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THE NATURAL PARTNER FOR THE POSTAL INDUSTRY

IPC revealed that the postal industry cut its CO2 emissions by

more than half a million tonnes between 2008 and 2009, the

first year of reporting under the IPC Environmental Measurement

and Monitoring System (EMMS).

IPC made the findings public in the Postal Sector Sustainability

Report 2010, published on September 22.

Nearly all of the 20 participating IPC member companies

improved their carbon management scores in 2009, reporting a

collective reduction in CO2 emissions of 597,000 tonnes. In 2009

these posts collectively emitted 7.76m tonnes of CO2 to achieve

over a third of the required emissions reduction needed to meet

the 20 percent target by 2020 (the ‘20/2020 target’).

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EuropePostal industry cuts over half a million tonnes of CO2 with IPC’s EMMS

Transporters lag behind on CO2 reduction

Green battery-charging sites at post offices

Groupe La Poste plans transfer of 2bn items to rail

GeoPost helps head office to play its part

Domestic delivery cross-border cuts CO2

DPD a partner in university plant project

Operators test electric drive systems

DHL trials 18-tonne hybrid in the UK

TNT leads electric-vehicle buying group

TNT deploys emissions-free fleet in ParisPosten Norden tackles CO2 on three fronts

FedEx operates turtle egg limousine

Mapping tool sheds light on Haiti aid

Local restoration projects under way

Asia-PacificNew Zealand Post tests electric Mitsubishi

Japan Post to buy 1,000 electric vehicles

Australia Post signs up to carbon offset

DHL runs multi-modal from China

TNT operates electric vehicles in China

Support of Pakistan flood victims

Electric bikes ease the delivery load

P&T Luxembourg taking a step forward

Correios to upgrade its building efficiency

Bio payment card joins GoGreen range

Correos moves forest funding to WWF

Hermes shouts out its eco-credentials

TNT gains Supersector Leader award

Deutsche Post DHL high in eco-indexes

Aramex releases its sustainability report

AmericasWhite House website displays USPS goals

More post office recycling points

UPS to deploy more hybrid vehicles

Further in this issue

Postal industry cuts over half a million tonnes of CO2 with IPC’s EMMS

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(EMMS result puts members a third of the

way to their 2020 target continued)

Members announced the target last year at

the UN Climate Change Conference (COP

15) in Copenhagen, Denmark, where the

EMMS programme was launched to make

the postal industry the first global services

industry to adopt a sector-wide approach

to sustainability.

Commenting on the 2009 results, IPC

chairman and chief executive of Groupe

La Poste Jean-Paul Bailly commended

the participating postal operators on the

strides they have collectively made: “I am

extremely encouraged by this significant

lessening of the postal industry’s global

carbon footprint, and delighted we as

an industry have been able to achieve so

much in our first year. IPC’s leadership in

driving the EMMS programme has in no

small part contributed to achieving these

great results.”

IPC chief executive and president Herbert-

Michael Zapf echoed Mr. Bailly’s praise of

the industry’s efforts, commenting: “In

an effort to cut a maximum of CO2 emis-

sions and make a strong impact in this

first year of reporting, participating posts

will naturally have focused on areas where

emissions reductions will have been most

readily achievable, whether in driving

energy efficiency or converting to green

electricity. This is why we are unlikely to see

such dramatic reductions year-on-year, and

why reaching our 20/2020 target will likely

become increasingly challenging with each

year, as an industry we remain committed

to achieving it.”

This year Österreichische Post and Poste

Italiane announced their participation in

the EMMS programme, bringing the total

number of reporting posts to 22. Both will

report in 2011 on their emissions evolution

from 2009 to 2010.

The 20 member postal operators which

this year took part in the IPC Postal Sector

Sustainability Report manage over 100,000

facilities and 600,000 transport vehicles.

They are: An Post, Australia Post, bpost,

Canada Post, Correios de Portugal, Correos

y Telégrafos, Deutsche Post, Groupe La

Poste, Hellenic Post – ELTA, Itella Post,

Magyar Posta, New Zealand Post, Norway

Post, Posten Norden AB, Postes et Télécom-

munications de Luxembourg; Royal Mail,

Swiss Post, TNT Post, and the United States

Postal Service.

