The use of AEO and Trusted Trader programmes continues to grow.
The India Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the signing and ratification of the AEO Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) between the Central Board of Indirect taxes and Customs (CBIC), Department of Revenue, Government of India and the Department of Home Affairs incorporating the Australian Border Force, Australian Government.
Mutual recognition of Authorized Economic Operators is a key element of the World Customs Organisation’s SAFE Framework of Standards to secure and facilitate global trade to strengthen end-to-end security of supply chains while providing higher facilitation to trade at the global level.
It’s safe to say that modern society is more conscious of humanity’s impact on the environment than ever before. Thanks to new technological advancements and widespread information about our planet, we’re seeing individuals, businesses and Governments alike coming together to tackle the global climate crisis in a number of different ways.
In Maersk we have decided to be a leader in our industry with visionary and ambitious target goals for our sustainability work. We do this in close partnership with our customers all around the world. We will go All The Way.
This new report is the product of a Maersk-owned survey of 1,264 businesses in Europe, setting out to establish:
- How much of a priority sustainable logistics is to European companies and how it enables business growth
- Whether the higher base price of more sustainable logistics is accepted during times of economic uncertainty
- How much pressure companies are feeling to be more sustainable from the modern-day consumer
- The value of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions visibility across supply chains
- Which direction more sustainable logistics is heading across all transport modes
You can get the report for free here: Maersk report
Yesterday I was one of the panelists speaking on the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Consultative Committee (CC) webinar on ’How freight and transport can boost e-commerce delivery’, an interesting dialogue with a highly competent expert panel.
If you didn’t have the time to watch the webinar, here is a link to the recording, click below:
I really enjoyed the webinar. The next UPU CC event will be presenting the UPU-World FZO Postal Prosperity Zone initiative that I mentioned in one of my interventions. Watch out.
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