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This Week in Logistics News (April 13 – 19)

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The album features collaborations with Post Malone and Florence & the Machine, with a video for the debut single Fortnight set to drop tonight. However, Amazon has backed away from a vow to make half of all deliveries with zero carbon pollution by 2030, saying that initiative was superseded by broader climate goals.

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5 Ways We’re Helping Our European Customers Surpass Their Sustainability Targets

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The European Union has recently legalised its commitment to have Europe become the first climate neutral continent by 2050 and has agreed between all member states and the EU Parliament, that the bloc will reduce carbon emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030. For more information on our European intermodal solutions, watch this video.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 5 – 11)

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The Rock n Roll Hall of Fame was equally as amazing as we saw countless pieces of memorabilia, from Jimi Hendrix’s guitar and Little Richard’s jumpsuit to Pete Seeger’s banjo head and Taylor Swift’s throne from the Look What You Made Me Do video. For any sports and / or music fan, I recommend the trip.

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Deutsche Post DHL Group | May 03, 2018: Deutsche Post DHL Group wins four German Stevie® Awards for its environmental engagement

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Launched in 2017, the Group’s Mission 2050 environmental strategy “thinks big” when it comes to realizing a greener, more sustainable future. The large “Green Zero” iconic sculpture was unveiled by CEO Frank Appel. The German Stevie® Awards.

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Mass transit ‘pods’ aim to revolutionise transport

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A rapid global roll-out will follow, seeing at least 10 cities adopt the technology by 2030, beginning with Kampala, the capital of Uganda, and cities across the UK, ushering in a new era of mass transit. As a result, around 100 countries are planning over 1,000 new metro rail projects by 2030 – equivalent to over $2.2trn USD of investment.

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Drones to the rescue as Cyclone Desmond storms Mozambique

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In the November 2018 workshop in Mozambique, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) and Madagascar joined the host country to share strategies that have worked and brainstorm new ideas on how to prepare for the cyclones, floods, and earthquakes in the region. In these workshops, South-South collaboration is prioritized.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 1 – 7)

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Biden announces a strategy change as the pace of vaccination slows. President Biden, seeing the threat this poses to his goal of near normalcy by July 4, has overhauled the strategy to battle the pandemic. Ikea has pledged to become a “fully circular and climate positive business by 2030.”. Kroger joins drone delivery race.