EuropeAmericasAsia-Pacific

EuropeTransporters lag behind on CO2 reduction

The worldwide transport industry is lagging

behind the Global 500 Companies in

reducing carbon emissions and needs to

speed up its efforts, according to research

carried out by independent, non-profit

organisation Carbon Disclosure Project

(CDP).

In the first comprehensive study of its

kind on the transportation industry, CDP

surveyed 291 leading companies, including

Deutsche Post DHL, TNT and UPS.



“As a first real glimpse into the transport

sector’s impact on climate change, I’m

pleased to see that there are some clear

leaders making good progress in setting

targets and making investments in low

carbon alternatives,” said Zoe Tcholak-

Antitch, vice-president and head of Investor

CDP.

She added, however, that the over-

whelming conclusion of the CDP Transport

Report is that the sector as a whole must

transform in order to realise its opportunity

to make a profound impact on the envi-

ronment.

“Those companies which are already

investing in that transformation will be

better positioned for a carbon constrained

world,” Ms Tcholak-Antitch said.

CDP states that the transport industry now

accounts for thirteen percent of global

emissions and is responsible for 60 percent

of oil consumption in high income, OECD

countries.

Only 36 percent of the transportation

companies surveyed had set carbon and

energy reduction targets compared with

51 percent of the Global 500 Index of

companies across all sectors.

Europe and South America are leading

the way with 52 percent of European and

60 percent of South American companies

operating reduction plans against emission

targets.


Groupe La Poste plans transfer of 2bn items to rail

One of the latest moves in Groupe La

Poste’s carbon emission reduction plan has

been to transfer 1.8m direct mail items a

day to rail transport on line-haul routes

from Lille to Marseilles, Lyon and Bordeaux.

From September this year, Groupe La Poste

began its new multi-modal mail transport

system operated under a three-year

contract by French railways SNCF, transport

company Geodis and ra i l t ransport

specialist TAB.

Groupe La Poste is transferring mail to

rail gradually, building up to a planned

2bn items a year. It said one train could

transport as much as 25 road semi-trailers

and that the switch to rail would reduce

its road-kilometres by 1.75m a year; that

would cut its carbon emissions by 1,700

tonnes a year.

Rail transport is one of the elements of

Groupe La Poste’s programme to build a

logistics model well adapted both to future

demands for environmental protection and

to customer needs.

Action to reduce the group’s 1m tonnes

of carbon emissions each year includes

purchasing environmental ly fr iendly

vehicles, new ideas for carbon-free delivery

and eco-driving training.

CDP said that emission reduction and green

technology investment reporting is in its

infancy, however, US$ 31.93bn has already

been committed or invested in low carbon

initiatives and innovation in the global

transportation sector.

Green battery-charging sites at post offices

Poste Italiane is installing and testing

battery recharging stations in a project to

generate green energy to power electric

vehicles.

It is equipping selected post offices with

recharging stations for its “Free Duck” and

Ducati Energia electric vehicles already in

use for delivery operations.

The energy for the recharge stations will be

supplied via photovoltaic panels connected

to a photovoltaic system on the roof of the

buildings. Poste Italiane hopes the panels

will supply energy to recharge not only its

own vehicles but also those operated by

members of the public.

In a separate initiative, Poste Italiane aims

to reduce its CO2 emissions by 15 to 20

percent through an eco-driving programme

for its 42,000 drivers. Working with the

Ministry of Transport and the Italian Auto-

mobile Association, drivers of heavy vehicle

will receive training first, followed by bike

riders and finally light vehicle drivers.



DPD a partner in university plant project

One of the carbon reduction initiatives by

DPD Schweiz results from a partnership

with the University of Zurich’s Laboratory

of Biogeography.

The laboratory conducted a study of the

carbon cycle in the plant world using

sophisticated measuring devices to study

the carbon absorption rate of plants and

applying external factors likely to accelerate

and strengthen the production of oxygen

through photosynthesis.

One of several techniques developed

for commercial application by the labo-

ratory involves pyrolising organic materials

(heating them without oxygen at more than

700 °C) before spreading them on agricul-

tural land. The technique, being tested in

Lausanne, increases the absorption capacity

of plants and thus their growth. A residue

obtained, known as Biochar, is spread on

vineyard soil in the Valais area.

