01 PREFACE

PREFACE

OUR VISION ON GROWTH

Growth is important. Together with all the companies in the port of Antwerp and in Flanders, we must continue to create jobs and prosperity. But this growth must be sustainable. For us, this means that economic growth must be decoupled from the depletion of raw materials and the ecological footprint.

As a partner in sustainable growth, we think creatively and help our customers to continue to achieve this growth in a feasible way. Through our intermodal approach, we ensure that our customers’ complex and circular supply chains can run and grow perfectly with the lowest possible impact on people and the environment.

OUR SUSTAINABLE STRATEGY

This is our second report on our sustainable strategy. In doing so, we have started a tradition. Today, this is still a voluntary commitment, but European regulations will make it compulsory for all companies of our size within a few years. We are already doing this because we believe in the power of cooperation throughout the chains. The positive energy we feel in our many collaborations around intermodality and sustainability confirms that our partners appreciate this as well.

Our sustainable strategy, defined in 2021, consists of four pillars that all stem from the ambition to make a difference as a company to customers, the environment, our people and to society in general. The strategy remains unchanged:

Intermodal solutions

Sustainable and efficient operations

Commitment to people and safety

Social responsibility

SUSTAINABLE GROWTH

2021 and 2022 were dedicated to sustainable growth. This growth must be supported. That’s why we were looking for a partner with the same long-term vision who could support our ambitious goals. We found it in Ackermans & van Haaren. AvH invested 12.5 million euros and thus acquired 21.74% of the shares of Van Moer Logistics

We have made significant investments in our Bulk & Tank Container Logistics division. We also developed new state-of-the-art sites and warehouses together with partners such as Van Wellen Group and Heylen Warehouses. We established ourselves in Germany through the acquisition of Holtstieger GmbH, just across the border. 2022 is also the year of consolidation for Bulk & Tank Container Logistics. Thanks to the acquisition of Group Van Loon, a fine company with partly identical activities, we can serve our customers on the left and right bank even better.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I am particularly pleased with a number of recognitions that our company received. One was the Green Truck Award, which honoured our broad vision on decarbonisation. We also passed the extensive SQAS audits on our sites with honours. And finally, according to the international sustainability rating agency Ecovadis, we are among the absolute top in Europe for our activities. We achieved three top scores in 2021 and 2022.

All these recognitions are entirely due to our employees, who work hard every day. They go the extra mile for our company, our customers and help achieving our ambitious sustainability goals every day. I am also grateful to our customers and partners who, for years, have been writing a story of sustainable growth with us.

I hope you enjoy reading this report.

Jo Van Moer Founder & CEO

We ensure that our customers’ complex and circular supply chains can grow whilst reducing the impact on people and the environment.

Jo Van Moer Founder & CEO