NZ Post scoops green awards
New Zealand Post Group collected two awards at the Sustainable 60 Awards presented in Auckland. New Zealand Post Group has won the Environment Award and also carried off the Best Public Sector Award against stiff competition.
The company was also a finalist in the Community category for the Duffy Books in Homes partnership.
The top Environment Award was recognition of New Zealand Post Group’s achievement in reducing greenhouse gasses by nearly 9% over the last two years. That’s well on the way to meeting the Group target of 12% reductions
Corporate sustainability advisor Rachel Depree says that is a strong result given the complex and varied makeup of the New Zealand Post Group vehicle fleet which accounts for 85% of the company’s emissions.
“We have a network of over 1600 vehicles which transport and deliver more than a billion mail and courier items a year. We operate a fleet of seven aircraft, over 120 trucks, 102 vans, 172 motorcycles and 112 forklifts, and then there are the owner-driver courier vehicles.
“To add to the challenge, the vehicle fleet is spread over various business units including couriers, postal and logistics. The key to pulling this all together was coordination. It was vital we took a ‘whole of fleet approach’ working across the business, addressing all vehicle types and using a range of tools.
“Fundamental to all sustainability work at New Zealand Post is that everything we do in this area is focussed on adding value to the business, having clear targets and rapidly assessing and analysing the benefits,” Depree said.
