Green Postal Day 2021 case studies

Postal best practice cases demonstrate how postal operators around the globe have been successful in their efforts to reduce CO<sub>2</sub> emissions through various initiatives along their value chains.

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Australia Post

Any business that’s serious about its longevity has included sustainability into their business practices and plans. Here’s how Australia Post is living up to its commitment to help create a sustainable future.

Australia Post

Whether you’re shopping online or sending gifts to family, your Australia Post deliveries support projects that have a life-changing impact on the community. Read about the carbon offset projects that we’re investing in to take us towards a more sustainable future.

Australia Post

Australia Post has today announced that since October 2019, through its Post Office Network and MyPost Business platform, and working in partnership with Qantas Future Planet, it has offset more than 200,000 tonnes of emissions – the equivalent of taking 85,000 cars off the road.

Austria Post

By summer of 2021, all mail, direct mail and parcels will be delivered emission-free to private customers in the provincial capital of Styria (Graz).

bpost

bpost wants to engage its suppliers in its sustainability program and help them create upstream impact within its supply chain.

bpost

bpost is adjusting its fleet to various mobility changes. As a logistics player, it believes in the benefits of alternative means of transportation.

Croatia Post

Croatian Post continues its green transition by deploying electric vehicle charging stations and building energy efficient commercial properties.

Croatia Post

To reduce air pollution and noise levels, Croatian Post introduced 20 electric quadricycles to its fleet

Correos

Correos is involved in a reduction plan to reach the goal set by the Copenhagen Summit 2009 of reducing 20% emissions in the scopes 1 and 2 between 2008 and 2020.

CTT Portugal Post

In 2019, 1,200 CTT employees, working in the headquarters, printed more than 1,360 million pages and spent 2,100 A4 paper reams. Reducing these numbers was the campaign’s goal.

Deutsche Post DHL Group

The CGGS Curriculum was developed to promote Mission 2050 within the company and involves employees in the Group’s environmental protection activities.

Le Groupe La Poste

In 2016, La Poste implemented an EMS in its buildings to control power consumption.

Le Groupe La Poste

GEPY is a photovoltaic shade, a roof made of solar panels capable of sheltering and powering Electric Vehicles (EV) and/or the building.

Poste Italiane

Poste Italiane participated in the tenth edition of ReBoat, a recycled regatta, on boats built by a team of employees using some of the company’s recycled materials.

Posti

In 2019, Posti designed a new environmental program with the help of a community created by its employees, focusing on environmental issues.

PostNL

PostNL helps e-shops with the reduction of the amount of air in their parcels, so as to lower the impact of CO2 per parcel.

United States Postal Service

A test currently under way will help answer that question. At a facility in Capitol Heights, MD, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is using hydrogen fuel cells to power forklifts, pallet jacks, tow motors and other equipment used to move mail and equipment.