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implemented by Van de Ven to ensure sustainability can be found high on the priority list of every employee , office and department within the region .
“ This means that , in each country where we have an office and where we are active , we have an ambassador who is an expert on the topic of sustainability ,” he explains .
“ They help out our own people if they have questions and if they want to do some stuff for themselves , but they are also the point of contact for customers on the topic of sustainability .
“ So we have very clear governance and organisation for sustainability which , at the end , comes back to the central sustainability team at Kintetsu .”
Driving a sustainable future It goes without saying that KWE is tirelessly committed to driving a sustainable future for air , sea and road transportation .
From Van de Ven ’ s perspective , and given the urgency of the climate crisis , there is “ only one solution ”: to reduce Scope 3 emissions .
He advocates a focus on sustainable fuels for each of the aforementioned modes of transport , but acknowledges they are not yet widely available and often up to three times more expensive than traditional fuels .
Van de Ven has plenty of experience in this area having taken responsibility for setting up and rolling out the world ’ s first sustainable aviation fuel ( SAF ) programme for the cargo industry at his previous employer , Air France-KLM .
190 April 2024