Groupe La Poste operates electric quad

bikes for urban deliveries, electric-assisted

bicycles, electric trolleys, electric vehicles

and natural gas vans.

In one project, Groupe La Poste subsidiary

Chronopost is using a three-wheel, electric

“Chrono Bike” for small parcel delivery in

Grenoble. In total, Chronopost is operating

40 environmentally friendly vans, trolleys

and bikes in city-centres.

GeoPost helps head office to play its part

Groupe La Poste’s GeoPost promoted more

environmentally friendly ways of travelling

to work to employees at its head office

during the “Week of Mobility and Road

Safety” in September, run by the Ministry

of Ecology, Sea, Energy and Sustainable

Development.

Under the theme “Trave l l i ng we l l

together,” GeoPost encouraged employees

to try out public transport and car sharing.

It also posted an eco-quiz on its intranet

and reminded employees of the opportu-

nities it provides for eco-driving training

and remote working.

Domestic delivery cross-border cuts CO2

GeoPost’s DPD has opted for a cross-border

solution to domestic delivery in order to

cut vehicle kilometres by 30 percent and

thereby reduce its CO2 emissions.

During the summer, DPD gave its depot

in Aalter, Belgium, responsibility for distri-

bution in the Dutch region of Zeeuws-

Vlaanderen. Equally, the company’s depot

in Bettembourg, Luxemburg took over

some deliveries in south-east Belgium.

Marc Hasler, chief executive of DPD Belgium

and DPD Luxemburg said: “Ecological and

economic reasons are going hand-in-hand

with these solutions. Customers take profit

out of a faster network connection; the

environment is less polluted by CO2 and

our drivers can improve their routes. It is

truly a win-win situation for everyone.”




TNT leads electric-vehicle buying group

TNT is a leading member of DC-TEC, a

Dutch consortium set up to purchase 3,000

electric vehicles in a commercial investment

of EU€ 150m.

The tender inc ludes three types of

vehicle: small and large commercial vans,

plus passenger vehicles. However, the

consortium agreement will only go through

if suppliers answering the tender can give

assurances that the price per vehicle will

not exceed the price of a comparable

conventional vehicle and that quality will

meet the specified level.

“A neutral business case is an absolute

necessity for consortium members to

justify such a large-scale purchase,” said

Ruben van Doorn, TNT project director and

DC-TEC spokesman.

The joint purchase is designed to create

sufficient demand for environmentally

responsible technologies by introducing a

large fleet of low emission vehicles to the

market.

“The price of electric vehicles is still prohib-

itively high and the technology simply isn’t

advanced enough to encourage large-scale

purchasing,” said Peter Bakker, chief exec-

utive of TNT who has pledged to purchase

600 vehicles over three years.

Operators test electric drive systems

Deutsche Post has joined parcels operators

DPD and Hermes in long-term testing of

Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELL vans. And from

2011, Deutsche Post DHL will begin testing

the Iveco Electric Daily 3.5 tonne vehicle.

The company’s partnership with Mercedes-

Benz involves testing 15 of the battery-

electric Vito E-CELL vans for four years,

using them for mail delivery operations in

Berlin and Stuttgart.

The Vito E-CELL is the first van to feature a

factory-fitted electric drive mechanism. The

aim of the pilot test is to reduce the cost of

electric drives - still very high - and to help

get the Vito E-CELL into economical manu-

facture by facilitating commercial use.

The test will focus on battery technology

performance, charging behaviour and

the associated charging infrastructure.

Deutsche Post and Mercedes-Benz will

measure the consumption range thus

helping to promote development of electric

drives in light commercial vehicles.

DPD Germany and Hermes Germany are

also conducting four-year road tests of

the Vito E-CELL in Stuttgart, with each

company operating five vans.

From 2011, Deutsche Post DHL will begin

testing ten Iveco Electric Daily vehicles

in parcel delivery operations in various

German cities.

“We hope to be able to provide key

insights for the further development

of alternative vehicles and become the

pioneers in the area of climate protection,”

said Thomas Zuber, head of mail and DHL

Parcel delivery.

