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New vehicles and greener facilities contribute to year-on-year improvement of 7.4 per cent (Note 1) with top performing countries Thailand and Australia
SINGAPORE, July 24, 2013/PRNewswire/ -- DHL Express, the world's leading cross-border express services provider, has improved its carbon efficiency year-on-year in Asia Pacific for the 4th consecutive year with an improvement of 7.4% despite a significant volume rise. Top country performers include Thailand, Australia, Japan, Singapore, and Bangladesh. In total, Deutsche Post DHL, parent company of DHL, has now achieved a 16 percent improvement in its carbon efficiency since the launch of the GoGreen program in 2008 and is over halfway to meeting its target of a 30% CO2-efficiency improvement by 2020. (Note 2)
Jerry Hsu, CEO, DHL Express Asia Pacific, said: "Demand for DHL Express services has increased in Asia Pacific. Last year, we saw a double-digit growth in volume, yet overall we managed to achieve a 7.4% year-on-year improvement in carbon efficiency. Despite opening new and bigger facilities to serve growing customer demand -- such as the North Asia Hub in Shanghai -- our increasingly efficient ground operations, energy efficient buildings have enabled us to lower overall carbon emissions for the fourth year in a row, showing our absolute dedication to growing a sustainable business."
Fleet modernization such as the introduction of new and more fuel efficient vehicles in ground transportation was a major contributor to improved CO2 efficiency in the region. Over 500 vehicles in Asia Pacific were replaced with new units that feature innovative systems like GPS and telematics to help monitor, measure, analyze and improve the carbon efficient behavior of drivers, in addition to continued effort on route optimization and asset utilization. Most of the vehicles are Euro IV and V emission standards, which are defined by the European Commission as the acceptable limits for exhaust emissions for new light duty vehicles sold in European Union member states.
Thailand achieved an outstanding performance with a 36.2% year-on-year improvement in CO2 efficiency, followed by Australia at 22.7%. In Thailand, diesel vehicles were fitted with gasoline engines running on 100% CNG (Compressed Natural Gas). Australia's older fleet was also upgraded with new and more fuel efficient vehicles meeting Euro V standards. Changes to ground facilities with improved energy utilization also played a big role in achieving CO2 improvements. In Australia, all of DHL's facilities are currently certified as ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System), and staff is fully engaged with the environmental program initiating different activities around energy savings, paper reduction and waste recycling.
Among other top performers of CO2 efficiency improvement are Japan (18.6%), Singapore (17.9%), and Bangladesh (12.4%). DHL's Central Asia Hub was the top hub with an 11.4% improvement in CO2 efficiency.
DHL Express Asia Pacific started the assessment of its carbon footprint from energy consumption in real estate and ground transport to measure and improve carbon efficiency through abatement programs. This program was first introduced by DHL Express in 2008 and now covers over 1,000 facilities in 27 markets across Asia-Pacific.
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