Postal Sector Sustainability
2009 was a landmark year for sustainability in postal operations. IPC members took the initiative, making the post the first service sector to set a global emissions reduction target. That goal was made credible by the IPC Environmental Measurement and Monitoring System (EMMS) a transparent, scientific, sector-specific carbon measurement and monitoring system developed for the postal industry in collaboration with sustainability experts at IPC member postal operators.
Key Activities
- IPC member postal operators came together in 2009 to agree the first service sector global emissions reduction target.
- A postal industry commitment to reduce its CO2 emissions by 20 percent by 2020 was made credible through the implementation of the IPC Environmental Measurement and Monitoring System (EMMS).
- Twenty postal operators took part in the first formal year of EMMS operation with verified and consistent data.
- Participating postal operators account for 80 percent of global CO2 emissions; they operate 100,000 buildings and 600,000 transport vehicles.
- First year EMMS results provided the basis for the first ever Postal Sector Sustainability Report .
- The industry’s 20 percent emission reduction commitment was launched at the global climate change conference in Copenhagen, together with the sustainability report.
- CEOs from participating IPC member postal operators participated in a mediated discussion at the COP15 Copenhagen launch event, explaining the industry commitment to emission reduction.
- IPC will publish the sustainability report each year to track the postal industry’s progress towards its carbon reduction target.