Planet Me Environmental Objectives
TNT has developed a specific programme to raise awareness of climate change and to act as the framework within which TNT's operations seek to reduce CO2 emissions. This initiative is called Planet Me and was launched in 2007. Its primary objective is to reduce the environmental impact of TNT's operations and to boost the financial performance of TNT by improving fuel efficiency. It is TNT's aim to go beyond compliance with government regulations and customer expectations. It requires a responsible approach to risk taking to continuously seek new, innovative solutions and technologies that will ensure TNT creates value for the stakeholders and a sustainable future.
Planet Me is comprised of three areas:
Count carbon
Count carbon is about getting the facts and figures right. Using a comprehensive system to continuously measure and monitor CO2 performance in the core operational areas allows TNT to manage
its own footprint and support customers in managing theirs. TNT reports not just on its own CO2 footprint, but also on the estimated subcontractor CO2 footprint. CO2 data is used to set an objecitve on CO2 efficiency and track progress towards achieving this objective.
Code orange
The cornerstone of Planet Me, Code orange consists of mandatory programmes to improve
the CO2 efficiency of the key emission sources being operational vehicles, aircraft and buildings. Code orange uses best practices to continuously improve the CO2 efficiency and drives innovative transport solutions.
Choose orange
TNT knows that educating and engaging employees to environmentally aware behaviour at work and home will exponentially expand a positive impact on the environment. A number of group-led and local initiatives were set up to inspire and involve employees in Planet Me.
Choose orange engages TNT people, families and friends to reduce their personal carbon footprint at home through our initiative Energy Savings by Me.
Over 2,100 employees have committed to saving 5,520 tonnes of CO2 each year through simple, easy to implement actions in their home life.
The impact of TNT's operational activities on the environment is one of the key drivers for its corporate responsibility strategy.
TNT seeks to limit its impact with respect to the following:
- The use of natural resources by operational activities
- Climate change by greenhouse gas emissions
- Human health by exposure to noise and air pollution
Carbon management has been identified by stakeholders as TNT's most significant environmental obligation. Besides its own CO2 footprint, TNT also acknowledges responsibility for the emissions from transport activities that are contracted out and reports on the estimated CO2 emissions from these subcontracted operations. Air quality improvement is recognised by stakeholders as an important area of attention. In particular, inner city activities have to deal with the emissions of NOx and Particulate Matter (PM10) which can result in human health issues.