Maersk, DSV and Deutsche Post fail to get pension provider's climate stamp
Maersk has moved forward its climate goal by ten years, invests heavily in green ships and is widely regarded as a frontrunner in shipping’s green transformation. But the company’s efforts fail to meet the standards of a particular climate product of Denmark’s largest commercial pension firm, PFA. DSV doesn’t make the cut, either.
BY DANIEL LOGAN, TRANSLATED BY JONAS SAHL HOLLÆNDER & KRISTOFFER GRØNBÆK
Maersk invests billions of kroner in being a front-runner in the shipping industry’s green transformation, but its efforts aren’t enough to be considered particularly green by Denmark’s largest commercial pension provider, PFA.
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