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Impala Terminals to provide a certified carbon neutral freight service
Impala Terminals announced the start of its certified carbon neutral freight service. The service gives customers visibility into the indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated by the transportation of their shipments of non-ferrous metals and minerals via container, while empowering them to offset these emissions by providing essential funds to impactful carbon finance projects across the world.
Impala Terminal’s carbon neutral freight service provides customers with accurate calculations of indirect ‘Scope 3’ GHG emissions from the points of collection to the points of delivery of their cargoes. This offers customers a flexible way to compensate for the unavoidable GHG emissions created by the transportation of their cargoes, allowing the effective management of their environmental impact.
Prior to the launch of this service, Trafigura, Impala Terminals’ joint owner and major customer, had already embarked on the use of the carbon neutral freight service in transporting nickel precipitates via sea container originating from Terrafame’s mine and refinery in Sotkamo, Finland to destination ports in China. All shipments have been certified as CarbonNeutral® deliveries since the start of the initiative in early 2021, in accordance with The CarbonNeutral Protocol, the leading global framework for carbon neutrality. To offset the freight service’s emissions, a verified emission reduction project was chosen in Colombia - a region where both Trafigura and Impala Terminals have a significant business presence. The project aims to protect the Chocó-Darién Rainforest, one of the most biologically diverse areas in the world, from deforestation.
Nicolas Konialidis, CEO of Impala Terminals, said: “This new service complements Impala Terminals’ proactive efforts to reduce its operational emissions and manage its carbon footprint. We can now help our customers, including raw material suppliers for the electronics, batteries and electric vehicle industries, to measure and offset greenhouse emissions along their supply chain. As a global logistics leader we are committed to upholding our responsibility in addressing climate change, and will continue to engage with our operating partners and customers in identifying new avenues towards a lower-carbon future.”
The carbon neutral freight service is independently verified by carbon neutrality and climate finance experts, Natural Capital Partners, to meet CarbonNeutral® delivery certification, in accordance with The CarbonNeutral Protocol. Customers will be able to brand their deliveries as certified CarbonNeutral®.