DPD – Total Zero factsheet

DPD – Total Zero factsheet
The Total Zero Commitment
Total Zero is the new carbon neutrality commitment from logistics company DPD that will be made
available to customers in its six major markets from July 2012.
In an industry first DPD will ensure that every parcel sent via its network will be carbon neutral -
and at no extra cost to the customer.
Total Zero
The Total Zero Principle applies in DPD‟s six biggest markets – France, Germany, United
Kingdom, Netherlands, Switzerland and BeLux – from July 2012. Customers in those countries will
be safe in knowledge that parcels of all weights, sizes and types they send via DPD‟s network to
any corner of the globe, will be carbon neutral - and at no extra cost to them.
This will raise the bar for the logistics industry and its responsibility to the planet. DPD recognises
that the logistics industry is highly carbon intensive and sees its commitment to carbon neutral
parcel shipping as an opportunity to help the industry as a whole reduce its impact on the planet.
While reliant on a road network within Europe (as opposed to utilising air transport like most of its
competitors), DPD still generates a significant amount of carbon. Over 90% of these emissions are
generated by transporting parcels, with the remainder generated by buildings, packaging and
paper consumption.
DPD and its parent company GeoPost have implemented a measuring scheme for carbon
emissions and are always working to reduce the CO2 they emit. This work is carried out through a
series of „insetting‟ measures. These are initiatives designed to help lower the organisation‟s
carbon footprint under the roof of a longstanding group wide responsibility strategy which includes
a wide range of domestic and international projects and activities.
For the remaining CO2, DPD will offset the carbon emissions generated in its six biggest markets
from July 2012 through an investment of its parent company GeoPost.
Offsetting
GeoPost will offset carbon emissions of approximately 550,000 tonnes in the first year resulting
from transport, buildings, packaging sold by DPD and paper consumption. The annual amount
offset will be reviewed regularly as other business units join the Total Zero plan. The objective is
always to decrease the carbon intensity per parcel in each country, thanks to its comprehensive
insetting measures.
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DPD shareholder GeoPost has partnered with CDC Climat to manage its offsetting work. CDC
Climat is a subsidiary of Caisse des Dépôts (a French financial organisation dedicated to long term
investment), with over 10 years‟ experience of combatting climate change. It invests in carbon
assets either directly, or in the form of innovative carbon funds open to long-term investors aimed
at reducing CO2 emissions by 60 million tonnes for 2014.
DPD shareholder GeoPost is working with CDC Climat to identify a range of carbon offsetting
projects which it will support via the Total Zero principle. The amount of greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions reduced thanks to these projects is translated into carbon credits. Carbon reduction
projects that DPD will support include: transforming alfalfa-feed production in France; bringing
biodigesters to rural farming communities in Cambodia; and reforestation and habitat restoration in
Columbia. All projects are certified with globally recognised carbon standards and each deliver
significant socio-economic benefits as well as environmental improvements. Apart from these
projects, GeoPost supports other offset initiatives certified by best in-class standards, and in other
regions of the world
Insetting
DPD already has an advantage over its competitors in terms of its commitment to lower its carbon
footprint by using the DPD road network to transport nearly all of its parcels. DPD‟s ECO calculator
demonstrates that sending parcels by road within Europe produces up to eight times less CO2 than
if sent by air (see www.whyflyparcels.com for more information).
However, DPD aims to go further and is looking at every aspect of its business to reduce CO2
emissions year-on-year. Insetting initiatives currently helping to reduce DPD‟s carbon footprint
include for example:
� The introduction of Compressed Natural Gas vans, which run entirely on natural gas in
Belgium and the Netherlands;
� Using delivery bikes and electric vehicles instead of small diesel vans in Germany
(Hamburg / Stuttgart);
� Using rail instead of road to transport parcels in Germany;
� Reducing energy consumption in Chronopost buildings across France by using
automatic light switches and locking thermostats;
� Favouring renewable energies like photovoltaic cells and wind turbines in all new depots
of Exapaq in France;
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� Using “Chrono Bikes” and electric vehicles for deliveries by Chronopost in many French
cities;
� Reducing energy consumption by measures like motion detector light switches, energy
efficient light bulbs and awareness campaigns in Belgium and UK;
� Using electric vehicles, Natural Gas vans and Bicycles for deliveries of Exapaq in many
French cities;
� Eco-driving trainings for delivery drivers and the „Drive Smart‟ campaign in UK to raise
awareness for Eco-driving;
All these activities help DPD reduce its carbon footprint making it even more environmentally
responsible. DPD‟s mother company La Poste is the first postal operator to ensure total carbon
neutrality of its domestic and international mail and parcel offerings, at no charge for the customer.
About DPD
With the shipment of 2.5 million parcels a day DPD is a leading international provider of parcel and
express services. The company has the most efficient road network in Europe and delivers to 230
countries worldwide. Customers can choose services from an extensive product range of national
and international parcel and express services for business and home deliveries. A workforce of
24,000 and 18,000 vehicles operate at more than 800 locations. The majority shareholder in DPD
with 83,32 % shareholding is the GeoPost Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of French Groupe La
Poste. With a consolidated turnover of 3.440 billion euros in the year 2010 GeoPost is currently
Europe's second-largest provider of express parcel services. .
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