Deutsche Post DHL releases Corporate Responsibility Report
Deutsche Post DHL Group has released its 2017 Corporate Responsibility Report, which showed that the company has been making progress on its “Mission 2050: Zero Emissions” strategy and also increasing its workforce numbers.
In a statement issued today, Christof Ehrhart, Head of Corporate Communications and Responsibility at Deutsche Post DHL Group, said: “We are making further progress with our ambitious environmental strategy “Mission 2050: Zero Emissions”.
“We improved the Carbon Efficiency Index (CEX) by two index points to 32% against the 2007 baseline. In doing so Deutsche Post DHL Group has exceeded its target for 2017 by one index point.
“On our path towards performing 70% of our first- and last-mile deliveries with clean technologies by 2025, we are now at around 28%. We also achieved our goal of planting one million trees in 2017, and will continue this initiative together with our partners globally.”
The company added: “In spite of the changes digitization and automation is bringing to the logistics sector, the Group’s workforce numbers increased for the fifth consecutive year at an average annual growth rate of 3.2% since 2013, testifying the strength of the Group’s position within the postal and logistics service industry.”
Click here to download a copy of the report.