DHL trials 18-tonne hybrid in the UK

DHL Supply Chain is aiming to achieve up

to 15 percent fuel savings in trials of the

world’s first 18-tonne hybrid distribution

truck.

It is partnering Volvo Trucks, trialling the

18-tonner for two years having worked

closely on the specification of the vehicle.

The vehicle, fitted with a “Teardrop” aero-

dynamic body from DON-BUR, will operate

initially in London. DHL Supply Chain said

the truck would be deployed on operations

for several of its customers interested in

reducing their CO2 emissions.

The vehicle has regenerative braking to

capture energy for storage in onboard

Lithium batteries and claims excellent drive-

ability owing to a combined torque from

the parallel diesel/electric hybrid system.




The DME stands for dimethyl ether which

claims to produce emissions 95 percent

lower than diesel fuel. The project is being

managed by Volvo Trucks with funding

from the European Union and the Swedish

Energy Agency.

The Danish island of Bornholm has a vision

of creating a CO2 neutral society by 2025.

Posten Norden’s distribution centre on the

island plans to play its part by testing five

electric cars powered by electricity from

local wind farms.

The intelligent system will link a computer

at the island’s energy company to the cars,

synchronising battery recharging with

periods when the load on the grid is low.

Posten Norden’s Eco Rally in Denmark in

September brought together 24 employees

from Denmark and Sweden for a compe-

tition to drive furthest on one litre of

fuel along a 27km route including town,

highway and motorway.

The event was an oppor tun i ty fo r

employees from the two former companies

of the merged group to socialise and

provided a focal point for the environ-

mental challenge faced by the company.

Posten Norden hopes that its Eco Rally will

demonstrate the potential of eco-driving

and will inspire employees to use eco-

driving techniques themselves.

TNT deploys emissions-free fleet in Paris

TNT Express France is deploying 15 electric

vehicles on parcel deliveries in Paris,

bringing its French zero emissions urban

delivery fleet to 45 vehicles in ten cities.

The Paris electric fleet comprises one

Modec truck with a payload of two tonnes,

twelve Maxitrike tricycles with a volume

capacity of 2cu metres and three cars.

Posten Norden tackles CO2 on three fronts

Posten Norden is participating in trials in

a new bio-fuel, testing electric cars on

Denmark’s “green island”, and using eco-

driving training to combine fuel saving with

employee engagement across the merged

group.

Two trucks are testing a new fuel, BioDME,

to evaluate potential for large-scale

investment.


From left to right Palle Juliussen, Posten Norden’s head of Group Human Resources, Michael Søgaard

and Ole R. Frederiksen drivers in Post Denmark and winners in the catergories truck and mail carrier

cars, and Erica Kronhöffer, Director Quality and Environment at Posten Norden.



A new sorting centre in the north of

Portugal and a new headquarters building

in L i sbon prov ide the template for

Correios’s efficiency programme. They

are equipped with photovoltaic panels,

skyl ights, advanced air condit ioning

systems, water tap sensors, centralised

energy consumption management systems

and parking lots for electric bikes and

hybrid vehicles.

Bio payment card joins GoGreen range

Deutsche Post DHL has launched a bio

payment card made from renewable

mater ia l that can be recyc led and

composted in small industrial units.

The Postcard GoGreen can

be used by customers to

pay for mail ing letters

or shipping parcels and

express items. It has the

same format and char-

acteristics of conven-

t i o n a l p a y m e n t

cards but is made

f ro m m a t e r i a l

d e r i v e d f r o m

corn, sugarcane and

potato starch.

The card is made by Gemalto, which has

been Deutsche Post DHL’s sole supplier of

cards and personalisation services for the

past ten years.


Correios to upgrade its building efficiency

CTT-Correios of Portugal has conducted

energy certification and air control audits

at 54 of its buildings to classify them in

terms of energy efficiency and follow up

with improvement plans.

The company expects to achieve lighting

efficiency savings of up to 21 percent,

three percent savings in air conditioning

energy use and a 20 percent saving from

other energy uses in its buildings.

Electric bikes ease the delivery load

Correos of Spain has purchased 100

electric motorcycles and is installing 500

recharging points.

