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Asia-Pacific 2011 results improved by 21% despite impressive volume growth with Bangladesh, Japan, and South Korea top performers
SINGAPORE, Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- DHL, the world's leading logistics company, has achieved record improvements of CO2 efficiency (Note 1) with results up 21 per cent in 2011 compared to 2010 for its Express division in Asia-Pacific. This is the third consecutive year that DHL Express Asia-Pacific has achieved double-digit efficiency improvements in DHL's annual carbon accounting process, despite increases in volume due to the continued economic recovery.
Jerry Hsu, CEO, DHL Express Asia Pacific, said: "For an organization of our size with huge volume growth, sustaining carbon efficiency improvements would be a triumph. However, it is an amazing achievement that our teams around the region have managed to improve our performance by over 20 percent."
The business in Bangladesh proved to be the region's most outstanding performer. It achieved the highest improvement rating of 27 percent with its continued investment in cleaner technology like CNG vehicles, while reducing reliance on least energy efficient power sources such as power-diesel generators. This is in addition to its continued significant effort in increasing its operational efficiency with better route planning and optimization.
Other top performers include DHL Express operations in Japan, South Korea and China which achieved CO2 efficiency improvements of 23 per cent, 22 per cent and 19 per cent respectively. The business in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Vietnam also did well, achieving double digit performance improvements in 2011.
Mr. Hsu added, "With this level of innovation and commitment to the DHL GoGreen program, we are on track to beat our target of improving the carbon efficiency of our operations and those of our transport subcontractors by 30 per cent by 2020, compared to 2007. DHL's commitment to sustainability is making a significant difference to the planet and to our clients and for 2012, we will continue to push harder for even more savings internally and for our customers."
DHL was the first global logistics provider to set a quantified CO2efficiency targets under its GoGreen program. 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. In 2009, DHL Express in Asia Pacific improved overall CO2efficiency by 19 per cent over 2008, and in 2010, the figure was 14.1 per cent.
Record efficiency levels were achieved in 2011 as a result of a variety of initiatives under DHL's region-wide GoGreen program. Programs included optimizing delivery routes, using clean fuels and consolidating facilities. Innovative initiatives and latest technologies that were deployed also helped to optimize processes and operations, which in turned helped to reduce CO2 emissions.
Market-specific CO2reduction programs were also rolled out. For example, DHL Japan's project team responded to the massive power shortages across the country, caused by the earthquake and tsumani, by implementing widespread abatement measures from installing LED lights, re-setting air-conditioners to 28 degrees, and switching off lights at certain times and in certain areas.In South Korea, Express service centers were consolidated and electric scooters replaced petrol vehicles for deliveries. The business also switched to drawbar trucks, which allowed it to halve the number of trucks needed. Meanwhile in China, the business managed its improvements by route and asset optimization, and re-lamping (Note 2).
DHL Express was the first global logistics company to offer a carbon neutral shipping service. DHL GOGREEN Carbon Neutral (Note 3) calculates the carbon emissions generated by each shipment and offsets these emissions by reinvesting in recognized climate protection projects such as hydropower, biomass or wind energy. Globally, the DP DHL group successfully shipped more than 1.86 billion GOGREEN shipments in 2011, offsetting 134,000 tonnes of CO2 for customers.
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