DHL Express Demonstrates Green Commitment with Special Shipment for UNEP

Monday, 06 April 2009 10:15

In an effort to support global initiatives that seek to reduce the impact of business on the environment, DHL Express, the world's leading express delivery company, sent its first carbon neutral express shipments from Africa on the occasion of the first anniversary of the Climate Neutral Network (CN Net) of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).

The trophies, which are made of recycled glass, with recycled metal stands, were shipped from Nairobi, Kenya, to the 86 cities, associations and companies around the world that currently form UNEP's CN NET - www.unep.org/climateneutral.

DHL expanded its service offering to temporarily include GOGREEN services, which are currently not part of the standard DHL portfolio for Africa. Through its GOGREEN service DHL Express offers carbon-neutral shipping to its customers, thereby meeting the demand for more environmentally responsible products and services.

Using two custom built tools - a Carbon Calculation system (patented) and a Carbon Management system (patented), DHL can assess the carbon emissions created by a customer's shipment, identify the most appropriate abatement projects, coordinate the offsetting of emissions, and then, in conjunction with an independent third party, issue certificates that detail the annual carbon offset data for that customer.

Customers can use these certificates to prove their contribution to countering the effects of climate change.
George Kerschbaumer, EVP Global Commercial at DHL Express, commented on the special shipment: "DHL is proud to be the only express delivery company that is able to offer a reliable and independently certified climate neutral service to its customers. As this example shows, we are also willing to go the extra mile to promote more environmental friendly transportation methods."

Deutsche Post DHL is the first global logistics company to join CN Net. The Climate Neutral Network was established to assist those interested in achieving significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to reach their goals, by making public the inspiring plans and strategies that pioneering partners have drawn up in order to achieve climate neutrality and encouraging them to publicize their achievements-and challenges-via regular up-dates of the web pages.