EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota (May 28, 2025) - Global logistics company C.H. Robinson today issued its 2024 Sustainability Report highlighting progress on the company’s environmental, social and governance initiatives, including engaging with customers, carriers and industry partners to build resilient, efficient supply chains; and making a positive impact on people, communities and the planet.
This year’s Sustainability Report highlights several accomplishments, including:
- Expanded the C.H. Robinson Alternative Fuel Program making it available to shippers globally across all modes, resulting in shippers logging 2.33 million miles on alternative fuel and electric vehicles, driving emissions reductions
- Further enabled the use of artificial intelligence (AI) across the company to support our business and talent strategies, including enhanced load matching to help our contract carriers book loads faster and with more precision, and leveraging Generative AI in our hiring processes, leadership development and commercial excellence upskilling
- In support of our contract carriers, we offered a variety of benefits such as enhanced payment terms to advance financial stability, operational efficiencies that help their businesses run smoothly, and recognition through our annual Carrier of the Year program
- Collaborated on innovative efforts to drive industry transformation, including a coalition to test a first-of-its-kind heavy-duty electric vehicle charging pilot along the I-10 corridor between Los Angeles, California and El Paso, Texas
- Doubled the C.H. Robinson Foundation individual scholarship award to $5,000 each, providing a total of $250,000 in scholarships for the truck driving community, our employees and their dependents to support expanded access to education
- Donated $4 million to 1,125 charities through the company and C.H. Robinson Foundation, making a difference in communities around the world
- Introduced The Robinson Way, a comprehensive cultural framework encompassing our company purpose, customer promise, and behavioral advantages that fuel our commitment to excellence and focus on growth and continuous improvement
- Continued to drive strategic vision and organizational excellence through our new operating model—grounded in The Robinson Way—infusing tighter accountability, discipline and collaboration across divisions to become more fit, fast and focused
“Our approach to sustainability reflects our commitment to environmental stewardship and work to drive supply chain resilience and long-term success for our business, industry and our expert people around the world,” said Chief Human Resources and ESG Officer Angie Freeman. “We’re proud to continue to deliver tailored solutions and unmatched expertise for our customers and carriers, drive innovations that create shared value for our industry, and give back to the communities where we live and work. A commitment to excellence and continuous improvement is core to who we are, and our talented global team continues to raise the bar.”
About C.H. Robinson
C.H. Robinson delivers logistics like no one else™. Companies around the world look to us to reimagine supply chains, advance freight technology, and solve logistics challenges—from the simple to the most complex. 83,000 customers and 450,000 contract carriers in our network trust us to manage 37 million shipments and $23 billion in freight annually. Through our unmatched expertise, unrivaled scale, and tailored solutions, we ensure the seamless delivery of goods across industries and continents via truckload, less-than-truckload, ocean, air, and beyond. As a responsible global citizen, we make supply chains more sustainable and proudly contribute millions to the causes that matter most to our employees. For more information, visit us at chrobinson.com (Nasdaq: CHRW).
