Postal Sector Sustainability

Postal CEOs present IPC Postal Sector Sustainability Report2009 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.

IPC Postal Sector Sustainability Report 2009

Contact IPC CSR

To learn more about
IPC Postal Sector Sustainability, contact

Pieter Reitsma
Manager CSR
International Post Corporation