Yves Delmas: 2023 was a significant year for sustainability at Geopost

This year’s report focuses on how, amongst others, it is  working to deliver a net-zero future, with over 9,000 low-emissions delivery vehicles on the road, and how Geopost is working towards a future where everyone feels included and empowered to reach their full potential, via our employer of choice programme.  Throughout the year, Geopost continued to integrate sustainability thinking into all aspects of our business and, looking ahead, we will continue to look further at the role data plays in our sustainability efforts.

 Yves Delmas, Geopost CEO noted: “2023 was a significant year for sustainability at Geopost, and I’m pleased to share the progress we’ve made towards our sustainability goals in this report. Let’s start with what we’ve achieved in integrating sustainability thinking into all aspects of our business. The successful piloting of the carbon budget is an excellent example of this. The process is managed jointly by the finance and sustainability teams, in close collaboration with our operating units, to oversee investment, both CAPEX and OPEX, in our annual carbon reduction targets. As we accelerate the shift to more sustainable deliveries, the carbon budget will play a critical role in how we achieve our net-zero target by 2040, which was officially endorsed by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) in 2023.”

“Every year, we move forward on becoming an employer and partner of choice: 49,000 employees worldwide responded to our annual Employee Engagement Barometer, and it’s rewarding to see that 75% feel engaged in their work at Geopost. We also value the relationships we have with transport partners and have established a partner of choice roadmap across all business units in Europe, with a focus on creating a strong value proposition for them.”

“Looking ahead, we will continue to lead by example in driving change for better business and further embed sustainability into our core business practices in a way that creates value for our customers, employees, suppliers, communities, and shareholders.”

“Data plays a central role in our sustainability efforts. We will look further at how data quality can be continuously improved for our customer-facing Carbon Calculator, and we are also exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance operational efficiencies. Sustainability is a key pillar of the Geopost Innovation Lab we’ve just launched, and we already have some exciting projects ready to scale up.”

“I am pleased to reaffirm Geopost’s support of the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption. In addition to our public commitments, we’ll also continue to contribute to the ESG strategy and commitments of parent company, La Poste Groupe, in 2024.”

“Finally, we can only move forward by working as one global team. A big thank you goes to our network of local delivery experts, from all parts of our business, who are using their diverse skills to deliver the change we need to achieve our ambitions.”