Although transport has been one of the principal factors in last century's unprecedented economic and social development, there is no doubt that transport activities adversely affect the environment and human health.

Noise, health hazardous pollutants in urban areas, acidification and increased greenhouse effect - traffic contributes to a large extent to many of today's environmental problems. It also results in increased land-use for transport infrastructure, oil spillage, road fatalities and congestion in urban areas.

Problems are known to spur awareness and responsibility, but also to be the "mother of invention". For this reason efforts are made at different levels and by various actors to continuously reduce this impact. In several ongoing projects to promote more sustainable transports, DB Schenker teams up with clients, suppliers, competitors, authorities and other interest groups. In the on-going work to turn the trends around, friends and allies is our biggest asset.

Working in the interests of developing a sustainable society requires an overall view to balance sound economic development with quality.

This means that matters pertaining to environment aspects, quality, safety and working conditions go hand-in-hand.