" (*2), a Tokyo
Metropolitan Government-subsidized project.
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The "Project to Promote SAF Use in Air Cargo Transport for
Corporate Compliance with Scope 3 Requirements" seeks to reduce CO2
emissions across companies' entire supply chains. The subsidies it
grants cover the additional cost of using SAF for air cargo
transport through designated cargo agents until the end of
March 2025.
The NX Group has positioned expanded SAF use as one of its
initiatives to "develop and strengthen sustainable solutions," a
material issue for the Group, and it has been providing customers
with the "NX-GREEN SAF Program" as well as participating in the
"SAF Flight Initiative" offered by ANA. In recognition of such
efforts to encourage wider use of SAF, Nippon Express has been
selected as a designated cargo agent for this project.
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In tackling climate change, the NX Group aims to reduce in-house
emissions Group-wide (Scope 1, 2) by 50% from 2013 levels by 2030,
and in May 2023 submitted a letter of
commitment to obtain certification under the Science Based Targets
initiative (SBTi). The long-term target is to contribute to a
carbon-neutral society by 2050 (Scope 1, 2, 3). Going forward, the
Group will continue sharing its stances on environmental protection
with its stakeholders and pursue efforts focused on material issues
to achieve the NX Group Sustainability Vision.
Related releases
Nippon Express participating in ANA's new program "SAF Flight
Initiative: For the Next Generation"
https://www.nipponexpress-holdings.com/en/press/2021/21-Oct-21-1.html
NX Group begins offering "NX-GREEN SAF Program" in Japan
https://www.nipponexpress-holdings.com/en/press/2024/10-Apr-24-1.html
(*1) The GHG Protocol, an international standard jointly
developed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World
Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), classifies
the company's CO2 emissions into three categories:
Scope 1: Direct CO2 emissions from the company's business
activities
Scope 2: Indirect CO2 emissions from purchased electricity,
steam, heat and cooling
Scope 3: Indirect CO2 emissions from the company's business
activities along the value chain (transport of products, employee
commuting, business trips, etc.)
(*2) Tokyo Metropolitan Government "Cool Net Tokyo" website:
https://www.tokyo-co2down.jp/subsidy/scope3
About the NX Group:
https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/attach/202408094844-O1-Y8D8qt5R.pdf
NX Group official website:
https://www.nipponexpress.com/
NX Group's official LinkedIn account:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/nippon-express-group/
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