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Learn How DHL Customers are Using GoGreen Plus

Learn how DHL customers are implementing specific logistics measures to address greenhouse gas emissions and material use within defined parts of their supply chains.

Decarbonising Express Shipments

Speed and Sustainability: Express Case Studies

Our customers are choosing to decarbonise their express and time-definite shipments, while still maintaining service quality. Discover how you can do the same with DHL Express.

Mytheresa Offers Luxury Customers Low-Emission Shipping

As part of their ongoing relationship with DHL Express, luxury e-commerce brand Mytheresa has committed to a five-year deal to reduce delivery emissions with GoGreen Plus. 

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SCREEN Ships Small Parts with SAF Service

Read more on the long-term agreement between SCREEN Semiconductor Solutions and DHL Express to reduce CO2e emissions through insetting with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

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Decarbonising Air and Ocean Freight

Low-Emission Cargo Transport Case Studies

By switching to sustainable fuels for transporting cargo, our customers can reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions on a large scale. We enable businesses to reduce their GHG emission footprint through insetting with sustainable fuels. Learn more with DHL Global Forwarding.

Leading global healthcare company reduces 30,000 tonnes of GHG emissions

A leading global healthcare company chose GoGreen Plus to support with their decarbonisation roadmap. They reduced 30,000 tonnes of GHG emissions in the first year alone through insetting with sustainable fuels.

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DHL partners with Schneider Electric to launch new shipping model

DHL Global Forwarding successfully deployed two industry-first multimodal shipping bridges between Asia and North America.

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German consumer goods company reduces their logistics footprint by over 4,700 metric tons of carbon

Discover how a German consumer goods company reduced their footprint by over 4,700 metric tons of carbon in 2025 using Sustainable Marine Fuel on the main haul.

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Decarbonising Road and Rail Transport

First movers: Low-emission Road and Rail Case Studies

Does your business rely heavily on road freight transportation? The customers below are using innovative solutions that lower emissions and increase efficiency of road transport services. Learn more from DHL Freight.

International Motorsport Company with First Biofuel-Powered Fleet

DHL Freight deployed 18 new biofuel-powered trucks to support European races for the 2023 season – all part of the racing series’ goal to become net zero by 2030.

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Rolling Highway for Low-Emissions Transport

Combining road and rail, DHL Freight provided a sustainable and efficient transport solution for a customer across a European trade lane.

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Reducing GHG emissions with a multi-modal solution for Auto Parts

Efficient, customised and transparent – discover how DHL Freight provided a sustainable multimodal transport solution for an automotive OEM.

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DHL Freight introduces fully electric tractor-trailers from Mercedes-Benz Trucks

Discover how Mercedes-Benz and DHL Freight collaborated to deploy fully electric Mercedes-Benz eActros 300 trucks.

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Decarbonising End-to-End Transport Operations

Switch and Save: Sustainable Road Transport Case Studies

From smart trucks and efficient network design to advanced initiatives including usage of sustainable fuels and electric vehicles, our usage of sustainable fuels are helping our customers substantially reduce GHG emissions and deliver value to their transport operations. Learn more from DHL Supply Chain.

Decarbonised Last-Mile Deliveries for Global Home Brand

Learn how DHL Supply Chain is helping a UK furnishing retailer meet their sustainability targets by electrifying the last-mile for large-item home delivery.

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Thai retailer & DHL Electrify Retail Supply Chain

Thai retailer and DHL Supply Chain joined efforts to electrify product distribution to branches in Bangkok. Learn how these electric trucks are part of their net-zero agenda.

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British multinational retailer introduces Bio-LNG Trucks in UK

British multinational retailer partnered with DHL to swap 35 diesel trucks for new Bio-LNG trucks. Learn how this switch alone could reduce up to 3,000 tonnes of CO2e emissions each year.

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Circularity and Sustainable Packaging Solutions

Reducing Waste and Costs: Circularity and Packaging Case Studies

Need to reduce the environmental footprint of your packaging? From circular models to the return of used and damaged goods, we’ve supported customers with a range of solutions to reduce, repurpose and recycle packaging. Discover more with DHL Supply Chain.

Sustainable Packaging Delivered Savings for Ricoh

DHL Supply Chain experts worked with Ricoh Europe to find ways to make their packaging more sustainable, as well as uncovering costs and materials savings along the way.

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Reducing Environmental Footprint through Packaging and Shipment Optimisation

A global life sciences leader in biological therapies replaced all packaging consumables at their global distribution hub in Sweden with sustainable solutions.

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Carbon Neutral Warehousing

Sustainable by Design: Carbon-Neutral Warehousing Case Studies 

Our carbon neutral warehousing solutions are designed to employ efficiency measures which generate energy savings, and advanced technologies for decarbonisation, energy self-reliance, water reduction and biodiversity measures.  Discover more with DHL Supply Chain.

New Carbon-Neutral Design for Life Sciences Facility

Find out how DHL Supply Chain delivered a new 32,000m2 Life Sciences & Healthcare (LSH) campus in Germany, which is a DGNB1 Gold standard building1)

1)DGNB (Deutsche Gesellschaft für nachhaltiges Bauen / German Sustainable Building Council)

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Sustainable Warehouse Technology Saves €180,000 in Costs

Discover how DHL Supply Chain’s largest Life Sciences & Healthcare warehouse facility is supported by Australia’s first dynamic urban power station.

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Decarbonising E-commerce and Parcel Shipments

Going Fossil-Free: E-commerce Case Studies

End consumers increasingly expect parcel deliveries to be done in the most sustainable way possible, while leading e-tailers have found that low-emissions transport solutions are key for customer satisfaction. Discover more with Post and Parcel Germany and DHL eCommerce.

On-site BIO-CNG stations for Post & Parcel Germany

Post & Parcel Germany opened the first BIO-CNG alternative fuel station in October 2023, and plan to have 12 CNG gas stations in operation by the end of 2024.

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DHL eCommerce Netherlands delivers a fossil free last mile-movement of goods from a transportation hub to their final destination—typically a customer’s home address.

80-90% of all parcels delivered to consumers is carried out by an electric vehicle or HVO100 fueled van, leading to a fast and tangible reducing of CO2e emissions.

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