The initiative is part of a major fleet

renewal aimed at reducing the environ-

mental impact of Correos. The motorcycles

have been purchased under the Spanish

Industry Ministry’s MOVELE project which

aims to introduce 2,000 electric vehicles to

urban areas between 2009 and 2010.

The new motorcycles are being deployed in

metropolitan areas, especially in protected

historical districts. They will assist postal

delivery workers who currently have to

carry large volumes of mail on foot in

pedestrian areas.

P&T Luxembourg taking a step forward

Following the acquisition of hybrid and

gas vehicles, P&T Luxembourg took a step

further in making its transportation fleet

more eco-friendly by testing a fleet of

electric bicycles as an alternative to cars.

The bicycles are being tested in different

parts of the country to evaluate if they are

suitable for postal distribution.



TNT gains Supersector Leader award

TNT has again been awarded the title

Supersector Leader in the 2010 Dow Jones

Sustainability Index for industrial goods and

services including industrial transportation,

according to sustainability investment

specialist SAM.

Peter Bakker, TNT chief executive said:

“We regard this award as an independent

recognition for our fundamental belief that

corporate responsible business is not a fad

for prosperous times but is there to last.”

Correos moves forest funding to WWF

Correos has funded the planting of

a seventh forest in Spain through its

programme to donate two euro cents for

every Linea Verde environmentally friendly

envelope, box or package sold.

The company has signed a three-year

agreement with WWF to implement refor-

estation in Spain that aids diversity while

mitigating against erosion and deserti-

fication. Previously, Correos had a part-

nership with Fundación Bosques de la

T ierra, an organisation dedicated to

conserving the environment.

The latest forest will be planted in Galicia

where only five to 15 percent of a once

vast forest of birch and carballeira remains.

Hermes shouts out its eco-credentials

Hermes Germany is

d e m o n s t r a t i n g i t s

commitment to the

environment through a

new green logo: “WE

DO!”.

The company s a i d

i t wants to reduce

CO2 emissions as much as possible rather

than to offset them; the new logo would

communicate its intentions more clearly to

customers.

Since 1994, Hermes claims it has reduced

its CO2 emissions per shipment by almost

40 percent; it has been operating an ISO

14001 environmental management

programme for more than ten years.

The company is making its new

logo available to its corporate

cus tomers fo r d i sp lay on

shipping boxes and websites.




Deutsche Post DHL high in eco-indexes

Deutsche Post DHL has again been listed in

the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI)

for the world and Europe and in the FTSE4

Good Global Index.

Each year, the indices re-evaluate the

sustainabi l i ty efforts and results of

companies according to strict criteria

as guidance for sustainability-oriented

investors. For the second year running,

Deutsche Post DHL has achieved high

scores in the DJSI ratings for economic and

social criteria and a 97 percent score for

ecological criteria.

The company was also ranked second in

the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index

scoring 97 out of 100, and was placed

among the top ten percent of the world’s

500 leading companies to achieve the

highest rating in the Carbon Performance

Leadership Index.


Aramex releases its sustainability report

Middle East-based transport group Aramex

has published its third sustainability report

demonstrating its long term commitment

to sustainable business practices.

The company has converted 78 percent of

its fleet to low emission vehicles, reducing

fuel consumption by 21 percent.

It has expanded its partnership with Unicef

in the Middle East to provide free outbound

shipment of consignments and to handle

delivery of orders for the Unicef greetings

card within the UAE, Bahrain and Saudi

Arabia.

The Aramex Green Champions programme

trains staff in environmentally friendly prac-

tices in order to create green champions

across the global workforce. They will be

ambassadors for the company’s sustain-

ability initiatives.

GLS Germany builds eco-friendly depotParcels operator GLS Germany is constructing a new EU€ 5m depot in northern Germany according to envi-ronmental standards. The building is made mainly of steel and sandwich panels that can be fully recycled. A heat pump heating system reduces CO2 emissions while saving around 40 percent of operating costs.

DPD aids charity convoy to MarrakechDPD Netherlands assisted the Super-Ténéré Ride for Life 2010 motorcycle convoy to Marrakech which delivered five motorcycles and a pack of spare parts to local health authorities. The Yamaha motorcycles will be used to transport blood samples

DHL sends aid to wildfire victimsDHL Russia delivered essential goods to people affected by wildfires. The company collected goods and raised funds to buy fire-fighting equipment for volunteers.

