The top performer was Malaysia, with an improvement of 21%, while India improved by 15% and Taiwan by 14%. Commenting on the achievement, Jerry Hsu, CEO of DHL Express in the Asia-Pacific region, said: "We are pleased to have achieved continued carbon efficiency improvements in Asia Pacific for six consecutive years through the development and introduction of innovative solutions. The 12% CO2 efficiency improvement in 2014 was a result of our GoGreen initiatives such as deploying our green fleets in the region, installing more energy-efficient lighting systems in our facility, and increasing the use of renewable energy where it is available, among others, to further improve the carbon efficiency of our ground operations."
Having already achieved a 23% improvement since 2007, Hsu added that the company was committed to achieving its full target of a 30% CO2 efficiency improvement by 2020.
DHL Express says it has deployed a new fleet of electric commercial vehicles in Tokyo's Marunouchi district for pickup and delivery services, in addition to expanding and upgrading trucks, vans and scooters in mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia and Thailand. More of its vehicles are now powered by liquefied petroleum gas, electric and hybrid engines.
In Taiwan, the company is testing a fleet of zero-emission electric scooters that are charged at solar charging stations rather than conventional grid-power ones.
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DHL improves CO2 efficiency for Asia Pacific region
DHL Express has recorded a 12% year-on-year improvement in its carbon efficiency for 2014 in the Asia-Pacific region.
