Dutch online retailer Bol.com6 has become the first e-commerce company to receive a Climate Neutral Certification. The certificate was awarded by Dutch consultant Climate Neutral Group7 (CNG) on account of Bol.com’s efforts to calculate and reduce its emissions in line with the Paris agreement.
"To reduce our own CO2 emissions, we have already taken steps to make our buildings, packaging, deliveries and returns more sustainable,” said Jori Ebskamp, the company’s CSR & sustainability lead8. “In the coming years, our focus will be on further reduction, in line with the conditions of CNG.”
Bol.com has close to 50,000 brands selling their own products on its platform, which the retailer also offsets – calculating emissions from the moment items arrive in its fulfilment centers until delivery.
"We [support them] in reducing their emissions, for example by sharing knowledge and offering logistics services that make their processes more sustainable. In addition, we now also offset their operational emissions. Because together with all our sales partners, we can really make an impact."