04 June 2015 Dutch Terminals lead the way

Rietlanden Terminals join Branche Organisatie Zeehavens (BOZ), EMO and OBA Bulk Terminal Amsterdam as Associate members of Bettercoal.  Rietlanden Terminals unload, store, blend and load coal from all over the world for transportation to European power stations.

Kai Winkelman of Rietland Terminals said “by joining Bettercoal, we are taking part in a global effort to make a real, on-the-ground difference for workers, communities, local companies and the environment impacted by coal mining”.

These differences specifically include:

• Helping to monitor and improve the standards of the suppliers to our customers. Helping to keep them viable, ensuring strong suppliers who can continue to perform.
• Customers, trade unions and other stakeholders see that we are committed to improving environmental and social conditions at coal mines.
• We are able to share the costs of assessments and audits and do not have to run our own audit programme
• We would rather work with mines to bring about improvements than exclude them and see conditions deteriorate further