Supply Chain Management

Sustainable logistics in developing markets

On Wednesday 5 to Thursday 6 February, the first annual conference on Sustainable Logistics in developing market took place in The Hague and Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Over 100 delegates explored innovative ideas that deliver practical solutions, methodologies and approaches in Sustainable Logistics. These will assist global advisors, agencies and donors, governments, and private sector logistics firms to put in motion a process for strengthening key supply chains in developing countries in a sustainable fashion.

Logistics is now recognized as a key driver of competitiveness and economic development. To bring Sustainable Logistics practices to the developing world, private sector technologies and know-how, governmental policies, regulations and convening power, and academic innovation will need to be brought together. Under the auspices of the Multi Donor Trust Fund for Sustainable Logistics (MDTF-SL), The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure & the Environment and the World Bank’s Global Expert Team on Trade Facilitation & Logistics hosted the first annual Conference on Sustainable Logistics, organized by Dinalog.

The plenary conference programme on Wednesday 5 February was kindly hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague. The conference was opened by Mrs Schultz van Haegen, Minister of Infrastructure & Environment and Mr Jeroen Roodenburg, Ambassador Sustainable Development of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The conference covered sustainable logistics, focusing on the themes of green logistics, agrologistics and urban logistics.

On Thursday 6 February, a delegation visited the City of Rotterdam, European Container Terminals and the Port of Rotterdam with discussion on sustainability and port-cities.

 

> See programme and presentations

More information: Liesbeth Staps, International Liaison Officer, staps@dinalog.nl

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