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The number of incidents and non-compliances has been investigated. No significant fines and non-monetary sanctions have been identified, as stated in the Board of Directors report.
Electrolux emits more carbon dioxide in transporting its goods than through energy used in Group-combined operations (including plants, warehouses and offices). About 410,000 (420,000) tonnes of carbon dioxide are emitted through the distribution of goods in the Group’s main markets. This comes from logistical activities, including transportation via ocean, land and air.
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |
| Inter Modal/Rail | 9.6 | 10.7 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 13 |
| Ocean | 14.8 | 15.7 | 17.8 | 17.6 | 17 |
| Road | 75.6 | 73.6 | 70 | 70.3 | 70 |
Note: Data include global ocean freight, air cargo and land transport in Europe, North America, Brazil and Australia.
The implementation of the group-wide system for gathering and tracking transport data continued in Electrolux markets. Information collected by sectors is reported to Group level for monitoring. Electrolux carried out actions to reduce emissions from logistics and a new target for 2015 was set.
During 2014, the rollout of the minimum performance requirement on transport providers continued.
A key challenge in defining the target was to find a way to calculate carbon dioxide that is reliable, relevant to Group operations and easily comparable between transport mode and supplier. The Group continues dialog with road transport suppliers to gain better insight into fuel consumption. Electrolux partnered with BSR’s Clean Cargo Working Group and has been involved in developing a common standard to calculate carbon emissions data for sea-faring cargo and driving CO2 reductions from ocean shipments. Efforts to reduce ocean transport emissions have resulted in improved carbon efficiency of more than 25% in 2014 compared to 2010.
Electrolux has been a member of the US Environmental Protection Agency-led program SmartWay for over five years, with a commitment to continuous improvement in reducing road transport-related emissions. The Group has stepped up internal activities and is surveying carriers to evaluate their environmental performance. The result was included in the supplier-evaluation process in 2014.