Koyu Rentia announced that it had been selected for the Sustainable Warehouse Model Promotion Project, a joint initiative of the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The selection will advance the installation of EV charging facilities using solar power generation, storage batteries and renewable electricity, as well as automated equipment.
Koyu Rentia announced that it had applied for and been selected for the Sustainable Warehouse Model Promotion Project, a joint initiative of the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. The project supports reductions in CO2 emissions and measures to address labor shortages across the logistics industry by promoting lower-CO2 and labor-saving logistics facilities.
The company has identified logistics reform as its top priority in its medium-term management plan. It has positioned the Kanto Station of its consolidated subsidiary Koyu Logix as a state-of-the-art, high-quality maintenance warehouse, and through its selection for the project plans to install EV charging facilities using solar power generation, storage batteries and renewable electricity, as well as adopt AGVs and other equipment to automate operations and reduce staffing.
Through these measures, the company aims to address labor shortages and achieve carbon neutrality, while also strengthening its business continuity planning (BCP) measures for disasters. The company joined the Renewable Energy 100 Declaration in 2020 and has set a target of a 100% renewable-energy ratio by 2030.
As related information from the source, the company plans to promote the adoption of this model through its future business development.