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> TOP STORYTOP sTORy• Germane-retailerswanttoexpand

internationalsales,Hermessurveyfinds

AmERiCAs• 3Dprintingsettosignificantlyboost

parceldeliveries,USPSreportclaims

• DHLexpandsThermonetcoolnetworkintheAmericas

• UPSinvestsUS$70minexpansionofMemphisparcelshub

• DHLExpressexpandsinBrazilwithSaoPauloflightsandgateway

AsiA PACifiC• PhilippinePosttohostASEAN

e-CommerceForum• TNTExpressAustraliainvests

€59minnewBrisbanehub• DHLExpresstargetsJapanese

SMEswithmoreretailoutlets• SingPostinvestsine-Commerce

delivery

EuROPE• Asendiarestructuresitsinternational

shippingportfolio

• DPDupgradestechnologytospeedupdeliveries

• Itellaannouncesnewpartnerships• InPostandColisPrivéchallenge

GeoPost’sFrenchparcelterminalnetwork

• TNTExpresslaunchesSpecialExpress

• DPDIrelandachievesTAPAaccreditation

• PostNLincreasesoutlookfor2014• PocztaPolskainvestsin

e-Commerceasfinancialperformanceimproves

• FedExExpressopensnewbranchesinMadridandBarcelona

• SwissPostlaunchesonlineletterbox

• UPSexpandssouthernEnglandcapacitywithnewSouthamptondepot

• eBaytoofferclick&collectserviceat650ArgosstoresintheUK

• DHLExpressinvests€195minexpandingUKcapacity

• UKe-retailparceldeliveriesspeedupandheadforinternationalboom

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GERmAn E-RETAilERs wAnT TO ExPAnd inTERnATiOnAl sAlEs, HERmEs suRvEy findsAsurveycarriedoutbyparcelserviceproviderHermesLogisticsGmbHshowsthatGerman e-retailerswant to expand their international business but aresceptical about the impact of the newEU consumer rights directive,whichcameintoeffectinJune.

Ahigh47%ofthesurveyedshopssaidinternationalsaleswill grow in the future. However only 11% think that thisgrowthwillbeduetothenewconsumerrightsdirective,andmorethanoneinfour(28%)believethedirectivecouldholdbackcross-bordersales.Asmuchas79%ofthee-retailerssaidtheyalreadyshipgoodsabroad.Around40%saidtheywanted to expand their own international business, while25%arestilluncertainaboutsuchmoves.

Themainreasonsforholdingbackexpansionisdeliverycharges,which71%of the shops declared as themain barrier for international shipments. Thisis followed by customs dues, complicated handling of returns and country-specificparticularities,suchaspaymentmethods.Regardingdeliveryservices,notificationbysignatureseemstobethemostimportantserviceforGermane-retailers.Multiple delivery attempts and cross-border track and trace arealmostjustasimportant,thesurveyshowed.

Source:CEP-Research

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• 3Dprintingsettosignificantlyboostparceldeliveries,USPSreportclaims

• DHLexpandsThermonetcoolnetworkintheAmericas

• UPSinvestsUS$70minexpansionofMemphisparcelshub

• DHLExpressexpandsinBrazilwithSaoPauloflightsandgateway

AmERiCAs 3d PRinTinG sET TO siGnifiCAnTly bOOsT PARCEl dElivERiEs, usPs REPORT ClAimsParceldeliveryfirmscouldexperienceasignificantboostincommercialpackagevolumesas3Dprintingbecomesmorewidespread, according to a new report commissioned bytheUSPostalServiceOfficeofInspectorGeneralthatsaidUSPScouldbenefitbyanestimatedUS$485mperyear.

Inthewhitepaper,‘IfItPrints,ItShips:3DPrintingandthePostal Service’, Christensen said 3D-printing technologywasstartingtohaveasignificantimpactontheUS$10.5tnglobalmanufacturingsector.

Itobservedthatmost3D-printedobjectswerelightweight,which it said was exactly the type of parcel the PostalService specialised in handling. The report said thistechnology promised to have profound ramifications forbusinessesallalongthesupplychain,includingUSPS,butitalsostatedsomeofthefervourwasbasedonunrealistichype.Itmaintainedthatmany3D-printedproductswouldbemanufacturedclosertowhereconsumerslive,butwillstillneedlast-miledelivery.

Source:CEP-Research

dHl ExPAnds THERmOnET COOl nETwORk in THE AmERiCAsDHLGlobal Forwarding has expanded its global networkof certifiedThermonet facilities for theLifeSciences andHealthcareindustrywith13locationsintheAmericas.

Thefacilitiesoffer2-8°CcoldstoragespacetoserveDHL’s

global customer base in the Life Sciences & Healthcaresector with temperature-controlled air freight shipmentneeds. DHL Thermonet provides seamless temperaturevisibilityalongthesupplychain,24/7proactivemonitoringandinterventionbasedonpre-determinedtouchpointsandDHL’sRFIDSmartSensortechnology.

DHLisconstantlyexpandingitsThermonetnetworkofLifeSciencesCertifiedStationsandplanstointegratemorethan65stationsacrosstheglobebytheendof2014and80bytheendof2015.

Source:CEP-Research

uPs invEsTs us$70m in ExPAnsiOn Of mEmPHis PARCEls HubUPSannouncedamajorexpansionofitsparceldistributionhub inMemphis,USA,withan investmentofUS$70mtorespondtovolumegrowthatthesitewiththeaimtoexpandtheparcel-sortingcapacityonsiteby80%.

Tobecompleted inearly2016, theexpansionprojectwilladd13,000m²tothefacilitylocatedonSwinneaRoadinMemphisbringingitstotalareatonearly40,000m²,whichequalsanincreaseofaround30%.Withtheupgrade,UPSaims to improve processes by increasing capacity andexpandingtheuseofitsnext-generationsortingtechnology.

UPSsaid that the larger facility footprintandnewsortingtechnologywillhelphandlingincreasingvolumesinthemid-south,largelydrivenbydouble-digitgrowthine-Commercevolumes.

Source:CEP-Research

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AMERICAS• 3Dprintingsettosignificantlyboost

parceldeliveries,USPSreportclaims• DHLexpandsThermonetcoolnetwork

intheAmericas• UPSinvestsUS$70minexpansionof

Memphisparcelshub• DHLExpressexpandsinBrazilwith

SaoPauloflightsandgateway

dHl ExPREss ExPAnds in bRAzil wiTH sAO PAulO fliGHTs And GATEwAyDHLExpressispoisedtoexpandinBrazilwithnewflightstoSaoPauloandanewgatewayatViracoposairportasitcontinuestoaddaircapacityandgroundinfrastructure in theAmericas on the back of consistent double-digit growth,seniorexecutivestoldCEP-Research.

