Greentech Lead U.S: DHL, an international express
shipping provider, has expanded its GOGREEN environmental services with
two new carbon reporting services.
The new service provides US importers and exporters with
transparency of their carbon emissions. The launch of
DHL GOGREEN Carbon Estimate and DHL GOGREEN Carbon
Footprint services meets a growing priority of many businesses that are looking
to act more environmentally responsible.
DHL GOGREEN Carbon Estimate is a forecast
service that provides customers with a single, high-level estimate of their
CO2 footprint for their most recent three month time period based on
global average carbon emission factors. This snapshot allows customers to
baseline their carbon footprint for informational and forecasting purposes.
DHL GOGREEN Carbon Footprint provides detailed
transparency of customers’ actual CO2 footprint emissions at trade lane,
product, mode of transport, account, and shipment level for a calendar year to
support them with baseline carbon reduction target setting decisions.
The CO2 calculation methodology and processes for
reports are verified by an independent body –the Swiss based Societe
Generale de Surveillance (SGS). The CO2 calculation methodology is
verified by the Swiss based auditor in accordance with the principles of ISO
14064 Standard.
The new GOGREEN reporting services
complement the current DHL GOGREEN Carbon Neutral service, which
enables customers to offset CO2 emissions for their DHL
shipments. DHL Express offers its three DHL GOGREEN services in
more than 50 countries worldwide, including many markets in Europe, Asia
Pacific, Africa and the Americas.
In 2011, Deutsche Post DHL shipped an estimated 1.9
billion GOGREEN Carbon Neutral shipments worldwide, while offsetting
134,000 tons of CO2 emissions. Since its launch in 2006, more than 270,000
tons of CO2 emissions have been offset by GOGREEN carbon neutral
shipping and logistics services.