Amazon joins IRU

International e-commerce company, Amazon, has joined the International Road Transport Union (IRU) as its newest corporate member.

Amazon has joined IRU to work on areas that are critical to its large chain of logistics partners and the broader global road transport sector with common challenges including sustainability, decarbonisation, road safety and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

EU Amazon Transportation Services Vice President, Andreas Marschner, said the company is delighted to join the IRU community as a member and collaborator.

“The success of Amazon, and that of our partners, depends on having a credible, trustworthy voice that understands, advocates and drives consensus on topics that are crucial to our work and the transport industry,” he said.

Amazon is deeply committed to sustainability, clean technology and combatting climate change.

In 2019 Amazon co-founded the Climate Pledge, committing to use 100 per cent renewable power by 2025 and to reach net-zero carbon by 2040, ten years ahead of the Paris Agreement.

To meet this goal Amazon developed Shipment Zero, a programme to make 50 per cent of all Amazon deliveries net-zero carbon by 2030, through a combination of zero-emission vehicles, sustainable packaging, renewable energy and improved intermodal efficiency.

IRU Secretary General, Umberto de Pretto, said the organisation is looking forward to the partnership.

“As a leading global e-commerce and logistics company, Amazon is a key player in the road transport sector, overseeing one the world’s largest fleets of trucks, vans and other delivery vehicles,” he said.

“We are very happy to welcome Amazon into the IRU family and look forward to working together on a range of important issues, such as decarbonisation and road safety.”

Amazon joins other multinational firms from the US, Europe and China who have become IRU members over the past year.

In other news, Amazon recently announced its financial results for the third quarter of FY2022.

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