We take the green route wherever possible.

At Silk Logistics Group, we are committed to reducing the environmental impact of our operations.

To achieve our objective, Silk Logistics Group will:

• Ensure that environmental awareness is included into its business planning, process improvement and operational disciplines;
• Ensure compliance with all environmental regulations;
• Promote efficiency and reduce waste across the organisation;
• Provide accurate reporting to the authorities, the community, our shareholders and employees regarding our environmental performance;
• Invest, wherever appropriate, in an asset base and the systems and processes which reduce energy consumption and minimise carbon emissions.

As a major provider of transport services, Silk Logistics Group, has a key focus on reducing carbon emissions and improving energy consumption across its extended transport fleet through:

• The up-grading of its fleet, over time, to Euro4 and Euro5 prime movers which have EGR in-built emissions reductions systems;
• Investment in aerodynamically designed trailers to reduce emissions
• Planning of all routes to ensure trips are completed in an optimum manner requiring the least driving time and lowest emissions;
• Monitoring and enforcing speed limits to ensure that fuel consumption is optimised;
• Ensuring regular programmed maintenance schedules are in place for all prime movers and trailers to ensure that all vehicles operate as efficiently as possible;
• Reducing empty running kilometres;
• The use of re-capped tyres and innovative processes which reduce tyre wear and increase tyre life;
• The close monitoring and reporting of fuel consumption across the vehicle fleet

We are also currently undertaking a trial of an LNG fuelled prime mover within WA.

Outside our fleet operations, Silk Logistics Group is focussed on:

• Reducing electricity usage , particularly within its warehouse operations;
• Reducing its consumption of white A4 copy paper through reducing printing volumes and automating processes to eliminate the use of paper (eg EDI, electronic PODs, run sheets etc);
• Using technological alternatives such as teleconferencing in order to minimise air travel;
• Instituting a recycle programme for all waste, particularly workshop and warehouse waste;
• Water Recycling;

Silk Logistics Group is an active participant in both the EEO and NGER federal government programmes.