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DHL Express launched GoGreen Plus, a service that gives customers the option to use sustainable aviation fuel for their shipments
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GoGreen Plus allows customers to reduce their indirect greenhouse gas emissions within their logistics, from downstream transportation and distribution
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GoGreen Plus will be rolled out in the UK, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Canada, Australia, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates this month, and globally this year
DHL Express has launched the first green global express courier service, GoGreen Plus, which will allow customers to reduce carbon emissions associated with their shipments through the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
In a statement, DHL said the offering is a first for global express carriers, and will initially launch in the UK, followed by Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Canada, Australia, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates.
Starting this month, customers based in these countries will have the option to select GoGreen Plus when choosing their shipping service through MyDHL+, the company’s online shipping and tracking platform.
The service will be available to all DHL Express customers globally over the coming months, with customers able to tailor the carbon dioxide reduction they want to achieve and the amount of SAF they use.
The GoGreen Plus service follows DHL’s recent collaborations with bp and Neste to supply SAF to DHL Express hubs around the world. The renewable part of the innovative fuel is produced from waste oils. Such SAF from wastes and residues can provide greenhouse gas emission reductions of up to 80% over its lifecycle compared with the conventional jet fuel it replaces.
“We know our customers are committed to reducing their environmental impact so it’s important we’re giving them the means to do so. I’m delighted that our investment in SAF can now be fully leveraged by customers to enable them to bring down the emissions of their shipments. SAF is currently the primary route to reducing carbon emissions in aviation, so this is the most effective way to help our customers make their own supply chains more sustainable,” said John Pearson, CEO DHL Express.
Insetting through GoGreen Plus allows customers to bring down their Scope 3 emissions, the indirect greenhouse gas emissions that occur in a company’s value chain, including downstream transportation and distribution. Unlike offsetting initiatives, GoGreen Plus (insetting) reduces emissions within the logistics sector and therewith can be used for DHL customers’ own voluntary emission reporting and follows the Science Based Target Initiative philosophy.
The GoGreen Plus service is part of Deutsche Post DHL Group’s sustainability goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. It contributes to the interim target of using 30% SAF for all air transport by 2030.
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