LaterthismonthairlinepartnerAtlasAirwill launchfiveweeklyB747-400flights fromMiami toSaoPaulo’sViracoposairportwhereDHLwillopenanewgatewayfacility.

DHL Aviation’s VP for the Americas, Red Alexander, said thatDHLAviationAmericashasachievedgrowthofaround15%thisyear,withaparticularlystrongperformancefortraffictoandfromAsia,followingconsistentexpansionfromallofitsmainmarketsoverthelastfewyears.Oneofthedrivershasbeentheexpansionine-Commerce-relatedB2Ctraffic.

Source:CEP-Research


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• PhilippinePosttohostASEANe-CommerceForum

• TNTExpressAustraliainvests€59minnewBrisbanehub

• DHLExpresstargetsJapaneseSMEswithmoreretailoutlets

• SingPostinvestsine-Commercedelivery

AsiA PACifiC PHiliPPinE POsT TO HOsT AsEAn E-COmmERCE fORumThefirstASEANe-CommerceInterconnectForumwasheldon10-11JulyinManila,Philippines.

PostaloperatorsfromtheAssociationofSouthEastAsian(ASEAN)regionmettogetabetterunderstandingoftheInternationalPostCorporation’se-CommerceInterconnectProgramme.Theprogrammeaimstodeliverafullytracked,end-to-endglobalseamlesspostaldeliverynetworkforcross-border-e-Commerceinwhichallpostaloperatorscommittosharedglobalstandards.

AccordingtoPostmasterGeneralJosieDelaCruz,theprogrammeoffersatremendousopportunitytoASEANpostaloperatorsinthewakeoftheregion’seconomicintegrationby2015.InternationalPostCorporationprovidedtheinformationnecessarytoevaluate,debateandensurethatthee-CommerceInterconnectProgrammewillmeettheneedsofeachcountryintheASEANregion.

Source:PhilippinePost

TnT ExPREss AusTRAliA invEsTs €59m in nEw bRisbAnE HubTNT Express is investing AU$85m (€59m) in a newregional hub nearBrisbane to expand capacity in easternAustraliaforfuturegrowth.

Construction of the new regional headquarters anddistribution centre at Redbank in Ipswich, about 40 km

eastofBrisbane,isduetostartthismonth,withcompletionexpected in June 2015. The new depot’s state-of-the-artparcelsortingtechnologywillprocess15,000parcelsperhour,upfromtheSalisburyfacility’scapacityof3,000perhour,whileachievinga20%improvementinCO2emissions.

TNTExpressQueenslandRegionalDirectorPeterGutschesaid: “The new depot is part of TNT Express’ broaderinvestmentinitsoperationsaroundAustralia,includingthecreationofnew‘superhubs’inSydneyandMelbourne,alsodueforcompletionduring2015andcomplementingthoseinotherlocationswhichhavebeenupgradedinrecentyears.

Source:CEP-Research

dHl ExPREss TARGETs JAPAnEsE smEs wiTH mORE RETAil OuTlETsDHLExpress is aiming towinmore business fromSMEsin Japan by expanding its retail network through a newpartnership. The express operator will open 23 moreServicePointsincooperationwithmajorretailerACCEACo.atACCEAstoresinTokyo,Kanagawa,OsakaandOkayama.

ThiswillgiveDHLatotalof173outletsdesignedtoenableSMEs and individuals to drop off international expresspackages. Customers can use the DHL Express Easyservice,coveringa500-gramenvelopeuptoa25-kilogrambox,forinternationalshipping.

TheexpansionmakethisthelargestsuchretailnetworkinJapan,accordingtoDHL,andthenetworkisscheduledforfurtherexpansioninfuturetoimprovecustomerconvenience.DHLplans tostartprovidingservicesatACCEAstoresat

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ASIA PACIFIC• PhilippinePosttohostASEAN

e-CommerceForum• TNTExpressAustraliainvests€59min

newBrisbanehub• DHLExpresstargetsJapaneseSMEs

withmoreretailoutlets• SingPostinvestsine-Commerce

delivery

terminalstationsandinbusinessareasinmajorcitiesnationwide.

Source:CEP-Research

sinGPOsT invEsTs in E-COmmERCE dElivERySingapore Post started delivering parcels on Saturdays as of 12 July inresponsetorisingvolumesofe-Commercegoodsrequiringhomedelivery.Thenewservicewillbeaccompaniedbyexpansionofthecompany’sfleetofthree-wheelervehiclestocarrymoreandheavieritemsaswellasmore24/7self-servicepostaloutlets.

Thecompanyalsosaiditwillintroducemore‘newconcept’postoffices,whicharedesignedwithspaciousauto-lobbiesallowing24/7accesstokey services, including parcel collection services, postage purchases,shippingandpaymentservices.ThefirstsuchofficewasopenedinMarchthisyear.In2011,SingPostintroducedthree-wheelersastheyareeasierandmorestableforpostmentohandlecomparedtothetwo-wheelers,andhenceimproveworksafety.Thecompanyisnowintroducing‘secondgeneration’three-wheelers,whichcomewithawindscreen,asunroof,anenlargedpannierbox,fourcompartmentboxesandastrongermotor.

Singapore Post Group CEO,Wolfgang Baier said: “We are investing morethan SG$100m over the next few years to upgrade and modernise postalinfrastructureandimprovecustomerservicestandards.Because,atthecore,weareapostalcompanyandwetakeourserviceobligationsveryseriously.”Aspartof itsongoing transformation,SingPosthasbeensteadilyexpandingbeyond Singapore, leveraging its regional platformQuantium Solutions andother subsidiaries and partners, to offer e-Commerce logistics solutionscovering freight, customs and regulations management, warehousing andfulfilment,last-miledeliveryandreturnsaswellase-Commercewebservices.

Source:CEP-Research


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EUROPE• Asendiarestructuresitsinternational

shippingportfolio• DPDupgradestechnologytospeedup

deliveries• Itellaannouncesnewpartnerships• InPostandColisPrivéchallenge


• TNTExpresslaunchesSpecialExpress• DPDIrelandachievesTAPA

accreditation• PostNLincreasesoutlookfor2014• PocztaPolskainvestsine-Commerce

asfinancialperformanceimproves• FedExExpressopensnewbranchesin

MadridandBarcelona• SwissPostlaunchesonlineletterbox• UPSexpandssouthernEngland

capacitywithnewSouthamptondepot• eBaytoofferclick&collectserviceat

650ArgosstoresintheUK• DHLExpressinvests€195min

expandingUKcapacity• UKe-retailparceldeliveriesspeedup

andheadforinternationalboom

AsEndiA REsTRuCTuREs iTs inTERnATiOnAl sHiPPinG PORTfOliOAsendia,theinternationalmailjointventurebetweenFrance’sLeGroupeLaPosteandSwissPost, has restructured itsinternational service portfolio with tailored solutions fordirectmail,businesslettersandpressdistribution.

