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DHL has revealed that its Express division in Asia Pacific has improved overall CO2 efficiency by 19% year-on-year. Overall, the company reduced CO2 emissions by 13 million kilograms for FY2009 – representing a 9% reduction of CO2 emissions and yielding a €10 million savings in overall energy and ground vehicle fuel costs – with its region-wide carbon footprint assessment and abatement programme.
These are the first results of the carbon footprint assessment and abatement programme which was started by DHL Express in 2008 covering over 1,000 facilities in 27 markets across Asia Pacific. The purpose of the assessment was to measure and reduce DHL Express’ carbon footprint from energy consumption in real estate and its transport fleet.
Within Asia Pacific, India registered one of the best scores for the reduction of CO2 emissions. DHL Express India saw a reduction of 1.7 million kilograms of CO2 emissions across close to 150 sites of operations. It reduced its per unit CO2 emissions by 40% year-on-year in ground transport and registered a 24% reduction per unit CO2 emissions in its real estate energy consumption.
Having reduced its per unit Ground Transport Fuel consumption by 6% and improved its per unit CO2 emissions from real estate by 32%, Blue Dart, part of the DHL Group, saw an improvement on CO2 efficiency by 10% year-on-year.
In India, DHL Express’s internal initiatives included optimizing delivery routes, switching to clean fuels and consolidating facilities in the country. For Blue Dart, a leading domestic air express company, measures undertaken included raising awareness and close monitoring of energy expenditures, route optimization for its vehicles and introducing fuel-efficient vehicles.
“Fleet optimization was one of key areas for emission improvement in India. DHL Express reviewed areas where we predominantly delivered documents and replaced over 60 vehicles with 75 motorbikes thereby increasing fuel efficiency. Blue Dart, which operates over 5,000 vehicles, worked on substituting air routes with intercity road line haul. At the same time, we have implemented pick up and delivery optimization measures to further enhance our operational efficiency and service levels for customers,” said Malcolm Monteiro, Senior Vice President and Area Director, South Asia for DHL Express.