APM Terminals - Sustainability

Sustainability

APM Terminals' port and terminal operations have reduced (CO₂) output by 16.5% to 11.68 kg (25.7 lb) per TEU between 2009 and 2011. Inland Services operations have achieved an absoute reduction of 15.2% during the same period.

APM Terminals’ reporting standards and audits are in compliance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol), and the Sustainability metrics are aligned with the World Resource Institute (WRI) reporting level C+, with our results submitted annually to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), with the data independent audited by Det Norske Veritas (DNV), an independent foundation with the dedicated to safeguarding life, property, and the environment. APM Terminals’ company goal for 2020 is to reduce (CO₂) emissions by a 25% per TEE, from the 2010 baseline.

Carbon neutral electricity sources provided 12% of APM Terminals' electrical usage in 2010, up from 4% in 2009. Diesel fuel consumption was reduced by 10,000 tons compared with 2009, while electrical power consumption has declined by 40,000 MWh. All APM Terminals' New Terminal projects are now designed to reduce environmental impact of operations compared with current standards by 20%. In 2010 APM Terminals implemented a conversion of its worldwide Rubber tyred gantry crane (RTG) fleet from diesel to electric power. The retro‐fitting of the majority of the existing 400 unit APM Terminals RTG fleet will eliminate 70,000 tons of (CO₂) emissions annually. The conversion program has begun in APM Terminals’ Asia‐ Pacific Region facilities, and will take approximately two years to complete.

In 2012 APM Terminals' overall safety metrics continued to demonstrate significant gains in safety performance. By the standard industry measure of Lost-Time Injury Frequency (LTIF), which is calculated per million of man-hours worked, there was a 37% improvement over the course of the year as the combined Port, Terminal and Inland Services’ LTI rate dropped from 3.46 in 2011 to 2.42. Many more individual facilities reported at least a 100 day LTI-Free performance since the introduction of "Safety Culture" training in 2008 for all employees.