Thenewproductstructure thatcame intoeffecton 1Julycomprises the three categories ‘Easy and Expert DirectMail’, ‘Daily and Periodic BusinessMail’ and ‘SubscriberPress’. The offering is complemented with the ‘StandardGoods’serviceforcross-bordershippingoflightgoodsupto2kg.

Inaddition,customerscantrackthestatusoftheirshippedgoods with a specially developed e-Commerce tool. Theonline portal also enables them to create the necessaryshipping label and obtain information about the deliverypartners directly on site. Asendia also takes over theresponsemanagementandoffersdifferentreturnsolutions.

Source:CEP-Research

dPd uPGRAdEs TECHnOlOGy TO sPEEd uP dElivERiEsDPDisupgradingitstechnologyinseveralEuropeanmarketstospeedupdeliveriesforbusinessandprivatecustomers.

InAustria,theparcelscarrierisintroducingnewHoneywellscanners for its more than 1,000 drivers to speed updeliveries of its 157,000 daily parcels. The Honeywell99EXscannersoffernumerousadvantagesintermsofease

ofuse,computingpowerandsmartphone-stylefunctions.

In Russia, DPD has commissioned a new automatedsortationsystemforitsdistributioncentreinSt.Petersburgfrom theBeumerGroup inorder to expandcapacity, andplans to installed similar systems in otherRussiandepotsinfuture.

In Germany, the parcels carrier is introducing the ‘DPDCloud’,providingsimpleintegrationofDPDparcelshippinginto other IT systems. The DPD Cloud also offers ashippinginterfacewithMagento,oneoftheleadingonlineshopsystemsworldwide.MagentouserscannowmanageshippingbyDPDwithintheirshopsoftwareandnolongerhavetoswitchtoadifferentplatform.

Source:CEP-Research

iTEllA AnnOunCEs nEw PARTnERsHiPsItellaandSSISchäferhavesignedaprocurementagreementon the delivery of an automated warehouse to Voutila.According to the agreement, SSI Schäfer will deliver theautomatedwarehouseandrelatedhardware,workstations,conveyorsandtheITsystem.

In early2014, Itella launched a€10m investment projectrelatedtoe-Commercewarehousinganddispatchoperations.ThelogisticscentretobecompletedatVoutilawillbeoneofthemostsophisticatedwarehousinganddeliverysystemsinthewholeofEurope.Themostintegralpartoftheprojectisawarehousethatisspecificallydesignedforthehandlingofonlinestoreorders.

In other news, Itella Logistics and Raben Group havedecided to extend the existing partnership between the

EuROPE

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Nordic countries and Raben branches in Germany. Thecooperationstarted1July2014.

Source:Itella;Itella

inPOsT And COlis PRivé CHAllEnGE GEOPOsT’s fREnCH PARCEl TERminAl nETwORkPolishfirmInPostisextendingitsparcelterminalnetworktoFrance throughastrategicpartnershipwith theFrenchB2Cdelivery firmColisPrivé.Thepartnershipwill competewiththePackcityparcelterminalnetworklaunchedbyGeoPostandNeopostincooperationwithAustria’sKEBAearlierthisyear.

Withtheparcellockerstobemadeavailabletoconsumersbyautumnthisyear,InPostplanstorollout2,500terminalsacross Francewithin two years in cooperationwithColisPrivé,amid-sizedhomedeliverycompany,asitsconfirmedlogisticspartner.InPostexplaineditsmotivationtoexpandtoFrancebythefactthatthecountrycurrentlyrepresentsthelargeste-CommercemarketinEuropeaftertheUK.InPost’spartnership with Colis Privé follows Amazon’s acquisitionlastmonthofa25%stakeintheparcelfirmwhichisoneofitsmajordeliverypartnersinFrance.ColisPrivé’sdealwithInPostislikelytosparkcompetitionwithGeoPost’sPackcityparcelterminalnetworkinFrance.

GeoPost, Le Groupe La Poste’s express subsidiary, andthemailroomequipmentproviderNeopostplan to rollout1,500lockersby2016acrossFrance,with1,000ofthesetobededicatedtoGeoPost.Inthelongterm,over3,000terminalsshouldbeinstalledacrossFrance.

Source:CEP-Research

TnT ExPREss lAunCHEs sPECiAl ExPREssTNTExpressGermanyhasaddedanewcombinedproductcalled Special Express to its standard portfolio offeringcustomersaneconomicalalternative todirect transportatafixedprice.

ThecompanysaidSpecialExpresscombines the financialbenefits of network transport with individual pick-upsand deliveries via special vehicles both domestically andinternationally.

WhileSpecialExpressisamoreeconomicalalternativetodirecttransportespeciallyforlongdistances,itisoftenevenfaster as the shipments are transported through themainnetworkofTNTExpress.

Source:CEP-Research

dPd iRElAnd ACHiEvEs TAPA ACCREdiTATiOnDPD Irelandhas justannounced that itsAthlonesortationhub and logistics facility has been awarded theTransportAssetProtectionAssociation(TAPA)“A”certification.

TAPAisgloballyrecognisedasaleaderinthefightagainstcargocrime.DPDisnowamong320Europeanbusinesseswho are TAPA members – including manufacturers anddistributorsaswellastransportproviders.AccordingtotheEuropeanUnion,thetheftofhigh-value,high-riskproductsmoving in supply chains in Europe costs businesses inexcessof€8.2bnayear.

Source:GeoPost

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POsTnl inCREAsEs OuTlOOk fOR 2014PostNLexpectstoreportafullyearunderlyingcashoperatingincomeofbetween€260mand€290m.PostNL’sformeroutlookforunderlyingcashoperatingincomein2014wasatthehighendoftheguidedrangeof€180mto€220m.

TheincreaseoftheoutlookismostlydrivenbythecontinuedstrongperformanceinMailintheNetherlands.Thestrongperformance is explained by, amongst others, the swiftexecutionofthecostsavingsplansandsomeincidentals.

Source:PostNL

POCzTA POlskA invEsTs in E-COmmERCE As finAnCiAl PERfORmAnCE imPROvEsIn2013,GrupaPocztaPolskarecordedanimprovedfinancialperformance,despitelowerrevenues.Thedecreaseinthegroup’s revenueswascompensatedby reductionofcosts,whichin2013fellby4%toPLN6.3bn.ComparablegrossprofitoftheGroupreachednearlyPLN200min2013.

The post has also announced that it is preparing a newcomprehensivesolutionfore-Commerce,withthemaingoalof supporting the development of online stores. The newofferofPocztaPolskaenablese-Commercecustomers togainaccesstotheentirerangeofservicesofpostalgroup,suchasshippingofpackages,accountsandloans,insuranceand e-services. In addition, Poczta Polska will provide aspecialplatformwhichwillallowcustomerstoeasilyreturngoodspurchasedonline.

