Sustainability & Social Responsibility Policy

At ECX Global, we actively champion sustainable supply chain initiatives as part of our corporate social responsibility efforts. While we recognize our limitations as a non-asset-based organization in directly influencing transportation policies to 'GO GREEN' on equipment like trucks, aircraft, or ships, which play a significant role in global efforts to reduce CO2 emissions, we strive to partner with companies committed to sustainability and social responsibility. By doing so, we contribute to the collective effort of building a more environmentally conscious and socially responsible supply chain ecosystem.

How is sustainability relevant in logistics operations?

Lowering costs by increasing energy efficiency, reducing waste and pollution, creating safe working environments –supply chain sustainability is high on the agenda of many businesses.

ECX Global understands its outward impact on the economy, environment, and society. By considering environmental impact measures and applying a heightened social awareness, ECX is playing a proactive part in creating sustainable, planet-friendly, economic development.

ECX Global seeks to surpass customer expectations in all areas at the same time as reducing as far as possible its carbon footprint and impact on local environments.

What is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)?

Corporate Social Responsibility or ‘CSR’ is a management concept that focuses on the integration of social and environmental concerns in a company’s business operations. These are some common examples of activities included in a CSR plan:

ECX Global Sustainability and Environmental Policy

ECX recognizes its activities’ impact on the environment. In this respect, the company will strive to ensure that continual environmental performance improvements are achieved and where appropriate and reasonable, it complies with all regulations and legislation.This policy is relevant to all ECX operations globally.

STAFF COMMUTE

If employees need to be in the office, we encourage use of publictransportation (buses/trains/vanpools) which is the greenest way to commute.

ECX Global use of sustainable products at the office

Our office management teams look for labelling that says it is made from post or pre-consumer waste. Recycled products such as these maintain a circular economy and reduce overall waste. Our 3rd party office cleaning services are requested not to include toxic chemicals, opting instead for natural ingredients that work just as well. Using these products keeps toxic ingredients out of the streams and their waste out of landfills.

Office Energy-Efficiency Upgrades

Review and replace ongoing lighting replacement to LED lights, automate lights with sensors, use smart thermostats and where possible supply staff with laptops instead of desktop PC’s.

ECX Global Doing Business with Green Business

We have a “check-and-balance” methodology that prefers to utilize outside parties/vendors that embrace the GO GREEN strategy. This is always part of our vendor review for warehousing, trucking, air, and ocean carriers and where possible we will utilize GO GREEN organizations.

Employee Education Office/ Home

Educating employees in our GO GREEN strategy at the office and home to include the waste of running water. Personal hygiene and brushing of teeth, with the water running, wastes 3 gallons of water a day per person. With a staff globally of 240 this can save wasted water of 265,000 gallons of water per year. If you multiply that by an average family of 4 it exceeds 1.0 million gallons a year not wasted.

Social Responsibility

ECX Global has diligently selected the Leewood Elementary Mentorship Program for financial support and our focus at social responsibility.

This volunteer program provides mentoring activities to students to help them become integrated with other students and help them achieve higher educational goals. Through this program, these students learn social skills, develop self-confidence, and will be encouraged to pursue higher education.

This mentoring program provides positive role models for the students. The positives of this program are far-reaching!