The vehicle fleet of Deutsche Post & DHL in Germany consists of over 50% electric vehicles.
GoGreen Plus takes our sustainable shipping to the next level. By relying on insetting, it actively reduces carbon emissions from the shipment of merchandise items within Germany, and in doing so helps to achieve carbon reduction goals in line with the Science-Based-Target initiative.1
GoGreen Plus is currently a customer solution with limited availability.
Private customers can find information about receiving parcels with GoGreen Plus here.
Sustainable merchandise shipping through the reduction of transport-related carbon emissions locally in Germany.
Meeting recipient demand for genuine reduction of carbon emissions.
The CO2e-Sustainability Report provides transparency with a customer-specific carbon footprint account for shipments with Deutsche Post and DHL.
Market trailblazer in climate protection.
Due to limited availability, eligibility for GoGreen Plus* should be discussed directly with us. If you are interested, please contact your sales representative.
GoGreen Plus* is a service for customers who pursue ambitious sustainability goals and are willing to work with us to sustainably transform the logistics network used for shipping their consignments.
GoGreen Plus* from Post & Parcel Germany enables the reduction of CO2e emissions during the shipment of your goods. With GoGreen Plus*, the greenhouse gas emissions (CO2e) generated during transport are reduced through additional investments in appropriate measures within DHL Group's German logistics network-so-called "insetting." These measures include, for example, the use of sustainable fuels and electric trucks.
Insetting refers to investing in CO2e reduction measures within one's own value chain to reduce emissions where they are generated.
With GoGreen Plus*, we make targeted investments in alternative fuels and energy sources as well as the associated infrastructure. In this way, we reduce greenhouse gas emissions directly within our transport and logistics chain. For the implementation of these measures within the GoGreen Plus* service, we follow the framework of the Smart Freight Centre, the so-called MBM Framework.
Alternative fuels in transport (trucks): For collection and linehaul operations, we use biogas or bio CNG (CNG = Compressed Natural Gas) as an alternative to diesel. For long-distance transport, particularly between sorting centers, we deploy bio LNG (LNG = Liquefied Natural Gas). In addition, we use HVO100 (hydrotreated vegetable oil) as a synthetic diesel substitute produced from waste and residual materials (e.g. used cooking oil), as well as electric trucks powered by renewable electricity as a direct replacement for diesel-powered vehicles.
Sustainable last-mile delivery: Our electrically powered delivery vehicles are charged with renewable electricity at delivery depots. Compared to diesel-powered delivery vehicles, this results in no greenhouse gas emissions during delivery operations (CO2e-free delivery).
More sustainable energy for buildings and sites: We procure biogas certificates corresponding to the injection of a defined amount of biogas into the German natural gas grid. In addition, we equip further delivery depots in newly built, owned facilities with air-source heat pumps to replace fossil energy sources previously used for heating. Around 95% of our electricity consumption is already covered by renewable electricity-through power purchase agreements as well as certificates. This electricity is used to supply our electric vehicles, heat pumps, and overall building operations.
Yes. The insetting measures are verified by the external auditor SGS (Société Générale de Surveillance), and a GoGreen Plus* certificate is issued annually. Additionally, you can request a GoGreen Plus* participation certificate at any time.
Your GoGreen Plus* certificate will also indicate the improvement in CO2e emissions intensity.
"Improvement in CO2e emissions intensity" (= CO2e emissions per shipment) provides an additional perspective on the extent of emission reductions.
By stating this improvement, we indicate by what percentage our emission-reduced technology generates fewer greenhouse gas emissions compared to the standard technology.
For example, the CO2e emissions intensity of a biogas-powered CNG truck is typically at least 80% lower than that of a diesel truck. Therefore, using biogas trucks instead of diesel trucks represents an improvement in CO2e emissions intensity of 80%.
This metric allows environmental impacts from different processes (e.g., different fuels) to be compared for the same activity (e.g., transporting a shipment), highlighting the sustainability benefits of alternative technologies.
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol also identifies "emission intensity" as an important metric, enabling comparisons between different process methods.
With GoGreen Plus*, we offer the possibility to reduce CO2e emissions within our logistics network.
This is an innovative, insetting-based service offering. Together, we are setting a new market standard. By using GoGreen Plus*, you become a first mover in achieving real CO2e reductions and gain the opportunity to create a competitive advantage by communicating your sustainability efforts.
* GoGreen Plus is a value-added service to a Deutsche Post and DHL shipment contributing to decarbonization measures within Deutsche Post and DHL's logistics network. By using alternative fuels and technologies, Deutsche Post and DHL reduces the usage of fossil fuels in the mode of transport and in buildings used for GoGreen Plus shipments. This does not necessarily mean that the specific shipment is physically transported with vehicles or handled via facilities using these fuels or technologies. Further information, e.g. on concrete decarbonization measures, is available at www.GoGreenPlus.de.
"Brooks has the ambition to reduce its carbon emissions to net-zero by 2040. We expect the partners we work with to value the environment as much as we do. Developing sustainable ways to transport our products plays an essential role in lowering our carbon footprint.
That's why we're proud of being part of the DHL GoGreen Plus pilot, supporting electric vehicles to become the standard in the industry."
Paul van der Weijden, Director of Operations, Brooks Running EMEA
"We're delighted to be working together with DHL and the GoGreen Plus pilot to set a new market standard. By effectively avoiding carbon emissions, we're tackling the carbon footprint problem at the source and thus rendering transport itself sustainable in a far more meaningful way."
Karl Trautmann, Executive Board Member at ElectronicPartner
"We at Sky have been championing sustainability for years now. Given our company's history, we couldn't be more pleased to be part of such an innovative pilot project, and to be working together with DHL and GoGreen Plus to imagine new and better paths forward in carbon neutrality."
Christian Patz, Senior Vice President Customer Operations Sky Deutschland
"By deploying specific strategies to avoid and reduce emissions, we at dm are consistently reducing our environmental impact. We are very pleased to be working together with our partner DHL to drive sustainable parcel shipping and in doing so make an important contribution to climate protection in goods transport as part of the GoGreen Plus pilot project."
Christian Bodi, Managing Director for Logistics at dm
1 Science Based Targets are greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets. They provide companies with a clearly-defined pathway to reducing GHG and are consistent with what the latest climate research suggests is needed to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels. In its Sustainability Roadmap published in March 2021, DPDHL declared its commitment to setting these kinds of science-based greenhouse gas reduction targets. Following a review, the independent Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi) has officially confirmed that DHL Group's climate targets are in line with SBTi criteria and thus reflect the current state of climate science.
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