Source:PocztaPolska

fEdEx ExPREss OPEns nEw bRAnCHEs in mAdRid And bARCElOnAFedExExpresshasstrengtheneditspresenceinSpainwithtwonewbranches inGetafe,nearMadrid,andParetsdelVallés,nearBarcelona.

The company has opened 11 new branches in Spain overthelastyearandnowcountsatotalof14branchesinthecountry. In the last twoandahalfyears,FedExexpandedits overall presence in Europe with more than 100 newbranches.

Like other operational branches of FedEx in Spain, thesenew facilities feature a wide range of services includingnext-daydeliveriestoEuropeordeliverieswithintwodaysforintercontinentalshipments.

Source:CEP-Research

swiss POsT lAunCHEs OnlinE lETTER bOxSwissPost has launched a newonline letter box service,called E-Post Office, allowing recipients to decide onlinewhethertheywishtoreceivetheirlettersasnormalintheirprivateletterboxorinelectronicform.

E-PostOfficeallowsrecipientstodecidehowtheywishtoreceiveconsignments:physicallyintheirprivateletterbox,electronicallyviatheplatformorasencryptede-mail.

PostFinanceisthefirstcompanytojoinE-PostOfficeasasender.Fromnowon,PostFinanceprivatecustomerswitha Swiss domicile address who do not use e-finance can

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organisetheirPostFinancecorrespondencethroughE-PostOffice.

Source:SwissPost

uPs ExPAnds sOuTHERn EnGlAnd CAPACiTy wiTH nEw sOuTHAmPTOn dEPOTUPShasopenedanewfacility inSouthamptontoexpandcapacity in southern England while a top minister hasinaugurated a new environmental station at the firm’s UKhubatTamworthincentralEngland.

The new 8,400m² package sorting and delivery facilityat features the latest in sustainable and environmentallyfriendlydesign, highlightingUPS’s commitment tomakingits network as efficient and environmentally sound as

possible.Meeting theBREEAMstandard forsustainable buildings, the new Southamptonfacility includes designs for maximisingnaturallightingandfeaturesenergyefficiencymeasures,suchassmart lightingcontrolandsolar panels providing electricity to the hotwatersystems.

Source:CEP-Research

EbAy TO OffER CliCk & COllECT sERviCE AT 650 ARGOs sTOREs in THE ukOnline marketplace eBay and British retail chain Argosare extending their Click & Collect partnership enablingshopperstopickuptheironlinepurchasesfromoneoftheretailer’s650storesacrosstheUK.

TheClick&CollectpartnershipcommencedinSeptember2013 with 50 eBay sellers offering a selected range ofproductsforcollectionin150Argosstores.Thetrialserviceprovedsuccessfuloperationallyandincrediblypopularwithcustomers,accordingtoeBay.

Under theexpansionplan,onlineshopperswillbeable toselect products from amuchwider range of eBay sellersforcollectionfromabout650Argosstores.Some65,000eBay sellers are expected to offer items for collection atArgosbytheendof2014,risingtoaround80,000in2015.

Source:CEP-Research

dHl ExPREss invEsTs €195m in ExPAndinG uk CAPACiTyDHLExpresstodayunveiledplanstoinvest£156m(€195m)inexpanding its infrastructure in theUKtoboostcapacityanddrivegrowthinexportvolumes.

Thecompanywillspend£90mexpandingitsexpresshubatEastMidlandsAirportandafurther£32matitssouthernhubnearHeathrowAirport.Detailsofthefuturecapacityatthetwositeswerenotimmediatelyavailable.

The remaining £34m will be spent on new facilities inManchester, Croydon and Sheffield, including additionalwarehousing, sorting facilities and modern operationalprocesses to improve international trade,cut transit timesanddrivemoreefficient,sustainablesupplychains forUKbusinesses.Theoverallinvestmentwillbefullyimplementedby2016.

Source:CEP-Research

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uk E-RETAil PARCEl dElivERiEs sPEEd uP And HEAd fOR inTERnATiOnAl bOOmUKcross-border e-retail parcel deliveries are set tomore thandouble in thenext threeyears if thecurrentgrowth rateofmore than30% ismaintained,according to the latest analysis by online retail association IMRGandparcelmulti-carrierplatformMetaPack,whichindicatedoverallUKe-retaildeliverieswerefaroutpacingexpectationsthisyear.

AccordingtotheIMRGMetaPackUKDeliveryIndexforJune2014,anexpected161monlineorderspostedcross-borderthisyearmayriseto384min2017ifcurrenttrendscontinue.Meanwhile,thetotalnumberofonlineordersdespatchedbyretailersintheUKisexpectedtotop1bnnextyearandreacharound1.3bnin2017.

Overall parcel delivery volumes from UK e-retail sales have far outpacedexpectationsthisyear,withcumulativegrowthof20%forthefirstfivemonthsoftheyear,accordingtoAndrewStarkey,Headofe-LogisticsatIMRG.

Source:CEP-Research


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2014SUSTAINABILITY

17 July 2014

Quarterly newsletter on sustainability initiatives in the postal sector

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> TOP STORYTOP sTORy• POSTLuxembourgpresentsits

secondannualCSRreport

AmERiCAs• USPSworkstoimprovefuel

efficiency• CanadaPostreleases2013CSR

Report• DHLjoinstheUSEnvironmental

ProtectionAgency’sGreenPowerPartnership

• FedExreleasessixthannualFedExGlobalCitizenshipReport

• UPS’snewbiomethanerefuellingstationopened

AsiA PACifiC• AustraliaPosttakesdeliveryoffirst

Renaultelectricvans• DHLExpressVietnaminvests

US$2minnewfuel-efficientvehicles

EuROPE• AustrianPosttodoublee-vehicle

fleet• bpostclearstheairwithcombined

same-daydeliveriesinAntwerp

• GLSstartsoperationsatitsthirdecodepotinBelgium

• DeutschePostDHLhasparticipatedforfiveyearsintheWorldEnvironmentDay

• DeutschePostDHLintroducesfirstTeardropTrailerinGermanyandFrance

• DPDandUPSaddelectricvehiclesinGermany

• UPSdeployselectricvehiclesinthestreetsofRotterdam

• NewgreenfleetprizedbymayorofLisbon

• ChronopostlaunchescampaignforCDandDVDrecycling

• PostNordDenmarkturntheislandofBornholmgreen

• SolarpanelsinplaceatPostNord’snewterminaloutsideStockholm

• SEURreceivestheEWWR2013awardforitsinvolvementinwastereduction

• CORREOSjoinsCONAMAwithdirectmarketingcampaign

• TNTExpressscoopsCarbonTrustawards

POsT luxEmbOuRG PREsEnTs iTs sECOnd AnnuAl CsR REPORTOn 1 July, POST Luxembourg presented its second corporate socialresponsibility(CSR)report.Thereportcovers theyear2013 for thePOSTLuxembourg Group and is available at www.postgroup.lu. This report wasestablishedandcertifiedusingtheG4methodologyoftheGlobalReportingInitiative (GRI). POST Luxembourg is the first company in Luxembourg toobtainthiscertification.

