News / As forwarders help shippers to go greener, they also find it can be cheaper

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Covid-19 might have put businesses’ environmental concerns on the back burner, temporarily, but the issue is not going away – and increasing numbers of shippers are asking their forwarders for help.

“Businesses have a lot to focus on right now,” said Frank Clary, vice president sustainability for Agility. “But coming out of Covid, none of these issues will have gone away.”

The good news is that cutting emissions often goes hand in hand with cutting costs; something companies are even more interested in ...