DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, expands its GoGreen Plus Service to provide tangible emissions reductions through carbon insetting; an investment made by a company in emissions reduction projects within their supply chain that keeps money invested within the company’s value creation cycle.
After successfully introducing the GoGreen Plus Service for ocean freight, customers can now also neutralize their CO2 emissions for air freight. Following the “One Atmosphere approach”, emissions are reduced by replacing the amount of conventional fossil fuel needed with sustainable fuel alternatives.
The GoGreen Plus Service can be added while booking online, e.g., an air freight shipment via the myDHLi customer platform. The launch of DHL’s decarbonized range of GoGreen Plus products is a landmark milestone in helping the global logistics industry accelerate sustainable business practices. Other DHL divisions are also in the process of developing their GoGreen Plus Service, as a part of the group’s sustainability strategy – designed to be a group-wide service offering.
“Every airplane and vessel emit their exhaust gases into the same atmosphere, and it is not decisive on which route or which means of transport biofuels are used,” says Thomas Mack, Global Head of Air Freight at DHL Global Forwarding. “From a technological standpoint, our GoGreen Plus Service is currently the simplest, most efficient and sustainable way to reduce CO2 emissions in transportation. As one of the world’s leading logistics service providers, we see it as our responsibility to lead the way to greener transportation and to set a good example for others to follow.”
The GoGreen Plus Service is based on the displacement principle: the more customers book a service, the more alternative fuel or clean technology is used. This makes transport chains greener step by step. Following this principle, the appropriate amount of biofuel is purchased for the respective air or ocean freight shipment and used in the partners’ ships and aircrafts.
In line with this principle, DHL Global Forwarding ordered large volumes of sustainable aviation fuel through Air France KLM Martinair Cargo and United Airlines’ Eco Skies Alliance. The emission reductions also help DHL’s customers to work towards their climate targets. With the “Book & Claim” mechanism, DHL can pass on the benefits of lower greenhouse gas emissions to its customers.
With the mission to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 (“Mission 2050”), DHL strives for clean operations for climate protection. The new product offering GoGreen Plus is part of the Group’s mid-term sustainability roadmap for 2030 and contributes to the sub-target of having at least 30 percent of fuel requirements covered by sustainable fuels. To reduce CO2 emissions in line with the Paris Climate Agreement, the Group will spend EUR 7 billion in sustainable fuel and clean technologies by 2030.
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