Amongst the achievements realised in 2013were: the implementation of anewCSRgovernancestructure;thelaunchofaprogrammeandteamforthepsycho-socialsupportoftheemployees;areductioninpaperconsumptionby6.3%;thedoublingofthenumberofelectricvehicles,andtheinstallationofadditionalsolarpanels.

For2014-15, thePOSTLuxembourg intendsto further develop its CSR initiatives bystrengthening the commitment of its internalandexternalstakeholdersandquantifyingtheimpactof itsactivitiesby2020,forinstanceasregardingitsenvironmentalfootprint.

Source:POSTLuxembourg

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AMERICAS• USPSworkstoimprovefuelefficiency• CanadaPostreleases2013CSR





usPs wORks TO imPROvE fuEl EffiCiEnCyThe US Postal Service has joined the US EnvironmentalProtectionAgency’s(EPA)SmartWayTransportPartnership,acollaborationcommittedtoreducingfuelcostsandcuttingairemissions.

MembersuseSmartWaytoolsandapproachestotrackandreduce emissions and fuel use from movement of goods.USPS will join over 3,000 SmartWay organisations thatsince 2004 have slashed their fuel costs by US$16bn,reducing foreign oil imports by 120m barrels. SmartWayPartnershipfuelsavingsalsohavecutharmfulairemissionsby51mtonnesofcarbondioxide.

By joining theSmartWayTransportPartnership, thePostalService furthers the goal to integrate environmentallyresponsiblebusinesspracticesintoourdailyoperations,saidChiefSustainabilityOfficerThomasGDay.

Source:UnitedStatesPostalService

CAnAdA POsT RElEAsEs 2013 CsR REPORTCanada Post published its 2013 Corporate SocialResponsibility (CSR) Report, which measures CanadaPost’sperformanceacrossabroadspectrumof social andenvironmentalstandardsoftheGlobalReportingInitiative.

ThereportpresentssomeofCanadaPost’sactivitiesinthefield of sustainability. More than 800 fuel-efficient lightdeliveryvehicleswereaddedtoCanadaPost’sfleetin2013,while400oldervehicleswereremoved.Fuel-efficientlightvehiclesnowtotalmorethan5,300andmakeupalmosthalfofCanadaPost’sentirefleet.Moreover,threedeliverybuilding

projectswerecertifiedundertherigorousrequirementsoftheLeadershipinEnergyandEnvironmentalDesign(LEEDTM)program,bringingthetotalnumberofcertifiedCanadaPostbuildingprojectstonine.

Source:CanadaPost

dHl JOins THE us EnviROnmEnTAl PROTECTiOn AGEnCy’s GREEn POwER PARTnERsHiPDHL is ranked for the first time on the US EnvironmentalProtection Agency’s list of the national top-100 users ofgreen electric power. Ranking number 27 in this leadinggroup,DHLisusinggreenpowertocoveralloftheelectricitythecompanyexpectstouseintheUSthisyear.

DHL purchases nearly 210,000 renewable energycertificates (RECs) from wind farms to offset 100% ofthe company’s expected 2014 consumption. In 2013,DHL purchased 188,000 energy certificates, offsettingapproximately90%ofitstotalelectricityconsumption.TheserenewableenergycertificateswereproducedbywindfarmsthatgeneratedelectricityfortheU.S.powergrid.Thewindfarmsreceivethecertificates,attestingtothegenerationofclean,renewableenergy.TheenergycertificatesacquiredbyDHLthisyearareequivalenttoavoidingtheCO2emissionsofmorethan30,000passengervehicles,ortheemissionsfromelectricityusedby20,000averageAmericanhomesannually,accordingtotheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.

Purchasing the renewable energy certificates is in linewith Deutsche Post DHL’s global GoGreen programme.ThewholeGroup pursues an ambitious climate protectiontargettoimproveitscarbonefficiencyby30%by2020as

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http://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/aboutus/news/pr/2014/2014_csr_report.jsf


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comparedto2007.Inordertoachievethisgoal,DHL,intheUSaswell asDeutschePostDHLglobally, invests innewtechnologiesandisupgradingtomorefuel-efficientaircraft,purchasing electric, hybrid and alternative-fuel trucks andvans and adding fuel-conservation features to its facilities.Sofar,DeutschePostDHLhasimproveditsoverallcarbonefficiencyby18%comparedto2007.

Source:DeutschePostDHL

fEdEx RElEAsEs sixTH AnnuAl fEdEx GlObAl CiTizEnsHiP REPORTOn 7 May, FedEx Corp. released its sixth annual GlobalCitizenshipReport,outliningstepsthecompanyhastakentobuildamoresustainablebusinessbyimprovingitsoperationalefficiencyandengaginginlocalcommunities.

The report demonstrates that one key indicator of theseeffortshasbeenthereductionofthecompany’senvironmentalfootprintwhileexperiencingyear-over-yearrevenuegrowth;emissions from the company’s owned and operated fleetandfacilitiesdroppedby1.3%.Inadditiontoenvironmentalefficiency,thereportoutlineskeyprogressinareassuchaseconomicsandmarketaccess,communityanddisasterrelief,andpeopleandworkplace.

More information about the accomplishments highlightedhereandadditionalstoriesabouttheFedExcommitmenttoresponsiblecorporatecitizenshipmaybefoundintheonlineversion of the FedEx 2013 Global Citizenship Update atcsr.fedex.com.

Source:FedEx

uPs’s nEw biOmETHAnE REfuEllinG sTATiOn OPEnEdThe US Secretary of State for Transport opened UPS’snew biomethane refuelling station at the company’s hub inTamworth.

Therefuellingstation–withaten-tonnecryogenictank–willbeusedtosupplyfueltoUPS’s20dual-fueltractorvehicleswith amixture of diesel and biomethane. The vehicles arethenusedon longovernight journeys so that themaximumamount of diesel possible is displaced by biomethane –typicallyachievinga40%carbonemissionsreductionandverylowairqualityemissions.

Source:UPS

http://www.dpdhl.com/en/media_relations/press_releases/2014/dhl_green_power_partnership_epa.html

http://csr.fedex.com

http://news.van.fedex.com/fedex-strengthens-sustainable-access-company-and-community

http://www.pressroom.ups.com/Press%2BReleases/Current%2BPress%2BReleases/Secretary%2BOf%2BState%2BFor%2BTransport%2BOpens%2BUPS%25E2%2580%2599s%2BNew%2BBiomethane%2BRefuelling%2BStation


ASIA PACIFIC• AustraliaPosttakesdeliveryoffirst

Renaultelectricvans• DHLExpressVietnaminvestsUS$2m

innewfuel-efficientvehicles

AusTRAliA POsT TAkEs dElivERy Of fiRsT REnAulT ElECTRiC vAnsRenault’s 100% electric-powered delivery vans joinedAustraliaPost’sfleetinMelbourneandSydney.

