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By Brian Tu, Chief Revenue Officer of DCL Logistics<\/em>
\nThe need for businesses to adopt environmentally conscience processes continues to accelerate. It\u2019s no mystery that the shipping industry is one of the largest sources of global pollution. At DCL Logistics we take our corporate responsibility to minimize our impact on the environment very seriously. We understand our role in the supply chain and have adopted renewable energy sources and use environmentally friendly materials.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As a service provider we also understand that consumers are using their buying power to hold businesses accountable to green upgrades. In a 2018 <\/span>Nielsen surve<\/span>y<\/span><\/a> a staggering 81% of consumers felt strongly that companies and brands they are considering buying from should help the environment. At DCL we ensure our customers stay competitive in the market by providing these sustainable practices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Focus on renewable energy<\/b><\/h2>\n

In 2007, we installed our first solar system at the DCL Logistics headquarters in Fremont, California. The 287 KW system was the largest commercial installation in the area at the time. It was one of our first structural steps towards our commitment to renewable energy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We have since installed a 220 KW and 350 KW solar systems at our second Fremont facility and Los Angeles facility, respectively. In December of this year, we\u2019re set to go live with our largest installation, a 400 KW system, in our brand new, start-of-the-art facility in Louisville, Kentucky. <\/span><\/p>\n

By the end of 2019, we\u2019ll have a total of 1,257 KW systems powering four of the five DCL Logistics facilities in the US.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To augment our ability to generate our own power, we\u2019ve implemented a number of different initiatives to reduce our energy consumption. All of our warehouses are illuminated with skylights reducing our need to run lights during the daytime\u2014the lights we do have to run are all\u00a0 energy efficient LED. In addition, 100% of our forklifts are electric and are charged by our solar systems when idle.<\/span><\/p>\n

By building a sizable solar system and designing our facilities to consume less energy, we estimate we will offset our energy requirements by 85%.<\/span><\/p>\n

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