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CLUSTER FOR LOGISTICS
11 COMPANIES LABELLED LEAN & GREEN More than 500 companies across Europe have won the label since its creation in 2008. The labelled sustainable logistics community grows to 11 in Luxembourg. 13 companies for the 2017 edi tion, including three companies based in Luxembourg, received the Lean & Green label during the first Benelux congress organised in Brussels with support from the Benelux Secretariat on 6 February 2018. The programme is seen as part of the measures agreed dur ing the Paris agreement, where almost 200 countries agreed to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) like CO2 and limit the global cli
mate change to a maximum of 2 degrees, with a goal of maxi mum 1.5 degrees C. To achieve this, systemic changes are required, including the transport sector, that represents more than one fourth of the GHG emissions in Europe. The award ceremony, supported by the Benelux Se cretariat in Brussels, brought together the Dutch public-private network Connekt, the Cluster for Logistics Luxembourg, Logistics
in Wallonia and VIL having par ticipants being certified. The awards have been handed by the secretary of state for sustainable development and infrastructure, Camille Gira, and François Bellot, federal minister for mobility and transport in Belgium, in presence of Nico Anten, head of Connekt. The new companies from Lux embourg awarded are Luxport Group, Kronospan and Webtaxi for their action plans that will
reduce their ecological footprint while saving costs. The Lean & Green star will reward these companies if they achieved a CO2 reduction of 35% over five years. The recently awarded companies join the previous eight compa nies of the Lean & Green com munity in Luxembourg: Arthur Welter, Cargolux, CFL Multi modal, GN Transport, Luxair Cargo, Offergeld, Post and Transalliance. ●
bourg as a European logistics hub, showcasing the multimodal platforms and high added-value services offered by the compa nies; explaining the various steps to be taken in establishing or developing logistical activities in Luxembourg; and simplifying the administrative formalities connected with the import, export and transit of goods. The logistics portal (www.logistics. public.lu) is available in French
and English. It interacts with the state administrative guide Guichet.lu and is part of the gov ernment’s Single Window for Logistics programme, which is coordinated by the ministry of the economy and implemented with the ministry of finance, the ministry of sustainable devel opment & infrastructure, the customs and excise administra tion, the CTIE as well as the Cluster for Logistics. ●
LOGISTICS.PUBLIC.LU
NEW PORTAL FOR LOGISTICS
Some 20 government agencies and state services have gathered with players from the private sector to launch the “logistics portal” to be used by economic operators who are active in logistics and international trade.
Photos : Benelux Secretariat, SWL
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he information portal brings together, in a single central ised location, information regar ding the services offered by the Administration des Douanes et Accises (customs and excise administration), the Administra tion de l’Enregistrement et des Domaines (indirect tax author ity), the Administration des Ser vices techniques de l’Agriculture (administration of agricultural technical services), the Admin
istration des Services Vétérinaires (administration of veterinary services), the Administration de l’Environnement (environ ment agency), the Office des Licences (licencing office), the Division de la Sécurité Alimen taire (food safety unit), the Divi sion de la Radioprotection (radiation protection depart ment), the STATEC, the Cham ber of Commerce and others. It is aimed at promoting Luxem
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