TheRenaultKangooMaxiZE(ZeroEmission)electricvan,currentlynotsoldinAustralia,iswidelyusedacrossEuropeand the United Kingdom and will be used exclusively byAustraliaPostfrommid-2014fora12-monthtrial.

Some of the other alternative fuel initiatives implementedacrossAustraliaPost’snetworkhaveincludedtherolloutof740electricbikesthathavereplacedmotorbikesatvariouslocations,more than100hybridvehicles introducedtoourfleettoreplaceexistingsixcylindervehicles,25hybridtrucksintroducedintoStarTrack’sfleetofvehicles,andimplementing5%ofbiodieseltoStarTrack’sfuelsupplyin2012.

Source:AustraliaPost

dHl ExPREss viETnAm invEsTs us$2m in nEw fuEl-EffiCiEnT vEHiClEsDHL-VNPT Express Vietnam, DHL’s joint venture withVietnam Post, has invested US$2m in 43 new MercedesVitovehiclestoimproveitsoperationalefficiencyandcarbonfootprintwhileminimisingcosts.

ThecompanysaidthenewvanscomplywithEuro4emissionstandardsandconsume less fuel thanoldvehicles,withanemissionreductionofover25%.Upgradingitsfleetispartof DHL Express’ global commitment to improve its overallcarbonefficiencyby30%by2020,inlinewithitsGoGreenprogramme.CarbonassessmentwasfirstintroducedbyDHLExpressAsiaPacificin2008andhassincedevelopedintoarobustcarbonaccountingprocessthatcoversover1,000facilitiesin27marketsacrossAsiaPacific.

Thecompanyhighlighted“crippling trafficcongestion”asasignificant problem in Vietnam’s urban areas making themmorepollutedanddangerous todrive in.Ground transportcurrently makes up 61% of the company’s total CO2emissions from itsgroundoperations.Tobettermanage itscarbonfootprint,thecompanyisthereforerollingoutaneco-driving trainingprogramme to re-train thecourierson theirdrivingtechniquesinordertoreducefuelconsumption,emitlesscarbonmonoxideanddrivedownthefrequencyofroadaccidents.

Source:CEP-Research

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http://auspost.com.au/about-us/renault-electric-van.html

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same-daydeliveriesinAntwerp• GLSstartsoperationsatitsthirdeco

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AusTRiAn POsT TO dOublE E-vEHiClE flEETAustrian Post plans to double the number of electricvehicles in its fleet up to 1,300 by 2016. The companycurrently operates over 650 electric-powered vehicles.Last yearAustrianPost’s electric vehicles coveredalmost400,000kmandsaved80tonnesofcarbonemissions,thecompanyexplained.

Moreover,oneofthebiggestphotovoltaicinstallationsintheregionwasbuiltontheroofofAustrianPost’smailcentreinVienna.Togetherwith another installation inAllhaming,which is to be finished in autumn this year, the companyaimstosupplyalltheelectricityneedsofitse-mobilityfleetbyself-producedgreenenergy.Morethan450,000kWhofsolarpowerhavebeenproduceduntilnowandwithafuturetotal power of almost 1,400 kilowatt from photovoltaicpower,AustrianPostwillexpanditselectricitygeneration.

Aspartofitsecologicalinitiatives,thepostsetupE-MobilityPost,amodelregionwhichhasbeenextendingitscoveragenationwideandmainlyfocusesonViennaanditsoutskirts.Inthetimeframefrom2012to2016,AustrianPostwillbeputtingover1,300electricvehiclesinoperation.Inadditiontothis,thepostlaunchedtheGreenViennaprojectwiththeaimofdeliveringalllettersanddirectmailitemsinthecity’s23districtsexclusivelybyfoot,bybicycleorbye-vehicle.

Source:CEP-Research

bPOsT ClEARs THE AiR wiTH COmbinEd sAmE-dAy dElivERiEs in AnTwERPBelgian postal operator bpost has introduced a new citylogisticsenvironmentalinitiativeinAntwerpwiththeaimofreducingtrucktraffic.

Thecompanyexplainedthatthegrowingnumberoftrucksincreasingly threatens mobility in and around cities andmakes logistics companies waste time when deliveringshipmentsinurbanareas.

Aspart of the newproject, deliveryproviders serving thecitycentreandportofAntwerpcannowdrop theircargoatbpost’sspeciallyequippeddepotontheoutskirtsofthecity.Thepostaloperatorwillthenmakecombinedsame-daydeliveriesusingitsownfleet.Bytheendofthetrialperiod,acomprehensiveevaluationwillbeconducted.

Source:CEP-Research

Gls sTARTs OPERATiOns AT iTs THiRd ECO dEPOT in bElGiumGLSBelgiumhasstartedoperatingitsthirdecologicaldepotinHabay,atowninthesouthernprovinceofLuxembourg,withaninvestmentof€2.6m.

Thehallcovering2,000m²hasbeendesignedtohandleparcelsandfreightseparately.Thesortingsystemwithtworowsfeaturestengatesdedicatedto freightand35gatesfor parcels enabling the company to handle about5,500parcelsand250palettesaday.

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TheHabayfacilitytakescareoftheparcelsaswellasfreightshipments previously handled by the sites inNeufchâteauandSandweilerandessentiallycoverstheBelgianprovinceofLuxembourg.Duetoitsproximitytotheborder,thenewecodepotcanalsoperformpick-upsanddeliveries in theneighbouringGrandDuchyofLuxembourg.

Source:CEP-Research

dEuTsCHE POsT dHl HAs PARTiCiPATEd fOR fivE yEARs in THE wORld EnviROnmEnT dAyForthefifthyearinarow,DeutschePostDHLparticipatedintheWorldEnvironmentDayandcalledonits480,000employeestoparticipateinactivitiesfortheenvironmentandtheclimate.On5June,thousandsofemployeesparticipateintheeventsandoftenextendtheirengagementtothewholeyear.Theactivitiesencompassvariousprojects,forexampletreeplanting,carsharingorsimplemeasuresintheoffice:lessuseofpaper,switchingoflightsandelectronicdevices,notpaperprintsorceramicmugsinsteadofplastics.

ThiscalltoactionisnotanisolatedactivitybutispartoftheGroup’sGoGreenprogramme,whichwaslaunchedin2009andencompassesoverallcarbonefficiencyimprovementaswellasacarbonneutraltransportservice.

