[photopress:logistics_DHL_2.jpg,full,alignright]DHL, the German express and logistics company, will introduce its GoGreen Express service China this month.
DHL calculates the carbon emissions generated by transporting each specific customer shipment from the country of origin to destination, and offsets these emissions by reinvesting in certified carbon management programs such as:
Solar panels.
Alternative fuel vehicle technology.
Reforestation projects.The idea is to compensate for the emissions generated when transporting shipments across the globe.
Customers have the option to choose the GoGreen service when ordering international express shipments and pay a 3% ‘green premium’ on top of standard delivery charges to ship ‘carbon neutral’.
[photopress:logistics_DHL_1.jpg,full,alignleft]The GoGreen Express service was first launched in January 2007 in Europe at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
DHL is also stepping up its use of low emission and energy efficient vehicles for its pick-up and delivery services in China.
DHL-Sinotrans, a 50-50 joint venture between DHL and China National Foreign Trade Transportation, has taken delivery of 43 delivery vans that meet the stringent Europe IV emission standard.
Source: China Daily