Dagab is Climate Comet of the Year
Axfood’s logistics company Dagab has received the eco-award ‘Climate Comet of the Year’. The award is given by Green Cargo to a company that has made major improvements to the climate impact of its logistics.
The award was accepted by Axfood’s Head of Environment, Åsa Domeij, and Transport Manager Anders Endertorp from Dagab at a seminar on Sustainable Logistics in Stockholm yesterday.
“It’s great to see Dagab receiving this recognition of its active climate work. This will spur Dagab to keep going and help Axfood achieve its goal of reducing the environmental impact of its activities by 75 percent by 2020,” comments Åsa Domeij.
Green Cargo explained its choice as follows:
“Dagab now moves its shipments from Italy to Gothenburg by rail. The company works consistently to create sustainable logistics and seeks out intermodal solutions for freight in Sweden. Goods travel the long distances by rail, before being taken to their final destination by road. Dagab’s large trailers already head from Gothenburg to Stockholm by train. Dagab presses train companies in Sweden and on the Continent to deliver transport solutions of high quality and low environmental impact. That is why they have been named Green Cargo’s ‘Climate Comet of the Year 2011’.”
For more information:
Åsa Domeij, Head of Environment and Social Responsibility Axfood, tel +46 8-553 991 35
Anders Endertorp, Transport Manager Dagab, tel +46 8-553 997 03
Axfood AB conducts food retail and wholesale business in Sweden. Retail business is conducted through the wholly owned store chains Willys, Hemköp and PrisXtra, comprising 229 stores in all. In addition, Axfood collaborates with a number of proprietor-run stores that are tied to Axfood through agreements. These include stores within the Hemköp and Willys chains as well as stores run under the Handlar’n and Tempo profiles. In all, Axfood collaborates with approximately 840 proprietor-run stores. Wholesaling is conducted through Dagab and Axfood Närlivs. Axfood is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm AB's Large Cap list. Axel Johnson AB is the principal owner, with approximately 46% of the shares.
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