DPD offers relief in disaster-hit areasDPD Germany raised funds to help earthquake victims in Haiti while DPD Hungary raised funds and trans-ported relief to victims of floods in the northern part of Hungary.

UPS delivers by tricycleUPS now has six tricycles providing zero emissions deliveries in German cities. The bikes are fed by parked delivery vans used as mobile depots.

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UPS to deploy more hybrid vehicles

UPS is to deploy 130 hybrid vehicles next

year to save an estimated 66,085 gallons

of fuel and 671 tonnes of CO2 emissions a

year.

The company has invested more than

US$ 25m in developing its alternative

fuel vehicle fleet claiming to be the first

package delivery company to introduce a

hybrid electric vehicle into daily operation

in early 1998. It currently has 250 hybrid

diesel/electric vehicles operating in the

United States.

UPS has set a goal to improve the fuel

consumption of its entire package delivery

fleet by 20 percent by 2020. The new

goal builds on the ten percent reduction

achieved between 2000 and 2009 and

applies to the US ground fleet of 60,000

vehicles.

The company has also expanded its carbon

neutral product to United States shippers

using UPS.com and UPS CampusShip;

online retailers that have integrated UPS

into their websites and 35 countries and

territories.

The carbon offsetting scheme offering

customers the option of carbon neutral

shipments was introduced in the US in

2009. New offerings include a contract

version for customers wishing to offset all

their shipments.

AmericasWhite House website displays USPS goals

The United States Postal Service’s Stra-

tegic Sustainability Performance Plan is

now accessible via the White House’s new

website presenting the federal govern-

ment’s goals for clean energy, waste

reduction and greenhouse gas reduction.

The plan describes the Postal Service’s

goals and targets summarising implemen-

tation initiatives made so far. The goals

help to integrate sustainability with perfor-

mance management systems, to engage

employees to implement low or no-cost

initiatives and to communicate progress to

key stakeholders.

On greenhouse gas, the Postal Service goal

is to reduce scope 1,2 and 3 emissions by

20 percent by 2020, based on 2008. The

target for facilities is to reduce total energy

use by 30 percent by 2015, based on

2003.

Further goa ls cover owned veh ic le

fuel , waste, use of environmental ly

friendly materials and water. Target-

driven programmes are also in place for

employees, suppliers, customers and sector

performance.

One in i t iat ive, the green roof atop

the Morgan mail processing facility in

Manhattan, has outperformed its target

achieving a 40 percent a month reduction

in energy use. The Postal Service says it

is more than two-thirds of the way to

achieving its goal to reduce facilities’

energy use by 30 percent by 2015.

More post office recycling points

Mail recycling facilities are now available

at more than 10,000 locations across the

United States to make it easier for Post

Office Box customers to recycle their mail

at post offices rather than taking items

home.

“Lobby recycling is an important part of

the Postal Service’s conservation efforts

because it helps divert paper waste from

landfills and helps our bottom line, making

us greener and smarter,” said Deborah

Giannoni-Jackson, vice president, employee

resource management.

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Mapping tool sheds light on Haiti aid

FedEx worked during summer 2010 to

develop a web-based mapping platform

bringing transparency and accountability to

recovery and rehabilitation efforts in Haiti.

The project involved cooperation between

FedEx, the United States Chamber of

Commerce, Business Civic Leadership

Center (BCLC) and InterAction.

“The mapping tool will be a vital resource

fo r he lp ing compan ies , NGOs and

government agencies understand where

the critical needs are and where they can

make the biggest difference,” said US

Chamber BCLC executive director Stephen

Jordan.

Local restoration projects under way

FedEx, a partner in the Five Star Resto-

ration Program, has announced jointly with

the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

(NFWF) the award of nine grants enabling

urban residents in the United States to take

action on local environmental challenges.

“By actively participating in these projects

and encouraging others to join them, FedEx

and its team members around the nation

are leading the way to protect and restore

our urban spaces,” said Jeff Trandahl exec-

utive director of NFWF.


FedEx operates turtle egg limousine

Following the oil spill in the northern Gulf

of Mexico, FedEx Custom Critical coop-

erated with the National Fish and Wildlife

Foundation to transport hundreds of

loggerhead sea turtle nests containing

thousands of eggs to Florida’s Atlantic

coast.

