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EMBEDDED IN CULTURE

SEKO knows that to make material and lasting change, sustainability must be embedded in the culture of who we are as a business.  Anyone in our business is capable of recognising opportunities for improvement and initiating change, no matter how small.

SEKO is a business of people and our people are aligned and passionate about the importance of environment, social impact and the governance underlying it all.

SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainability starts with taking ownership - not just of our own environmental footprint, but also for helping our clients embrace a greener approach to their supply chains.

We are committed to helping our clients ‘go green’ - with many already proving to be leaders in the field of environmental sustainability and eco-friendly supply chain management.  As an organisation, it's our responsibility to provide services which, directly or indirectly, encourage businesses to adopt an Environmental Sustainability Program - and in doing so, become the best version of themselves which they can possibly be.

What we've done so far

OUR JOURNEY

SEKO 360 CARBON CALCULATION

Power BI tool integrated to SEKO 360 provides a carbon calculation based on shipment route and volume.

C19 COALITION

SEKO is a partner committed to help provide fight against COVID-19

BSR MEMBERSHIP

A non-profit organisation that assists clients on their sustainable journey.

US EPA SMARTWAY CERTIFICATION

SmartWay Transportation Partnership approval. This provides an assessment of the environmental and energy efficiency of goods moving in supply chains.

PARTNERSHIP WITH BETTER PACKAGING

SEKO plans to use Better Packaging’s range of products, such as comPOST pack courier satchels and garment bags, within their own ecommerce fulfilment operations.

OUR PARTNER

Better Packaging Co. is a carbon neutral BCorp founded 2018. While most sustainable packaging does ‘less bad’, Better Packaging Co. goes further and creates packaging that delivers a whole lot of good instead!

Better Packaging Co. partnership with SEKO

Reforestation

The Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden reforestation project aims to recover a diverse native forest at the northern slope of Tai Mo Shan by recreating an ecosystem that, as far as possible, approximates to natural forest, species composition and relative abundance are important considerations. SEKO Logistics and Bansard, worked hand-in-hand to plant a wide variety of native species at the site to contribute to the biodiversity of the forest, providing different habitats and foods for wildlife, in addition to regulating climate change.

Social responsibility

The world is grappling with issues of enormous scale and human impact, and our hearts go out to all of those who have been affected. In this time of global crisis, our responsibility at SEKO is to focus on what is really important right now. Who can we help the most, in order to keep as many people as possible healthy and safe.

OUR PARTNERAirlink is a global humanitarian organization which delivers critical aid to communities in crisis, providing invaluable airlift and logistical solutions to non-profit partners around the world.

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UKRAINE RELIEF

Ongoing efforts to leverage our partnerships and expertise, to successfully create a bridge between the United States and Europe Leto fly urgent medical supplies into Ukraine.

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DIVERSITY

SEKO has contracted with Buyer Connected Inc (BCI) as part of our Diversity program. BCI is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and African-American owned business.

Through partnerships BCI has formed through local municipalities and non-profit organizations, BCI recruits, trains and retains individuals who deserve an opportunity, and SEKO is currently hiring based on this talent base.

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SEKO GOALS

TOPIC

OBJECTIVE

NEXT STEPS

Community

SEKO will invest 2% of pre-tax profits OR $5M annually into local communities and charitable initiatives from 2025 onwards.  Donations will be through value-in-kind services or cash donations.

  • Request data on annual support to communities
     (start with 2022)

Diversity & Inclusion

100% of SEKO-owned offices will have a diversity and inclusion goal by 2023 and SEKO agents by 2025

  • Identify regional diversity committee leads
  • Host informational session to explain goal
  • Request data from HR on current diversity profile
  • Establish schedule for diversity committees
  • Evaluate/report progress

Leadership & Governance

100% executives credentialed on inclusive
leadership by 2023

  • Evaluate inclusive programming options and the extent of  execs/management that will be required to be trained.
  • Conduct training sessions
  • Evaluate/report progress

Environment

Carbon neutral for all SEKO owned or controlled facilities and activities by 2050

  • Energy audit
  • Facilities
  • Ocean and air freight
  • Road freight
  • Supplier audit required

 

Environment

Subgoal 1:

Energy audit completed on all SEKO-owned/leased facilities by 2023; agents by 2025

Environment

Subgoal 2:

Carbon neutral SEKO-owned facilities and SEKO-owned last mile/white glove trucking by 2030; and agents by 2032

Environment

Subgoal 3:

Carbon neutral air and ocean freight by 2040

Environment

Subgoal 4:

Carbon neutral road linehaul and parcel final mile by 2050

Environment

100% SEKO-owned & leased facilities meet LEED certification (or equivalent) standards by 2040

  • Green audit (energy, water, stormwater, waste)
  • Install green technology as appropriate
       (solar, water reduction, etc)

Environment

Subgoal:
USA, UK and AU facilities by 2035
Other facilities by 2040

  • Green audit (energy, water, stormwater, waste)
  • Install green technology as appropriate
       (solar, water reduction, etc)

Environment

Subgoal:

90% electric material handling equipment at facilities by 2030

  • Survey current material handling equipment
  • Determine if leased or owned
  • Document lease expiration
  • Document applications where electric is not feasible (heavy lift)

Environment

Subgoal:

80% of SEKO business will be contracted to 3rd party carriers who have adopted sustainability goals by 2025

  • Carrier audit – who do we use, what do they have?
  • Provide guidance to carriers as required to bring them up to speed

Environment

100% employees trained on sustainability by 2025

  • Source or develop sustainability training materials
  • Tailor materials to meet regional application
  • Create tracking system for initial training, new hires, and annual reviews/measurement

SUPPORTING PARTNERS

INTERESTED IN BECOMING ONE OF OUR GLOBAL PARTNERS?

We’re eager to expand our global network of collaboration partners, so get in touch today to learn how we can work together.