Source:DHL;DeutschePostDHL

dEuTsCHE POsT dHl inTROduCEs fiRsT TEARdROP TRAilER in GERmAny And fRAnCEDeutsche Post DHL has further expanded its fleet ofabout 11,500 vehicles with alternative drive systems andaerodynamic modifications. The Group has added a so-called Teardrop trailer for use throughout Germany andFrance as part of its logistics solutions for its customerAirbus.Theaerodynamicformofthisteardrop-shapedtrailerdesignedbyDon-Burfeaturesacurvedroofwhichreducesairresistanceandcuttingfuelconsumptionbyupto6-10%comparedtoregularheavy-loadtrucks.Bygrowingitsgreenfleet,DeutschePostDHLnotonlyactsonitsenvironmentalresponsibility,butduetoadecreasedfueluseitsavescostspertour.

In the UK, DHL already uses more than 1,100 Teardroptrailers, which have been further developed andmodifiedover the years. The new trailer is designed specificallyfor use in mainland Europe to meet European legislationrequirements.

Source:DeutschePostDHL

dPd And uPs Add ElECTRiC vEHiClEs in GERmAnyDPDandUPSarebothexpandingoperationswithelectricvehiclesinGermanyfollowingsuccessfultests.

DPDhasteamedupwithitscustomerLappKabel,aleadingcableandconnectiontechnologymanufacturer,tooperatethe fully electrical vehicle Vito E-Cell in several southerndistrictsofStuttgart,withtheaimtosaveovereighttonnesin CO2 emissions annually. The full operational launch

https://www.cep-research.com/cepresearch/repository/news/2014/april/3004148.html%3Furi%3D/cepresearch/pages/news/index.html

http://www.dhl.com/en/press/releases/releases_2014/group/dp_dhl_employees_for_world_environment_day.html

http://www.dpdhl.com/en/media_relations/press_releases/2014/deutsche_post_dhl_engage_international_world_environment_day.html

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follows a successful three-month test. The Vito E-Cellvehiclemasters theenergy-intensiveheightdifferencesonthe delivery roundswith energy-optimised route planning.Startingfromahigher-locatedposition,thevehicleusesthedownwardslopewhilebeingfullyloaded.

Meanwhile,UPShasstartedoperatingmoreelectrictrucksinGermanybyaddingsixconverted7.5-tonneformerdieselvehicles to its fleet at the Frankfurt Fechenheim branch.The company alreadyoperates similar electric vehicles inNorthRhineWestphalia.Basedona2010prototypecalledP80E, the 15-year-old diesel delivery vehicles have beenconvertedintopurelyelectric-poweredtrucks.

Source:CEP-Research

uPs dEPlOys ElECTRiC vEHiClEs in THE sTREETs Of ROTTERdAmInApril,UPSannouncedthedeploymentoffourfullyelectricvehicles(EV)deliveringpackagesinandaroundthecityofRotterdam.ThisdeploymentfollowstheintroductionofsixEVsonthestreetsofAmsterdaminOctober2013.Forthisdeployment,UPSpartneredwithFREVUE,anEU-supportedurban e-mobility initiative that seeks to demonstrate toindustry,consumersandpolicymakershowelectricfreightvehiclescanmeet thegrowingneed forsustainableurbanlogistics.

Thevehiclemodel,knownastheP80-E,hasagrossvehicleweight rating (GVW) of 6,800 kg and is powered by asingle90kwelectricmotorwith300Nmspeedtorque. Ithasarangeofupto100km.ThisoperatingradiusmakesitidealforshortroutesinurbanareaslikeRotterdam.Like

every UPS delivery vehicle in Europe, the P80-E has alimited topspeedof80km/h.Another innovationpresentintheP80-Eisakineticenergyrecoverysystem(KERS).TheKERScapturestheenergycreatedfrombrakingtobereused.Vehiclesarerechargedfromemptytofullinaroundeighthoursviaanexternalpowersupplyconnectedtotheon-board charge unit. To create this electricmodel, UPSworked with Germany-based company EFA-S (ElektroFahrzeugeSchwabenGmbH) to convert vehicles from itsexisting,diesel-poweredP80fleet.

UPS continues to enhance its fleet using a “rollinglaboratory”approach–employingitsalternative-fuelvehicle(AFV)fleetasawaytolearnabouthownewtechnologiescanbeadaptedforuseinalargedeliveryfleet.UPSisalsoworkingwithmanufacturers,governmentagenciesandnon-profit organisations toadvancenew fuel technologiesandrunpilotprojectsbeforenewvehiclesarefullydeployed.

Source:UPS

nEw GREEn flEET PRizEd by mAyOR Of lisbOnOn 26 February, the new CTT – Correios de Portugal’stransport fleet was presented in Praça do Comércio inLisbon.Altogether,184newvehicleswillstarttocirculatethis year, of which 18 electric vehicles will help CTT toremain the largest alternative-vehicle operator in thecountry.ThemayorofLisbonwaspresentattheceremonyandprizedCTTforitscommitmenttosustainablemobilityinthecapital.The€5minvestmentwillallowforfuelsavingsintherangeof42,000litersayear,whilecarbonemissionswilldecreasemorethan1,000tonnesduringthelifetimeofthevehicles.


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CTT released its Business Report 2013, featuringnew achievements in the environmental front. The fuelconsumptiondecreasedby1.5%lastyear,andforthefourthyear in a row, fuel efficiency improved, reaching now thethreshold of 9.0 liters per 100 km. Moreover, electricityconsumptiondecreased,partlyduetotheenergyefficiencyprogram,with41morebuildingsbeingenergycertifiedduringthe first quarter of the year. Another remarkable successstoryhighlightedintheBusinessReportwasthecontinuousexpansionof thegreenpostalportfolio (CorreioVerdeandDMEco),whosecombinedrevenuesincreased8%lastyear,inasharpcontrastwiththetraditionalmailportfolio.CTT’sgreenportfolioaccountsnowfor€11mperyearandrepresentsalreadyonequarteroftheoveralldirectmailbusiness.

Meanwhile, CTT’s leading role as a green champion inPortugalwas awarded by Reader’sDigestmagazinewiththe‘EnvironmentTrustedBrand2014’award.

Source:CTT–CorreiosdePortugal

CHROnOPOsT lAunCHEs CAmPAiGn fOR Cd And dvd RECyClinGChronoposthassetupacampaign,calledEcopick,whichisdedicatedtogivingusedCDsandDVDsanewleaseoflifethroughcollectionsatthe420shopsinChronopost’sPickme!network.Profitfromthesaleofthisrefusewillbeusedto plant trees. The project was developed in partnershipwithQuercusand isbackedby theSecretaryofState forEnvironmentandthePortugueseEnvironmentAgency.

