WE ACT HAVING THE FUTURE IN MIND – SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT PTC
Sustainable development is a key element of PTC’s operating strategy. We aim to minimize our environmental impact by investing in modern, green technology and implementing sustainable practices throughout our supply chain. Our fleet includes LNG and bioLNG-fuelled vehicles, emitting significantly less harmful substances than traditional fuels. We also support environmental initiatives by continuously monitoring and reducing our carbon footprint. As part of our efforts, we focus on energy efficiency, route optimization and employee education on ecology and sustainability, allowing us to contribute to protecting our planet for future generations. By contracting us to transport your goods and products, you are reducing your indirect transport emissions.
The idea of sustainable development is aptly captured in a sentence from the 1987 Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development entitled ‘Our Common Future’:
‘Sustainable development is development in which the needs of the present generation can be met without diminishing the chances of future generations to meet them’.
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Since the beginning of our separate transport business (2013), we have assumed to operate within the framework of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance), which is reflected in our Quality Policy and Code of Ethics and, most importantly, in the practice of our business. We have never succumbed to the B2B trend; we operate under the Labour Code. We also understand that the company does not operate in isolation from the local environment, we strive to be an important part of it. As far as possible, we support the local environment with material and technical means and the work of our staff.
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In 2013, we started the decarbonization process
Since then, the purchase of new vehicles has been associated with equipping them with FUEL FUSION technology, i.e. an alternative dual-fuel system for diesel engines using LPG or CNG . Thanks to this solution, we have reduced particulate emissions in our 150 tractors by 60% and carbon dioxide emissions by an additional 4.5%, as confirmed by the Poznań University of Technology research.
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Today we are Fit for 55, which aims, among other things: reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the EU by 55% by 2030.
With a fleet of 105 LNG-fuelled tractor units and an agreement with Shell to refuel our vehicles in Germany and the Netherlands with bioLNG from July 2024, we meet the Fit for 55 criteria for reducing our fleet’s CO2 emissions.
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We are already ready to report the carbon performance of transport services to our counterparties today
Following Directive 2014/95 of the European Parliament (EP) and the Council (EU), the so-called NFRD (Non-financial Disclosure Reporting Directive), Directive 2022/2464 of the EP and of the Council (EU), the so-called CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive), obliging companies to include an additional statement in their management reports or to prepare a separate report that is part of the annual report on non-financial information on environmental issues, and ESRS Standard E1 from the so-called ESRS Regulation. ESRS Regulation, which deals with climate change and greenhouse gas emissions reporting mandating the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions taking into account indirect emissions related to the transport of raw materials and intermediate products, we offer our clients carbon reporting of our transport services.
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It’s not just CO2 that matters: NOx and PM pollution
NOx stands for the entire family of nitrogen oxides, usually produced during combustion processes using oxygen PM2.5 are atmospheric aerosols, which, according to the WHO, are the most harmful of all atmospheric pollutants to human health. Air quality standards for particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) continue to be exceeded across Europe. HGVs – although they account for only five per cent of vehicles on EU roads – are responsible for 13 per cent of PM2.5 emissions. Only seven countries do not exceed the PM2.5 standards – Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, Mauritius and New Zealand. According to Iveco, the brand’s LNG-powered vehicles emit 95% less particulate matter and 35% less NOx compared to Euro 6 diesel trucks. According to Scania, LNG trucks reduce NOx by at least a third and particulate emissions are almost completely eliminated – as they are reduced by 95%.
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Lower noise emissions
LNG/bioLNG-fuelled vehicles are quieter than diesel-fuelled vehicles. This is of great importance for driver comfort, but also for the environment.
