Moët Hennessy announces its affiliation with Clean Cargo. For many years, Moët Hennessy has been shipping its products primarily by sea, one of the most environmentally friendly modes of transport today. This partnership demonstrates a desire on the part of Moët Hennessy to continue to make progress in sustainable maritime transport and share best practices within this community.
Clean Cargo is a business-to-business leadership initiative founded in 2004 by BSR. BSR’s global membership network includes over 80 members across the shipping industry, all committed to reducing the environmental impact of global freight transportation and promoting responsible shipping.
Committed, innovative and visionary, Clean Cargo members have successfully reduced CO2 emissions per container carried by 9.6 percent between 2015 and 2018, and by 5.6 percent between 2018 and 2019.
For the past five years, maritime transport at Moët Hennessy has accounted for 85% to 90% of its shipments and nearly a third of its total CO2 emissions (around 10% for road transportation and <1% for air transport). Although sea freight remains the mode of transport with the least environmental impact, it still contributes to global warming, as well as air and water pollution. Moët Hennessy and the Clean Cargo Working Group are actively committed to minimizing pollution, maximizing energy efficiency and protecting marine biodiversity.
“We are fortunate to export our products all over the world and have always made it a priority to do so in the most environmentally sound way possible. The fine-tuning of our supply chain has enabled us to have 87% of our shipments by sea freight as of 2020. The partnership with Clean Cargo demonstrates our commitment to further improve our shipping practices for more sustainable transport solutions,” said Alain Doudard, supply chain director, Moët Hennessy.