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Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics says it has become the first shipping company to receive formal 3rd party verification of its inventory processes for greenhouse gas emissions.

“Guided by our future vision of a zero-emissions supply chain, we have adopted rigorous emissions inventory processes based upon the Green House Gas (GHG) Protocol. This will enable us to better manage and reduce carbon emissions and related costs from our customers’ global supply chains,” explained Kai Kraass, COO of Ocean Services.

WWL contracted Det Norske Veritas AS (DNV), the world’s leading independent provider of risk management services, to provide an independent third-party limited assurance verification that WWL’s Ocean Transportation GHG inventory conforms to the accounting requirements of ISO 14064-1 and the GHG protocol.

Melanie Moore, Global Head of Environment, commented: “As an environmental forerunner in shipping, we continue to be bold and transparent in our environmental commitments to customers and the shipping industry at large.

“We are committed to reducing our customers’ carbon risk by formalising inventories which will, in the near future, be subject to government regulation,” Moore added

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) is the most widely used international accounting tool for government and business leaders. It is a decade-long partnership between the World Resource Institute and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.

The GHG Protocol is working with businesses, governments, and environmental groups around the world to build a new generation of credible and effective programs for tackling climate change.