Andrea Dorothea Schön is Head of Business Sustainability and Customer Consulting at DB Schenker. Under her guidance, the company is aiming for climate neutrality while securing its future viability – two goals that nowadays are by no means mutually exclusive Andrea Dorothea Schön has been working for the company as a climate protection manager for 15 years now. Over this period Schön, who holds degrees in psychology and political science, has worked her way up to, among other things, taking the lead on transport emissions, as “recording your own and third-party emissions requires more than just plain bookkeeping,” she says. “You need a solid technical grounding and a good sense of complexity reduction to stay in the loop.” Schön was instrumental in the Essen-based transport and logistics company exceeding its 2020 climate target. Now, it’s her job to ensure DB Schenker achieves climate neutrality by 2040. In the Paris Agreement, Europe set itself the goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, aiming, in the words of the German government, “to become the first continent that emits only unavoidable greenhouse gases and completely offsets these few remaining emissions.” As a state-owned company, the DB group is determined to lead the way here. “I hope to stay alive until we achieve climate neutrality,” states Schön, her job a life’s work. But getting there is a real case of squaring the circle. Climate protection doesn’t come cheap and can seriously slow down a company’s growth rates. At the same time, it’s playing an ever more central role in customers agreeing to sign on the dotted line, while employees see it as a must in choosing an employer. DB Schenker wants to be the employer of choice. These days, high numbers are voting green while many prefer to eat regionally, cycle where possible and The woman behind climate zero Using secondary raw materials helps reduce our carbon footprint. That’s why we offer a wide range of services for recycling logistics. Not forgetting social sustain- ability: our company health management system teaches staff about associated health risks and preventive measures. DB Schenker has set out to become the world’s leading provider of green logistics. The company is aiming to achieve climate neutrality by 2040. Cleaner air and less noise in urban areas: DB Schenker is working to ensure its transport activities in European cities are emission-free by 2030. To reduce or inset emissions, the group saves up to 20% CO2 emissions in Air freight and up to 50% in Ocean freight. A bright future: electric car sales are forecast to reach 25 million by 2030, while experts predict more than 130 million electric vehicles will be on the roads worldwide. 98 97 96 93 94 95 Andrea Dorothea Schön Head of Business Sustainability and Customer Consulting at DB Schenker Light Green 99 24 25
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