The trailer transporting the nests main-

tained an ideal temperature range of

80 to 90Deg F and customised packing

included a slotted aluminium floor to the

vehicle allowing airflow to each pallet. All

the pallets were custom-built to hold six

containers of sea turtle eggs and additional

cushions dampened vibrations in transit.


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Japan Post to buy 1,000 electric vehicles

Japan Post is to buy around 1,000 electric

vehicles from start-up manufacturer Zeros-

ports Co in 2011.

The vehicles, to be used for mail collection

and delivery, will represent about a third

of the company’s annual replacement of

3,000 vehicles.

Japan Post has been testing electric vehicle

from Zerosports, Mitsubishi and Fuji Heavy

Industries since 2009, evaluating cost and

performance.

The Zerosports electric vehicles are based

on a Fuji Heavy commercial mini-vehicle

retrofitted with electric drive using lithium

ion batteries.

The vehicle is said to have a range of at

least 100 km after eight hours’ charging at

a price 20 to 30 percent lower than other

electric models.

Asia-PacificNew Zealand Post tests electric Mitsubishi

New Zealand Post is testing the all-electric

Mitsubishi iMiEV all-electric vehicle on Pace

courier delivery operations in Wellington.

The trial is testing out the vehicle’s tech-

nology over two years as part of the

electric car initiative led by Wellington City

Council.

New Zealand group chief executive Brian

Roche has stressed the importance of

exploring innovative energy technologies

for the sake of the business as well as the

planet.

“New Zealand Post Group needs to trial

electric vehicle technology in real time on

New Zealand roads in local conditions if

we’re to be able to make informed deci-

sions about our vehicle fleet in the future,”

Mr. Roche said.

In the past three years, New Zealand Post

Group has reduced its CO2 emissions by

8.6 percent.


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Support of Pakistan flood victims

Both TNT and DHL provided logistics

support to international relief activities in

flood-hit Pakistan.

TNT provided warehouse space in Multan

and Islamabad plus resources to operate

them. Its employees raised funds to help six

Pakistani colleagues who lost their homes.

DHL deployed a team of logistics experts

from its Disaster Response Team and

managed a temporary warehouse at

Islamabad International Airport.

Australia Post signs up to carbon offset

Australia Post is participating in the govern-

ment’s National Carbon Offset Standard

(NCOS) Carbon Neutral Program and will

be able to use the NCOS logo to certify

that its products or operations are carbon

neutral.

The programme is designed to provide a

benchmark for consumer confidence in

carbon neutral claims by businesses.

DHL runs multi-modal from China

DHL’s global forwarding and freight divi-

sions have launched multi-modal delivery

services from China, combining air, road,

rail and sea transport to reduce cargo costs

by an expected 20 to 50 percent and emis-

sions by up to 89 percent.

Meanwhile, in Singapore, DHL has estab-

lished an SGD 3m sustainable supply chain

centre for Asia-Pacific to boost sustainable

development in the region in cooperation

with the Logistics Institute Asia Pacific at

the National University of Singapore.

The centre will create practical business

tools for the industry to establish bench-

marks in areas of sustainable logistics

involving research and education.

TNT operates electric vehicles in China

TNT has introduced five electric delivery

vehicles in China. The vehicles are produced

by Chinese manufacturer Dongfeng Motor

and became fully operational in Shanghai

in September following a three month trial.

The vehicles are powered by l ithium

batteries and feature high-tech monitoring

systems that record power consumption

data during operation. They are said to

need only two-and-a-half hours to be fully

charged and to have a range of more than

120 km.

TNT unveiled its electric vehicles at its

Responsible Transport Forum during World

Expo in Shanghai where almost 100 partic-

ipants discussed the challenges of rising

CO2 emissions and road safety, sharing best

practice that could help meet industry and

government goals.Aramex brings scooters to MumbaiAramex has introduced 14 battery-operated scooters to its operations in Mumbai, India as part of its commitment to environmental initiatives.

>>In Brief - Asia-Pacific


Green Flash Issue 9 | 18 October 2010EuropeAmericasAsia-Pacific

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