In this campaign, Chronopost makes its 420 Pick me!pointsavailabletobeusedfreeofchargeforcollectingthis

refuse within Portugal. Profits from recycling these usedCDsandDVDswillbeused toplant trees throughout thecountry, incooperationwiththeFundaçãoFlorestaUnida,anorganisationwhichhasbeensupportedbyChronopostsince2012.FundaçãoFlorestaUnida’sactionshavealreadyenabledmorethan1,000trees tobeplantedover its30yearsofmanagingpublicareas.

CDsandDVDsaremadefrompolycarbonateplastic,whichis100%recyclable,andiscoatedwithalayerofaluminiumandalayeroflacquer.

Source:GeoPost

POsTnORd dEnmARk TuRn THE islAnd Of bORnHOlm GREEnThis fall anew large-scale testwill takeplace inorder tomake the postal delivery of Bornholm completely green,byreplacingalldieselcarsandmopedsonBornholmwithelectrical.Between15and20electricalcarsandseventoeight new four-wheeled Paxsters will supplement the 13electricalbikesonthe590,000km²island.

With 50 electrical cars, 1.700 electrical bikes and 100electrical scootersPostNordDenmark is the largestownerofelectricalvehiclesinDenmarktoday.PostNordDenmarkplantoinvestinmoregreenvehiclesandconstantlyfollowthedevelopmentofelectricalvehiclessuchastrucksfuelledbyelectricityandgreengas.Since2009,PostNordDenmark–aspartofPostNord–hasreducedcarbonemissionsby16%–gettingclosertothe40%overall2020goalforPostNord.

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sOlAR PAnEls in PlACE AT POsTnORd’s nEw TERminAl OuTsidE sTOCkHOlmSolar panels are now installed on the roof of PostNord’snew terminal in Rosersberg, just outside Stockholm. Theterminal is locatedby themainSwedish railroadnetwork,withtracksthatgostraightintothebuilding,whichsimplifiestheflowstransportedbyrail.AllofPostNord’srailtransportinSwedeniseco-labeledasaGoodEnvironmentalChoice.

ThesolarcellparkisoneofthebiggestinSweden,coveringanareaofabout2,000m²ontheroofofthestationatthenewterminal.Inayear,itisestimatedthatthesolarpanelswillbeabletogenerateabout550,000kWh,approximately8%oftheterminal’sannualneed.Therestoftheelectricityneedediseco-labeledasaGoodEnvironmentalChoice.

The installation of the solar panels is consistent withPostNord’sfocusonsustainablebuilding.Withsolarcells,PostNord can save energy, reduce the cost for energyconsumptionandprotecttheenvironment.RosersbergwillmeettherequirementsforGreenBuilding,anEUinitiativeforenergyefficiencyintheconstructionandpropertysector.

Source:PostNord

sEuR RECEivEs THE EwwR 2013 AwARd fOR iTs invOlvEmEnT in wAsTE REduCTiOnAtagalaceremonyon22MayinRome,theawardcommitteefortheEuropeanWeekforWasteReduction2014(EWWR)selected GeoPost subsidiary SEUR’s communicationcampaign to encourage participation in two of its biggest

projects, ‘Bottle caps for a new life’ and ‘Bikes for life’,as thewinners in the ‘Business/Industry’ category. TheseawardsaimtorecognisecampaignsimplementedduringtheEuropeanWeek forWasteReduction in2013 inorder toraisepublicawarenessoftheneedtoreducewasteanditsimpactontheenvironment.

Launched in2011, ‘Bottlecaps foranew life’ isaprojectwiththeaimoffinancingmedicalcostsnotcoveredbysocialsecurity for children with serious illnesses, or to enableaccess to orthopaedic treatments for those that cannotaffordit,bycollectingbottlecaps.Theprojecthasalreadyhelped 74 children, through the collection of over 2,628tonnesofbottlecaps,foratotalof€620,880.Theinitiativehasalsopreventedover3,492tonnesofCO2 frombeingreleasedintotheenvironment.‘Bikesforlife’isasolidarityandsustainabilityprogrammeseekingtorepairbicycles intrainingworkshopsforpeoplewithdisabilities.Thebikesarethendonatedtodisadvantagedpeopleandgroups.

SEUR has been active in other fields as well, with forinstance developing a new range of more eco-friendly,more secure and more economical packaging, settingup an internalweb page allowing employees to buy, sell,exchange, hire and donate various items,with the aim ofreducingwastebygivingthemasecondlife,andlaunchingseveral awareness campaigns to promote commitment tosustainabilityamongstemployees,customersandsuppliers,aswellassocietyatlarge.

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CORREOs JOins COnAmA wiTH diRECT mARkETinG CAmPAiGnInlateNovember,the12thNationalEnvironmentalCongress(CONAMA)willbeheldinSpain.CorreosyTelégrafoswilljointhisbiennialreferenceeventinthefieldofenvironmentalprotectionandsustainabledevelopmentasa sponsorand– as part of the collaboration – the postal company hasdesigned a carbon-neutral direct marketing campaign,consistingof20,300carbon-neutralshipments.

Todevelopacarbon-neutralcampaign,Correosmeasuresthe environmental impact of a product throughout itslifecycle.Tothisend,thecompanyhasdevelopedatooltocalculate thecarbon footprintofaspecificcampaignoraspecific customer, enabling them to make their productscarbonneutral.

Forthispurpose,Correosusesadualstrategy.Onetheonehand,thecompanyensuresaminimalenvironmentalimpactoftheiractivitiesbyreducingtheircarbonfootprintthroughitsEnergyEfficiencyPlan,whichincludestheimplementationofenergysavingmeasures inbuildings,routeoptimisationprograms, awards to employees more committed to theenergy efficiency and eco-driving training, among otherinitiatives. On the other hand, Correos compensates itscarbonemissionswithcarboncredits.

Source:CorreosyTelégrafos

TnT ExPREss sCOOPs CARbOn TRusT AwARdsTNT Express Services UK & Ireland was awarded theCarbonTrustcertificatesforexcellentwastemanagement.

TNTExpressUK&IrelandwasawardedtheCarbonTrustWaste Standard as the first operator in the UK transportandlogisticsindustryasitsbothdivisionsTNTExpressandTNTBusinessSolutionsimprovedtheirwastemanagementin 2012 and2013. The company attributed the award toits employees’ efforts in correctly disposing rubbish andvariousothermeasures implementedacross thebusiness.Withthecontinuousenvironmentalmeasures,TNTreducedthe amount ofwaste sent to landfill bymore than3,200tonnesbetween2011and2013andincreasedtheamountofwastesentforrecyclingbyover2,000tonnes.

The companywas additionally honouredwith theCarbonTrustStandardforathirdyearinarowforreducingitsCO2emissionsby4.9%duringthesameperiod.TNTattainedtheCarbonTrustStandardcertificationthankstoreducingthe carbon emissions – both on the road and around its70depots,contactcentresandadministrative locations–savingmorethan8,000tonnesofCO2ayear.

Source:CEP-Research


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