DHL Global Forwarding introduces carbon footprint reporting feature for cargo shipments

MUMBAI: DHL Global Forwarding, a freight company, on Tuesday announced that it has become the industry’s first company to include a carbon footprint reporting feature that complies with norms and latest industry standards.

“From October 1 onwards, our customers worldwide will be able to see the carbon footprint of their shipments within DHL’s web based services. A written overview will also be available,” said a statement issued by the the Bonn-based company.

“More and more customers have been demanding a precise calculation of their individual carbon emissions when shipping goods. The European Standard and the new regulation by the French government on the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions for transport services further add to this trend. By implementing the report feature in our already existing tracking tools, we get ahead of competition and offer our customers individual reports that are easy to access,” said Roger Crook, CEO DHL Global Forwarding, Freight.

The carbon emission data is compliant with the European Standard EN 16258, which was developed by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), as well as the new French Decree 2011-1336, which came into effect today, said the statement.

France has its own reporting scheme, as the French government significantly increased environmental protection regulations following the environmental summit Grenelle de l’environnement in Paris in 2011. The French decree provides a mandatory carbon reporting scheme for transports from, to and within France.

“The carbon footprint tracing feature offers customers transparency on the environmental impact of their transports. In addition and to achieve more detailed information for their transport management, they can receive a consolidated carbon report upon request,” the company said.