Global Compact International Yearbook 2013
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Agenda
Climate Change
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due to the logistics sector’s dependency on fossil fuels, which gener-
ate CO
2
emissions when combusted. In 2012, Deutsche Post DHL’s
operations were responsible for 28 million tons of CO
2
,
of which
80
percent were so-called Scope 3 emissions from subcontracted
transportation. Working closely with our subcontractors to tackle
global warming and climate change is therefore at the forefront of
our efforts to bring about an environmentally responsible future.
Our industry-leading GoGreen environmental protection program
focuses on innovative responses to minimizing CO
2
emissions from
the hundreds of transportation subcontractors around the world that
we work with, as well as improving the carbon efficiency of our own
operations. Five years ago, we became the first logistics company in
the world to set a measureable climate protection target. By 2020,
the Group aims to improve the CO
2
efficiency of its own operations,
together with those of its transportation subcontractors, by 30 per-
cent compared with the 2007 baseline. We are already halfway to
meeting this target.
Tackling the causes of global warming requires a global, multistake-
holder effort if we are to achieve lasting positive change. Individual
companies can – and do – make a big contribution. But when
business, governments, NGOs, and academia work together, we can
find innovative solutions much more quickly. This is how Bonn, for
example, became the first city in Germany with a carbon-free vehicle
concept for mail and parcel delivery.
Deutsche Post DHL, with its customers, suppliers, and em-
ployees, is committed to forging new pathways to a carbon-
efficient economy. As we innovate for a better future, both
our business and society benefit.