Social sustainability

Sustainability is not only about the natural environment, but also about the social environment. Social pressures are those that arise from human activities and which can have a negative impact on people and communities.

Some social pressures that may be associated with logistics include:

• Exploitation of workers: Logistics can be a labor-intensive sector, and workers can be exposed to dangerous or unfair working conditions.
• Discrimination: Logistics can help perpetuate discrimination, for example through worker segregation or wage discrimination.
• The impact on public health: Logistics activities can have a negative impact on public health, for example through air pollution or noise pollution.

The Logistic Green Label also takes social pressures into account, so as to promote logistics that is sustainable for both the natural and social environments.