DHL turns off the lights for World Environment Day
DHL has launched the DHL “Lights Off” initiative on World Environmental Day, designed to drive environmental consciousness among employees by turning off their lights in DHL offices across the world for one hour.
Emblematic of DHL’s commitment to reducing its environmental impact, the initiative is part of the company’s GoGreen Program that was launched in April this year. The program brings together all elements of its climate change initiatives and will work to improve DHL’s carbon efficiency by 30 percent by 2020 when compared to 2007 levels.
“Lights Off” aims to increase the environmental awareness of DHL employees and promotes the responsible use of energy. DHL encourages staff to adjust their daily habits in terms of paper, water and resource usage thereby contributing to making it a more environmentally-friendly company.
“Lights Off” is one of many projects within the GoGreen offering that works to facilitate a long-term cultural change toward being more environmentally responsible. For example, DHL has been engaging employees to reduce their environmental impact through a driver awareness program – helping drivers to understand the significant impact their driving behavior can have on DHL’s fuel efficiency. Further DHL offices worldwide organized various awareness campaigns to provide employees with the opportunity to adapt and demonstrate more sustainable practices in their daily lives.
The World Environment Day, held each year on June 5, is one of the principal events through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action
DHL has launched the DHL “Lights Off” initiative on World Environmental Day, designed to drive environmental consciousness among employees by turning off their lights in DHL offices across the world for one hour.
Emblematic of DHL’s commitment to reducing its environmental impact, the initiative is part of the company’s GoGreen Program that was launched in April this year. The program brings together all elements of its climate change initiatives and will work to improve DHL’s carbon efficiency by 30 percent by 2020 when compared to 2007 levels.
“Lights Off” aims to increase the environmental awareness of DHL employees and promotes the responsible use of energy. DHL encourages staff to adjust their daily habits in terms of paper, water and resource usage thereby contributing to making it a more environmentally-friendly company.
Dan McHugh, CEO of DHL Express, Asia Pacific, said, “As one of the world’s leading express and logistics company, we recognize the impact our people and operations can have on our environmental footprint. The ‘Lights off’ initiative will help raise awareness across the entire DHL workforce and encourage employees to minimize their carbon footprint at work and at home.”
With a network that spans over 220 countries and territories encompassing over 124,000 employees, the impact of simply switching off the lights in all offices across the world for one hour would result in a saving of approximately 5.2 metric tons of carbon dioxide. This is equivalent to the amount produced in one hour by approximately 250 diesel vans, operating under normal conditions.
Deutsche Post World Net, the parent company of DHL, is the first major logistics provider to set specific and quantifiable CO2 targets that will be applied through a focused approach across four key functions – air, road, real estate and products and services. The company has begun replacing its older Boeing 727 aircraft with newer 757 freighter models that consume less fuel per ton transported.
DHL is also assessing its entire real estate to make environmentally conscious choices in the development of new offices, warehouses and hubs. For example, the recently opened central European air hub in Leipzig, Germany will realize annual savings of 3,000 metric tons of carbon (compared with standard systems) through solar power, rainwater harvesting and the use of a combined heat and power plant.
“Lights Off” is one of many projects within the GoGreen offering that works to facilitate a long-term cultural change toward being more environmentally responsible. For example, DHL has been engaging employees to reduce their environmental impact through a driver awareness program – helping drivers to understand the significant impact their driving behavior can have on DHL’s fuel efficiency. Further DHL offices worldwide organized various awareness campaigns to provide employees with the opportunity to adapt and demonstrate more sustainable practices in their daily lives.
The World Environment Day, held each year on June 5, is one of the principal events through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action
