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Battling air pollution for a healthy environment

Philippines - In these days, climate change is being blamedfor hastened environmental degradation. Vehicular traffic

and its resulting air pollution is something that most peopleliving in urban areas accept as a fact of life. But whilesitting in traffic may test one’s patience and raise bloodpressure every now and then, the health effects fromexposure to air pollution are much more serious.

According to a study conducted by the World HealthOrganization (WHO), air pollution kills three times more

people each year than automobile accidents — that’s threemillion people a year dying from the effects of air pollution,thrice the one million deaths associated with vehicularaccidents worldwide.

A separate study done by the European Commissionreveals that air pollution reduces human life expectancy bynine months. In addition, 7%-20% of cancer cases areassociated with the harmful effects of air pollution.In Manila, the 2007 Philippine Environment Monitor saysthat one out of every eight premature deaths have beenfound to be caused by air pollution.

These alarming findings have prompted the necessaryactions from various industry leaders worldwide, and DB

Schenker-Philippines has undertaken an approach that notonly addresses the problem in an innovative way, but alsochampions Filipino ingenuity.

DB Schenker (DBS) is a global logistics company and theleading provider of integrated supply chain solutions in thePhilippines. A reputable and established company whichhas been around for more than 130 years now, DBS is the

second largest logistics company operating in 130countries, including Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Canda, Denmark,Germany, France, and the Philippines. It is also a memberof “Samahan sa Pilipinas ng mga Industriyang Kimika(SPIK)” and Responsible Care, and now thefirst logistics firm to champion the fight against airpollution by using Boysen KNOxOUT — the first air cleaning

paint in the world with Cristal Activ photocatalytictechnology, which uses light energy to transform water

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vapor into free radicals that turns ground level smog intoharmless substances.

“DB Schenker is an environment-friendly company and wewant to do our share in reducing carbon footprint

whenever and wherever possible,” says Jason Ello, DBSCompliance and Procurement Senior Manager. “Ourprimary goal is to really help the environment and to alsodrive other companies, even our competitors, to followsuit.”

“At the end of the day, it is a commitment to earth-preservation where the beneficiary is not just their

company or its people but everyone — the whole of mankind. What else could be better?”



Summary

Philippines - In these days, climate change is being blamedfor hastened environmental degradation. Vehicular traffic

and its resulting air pollution is something that most peopleliving in urban areas accept as a fact of life.

According to a study conducted by the World HealthOrganization (WHO), air pollution kills three times morepeople each year than automobile accidents.

A separate study done by the European Commission

reveals that air pollution reduces human life expectancy bynine months. In addition, 7%-20% of cancer cases areassociated with the harmful effects of air pollution.

These alarming findings have prompted the necessaryactions from various industry leaders worldwide, and DBSchenker-Philippines has undertaken an approach that notonly addresses the problem in an innovative way, but also

champions Filipino ingenuity.

DB Schenker (DBS) is a global logistics company and theleading provider of integrated supply chain solutions in thePhilippines. DBS is the second largest logistics companyoperating in 130 countries, including Abu Dhabi, Bahrain,Canda, Denmark, Germany, France, and the Philippines. Itis also a member of “Samahan sa Pilipinas ng mgaIndustriyang Kimika (SPIK)” and Responsible Care, and nowthe first logistics firm to champion the fight against airpollution by using Boysen KNOxOUT — the first air cleaningpaint in the world with Cristal Activ photocatalytictechnology, which uses light energy to transform watervapor into free radicals that turns ground level smog intoharmless substances.

“DB Schenker is an environment-friendly company and wewant to do our share in reducing carbon footprintwhenever and wherever possible,” says Jason Ello, DBSCompliance and Procurement Senior Manager. “Ourprimary goal is to really help the environment and to alsodrive other companies, even our competitors, to followsuit.”

“At the end of the day, it is a commitment to earth-preservation where the beneficiary is not just their











company or its people but everyone — the whole of mankind. What else could be better?”Guide Questions

1.What are the causes of air pollution?

2.What is WHO’s studies all about?3. What is European Commission’s studies all about?4. How many percent of cancer cases are associated with

the harmful effects of air pollution?5. What is DB Schenker?6.What does this company do?7.What are they goals?

8.What is the meaning of these goals?9.What are they contribution to lessen the air pollution?10. How do it help for our country?

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