DHL Express and Mytheresa join forces on SAF shipments
10 / 01 / 2024
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E-commerce platform Mytheresa is the latest firm to sign up to use DHL Express’ GoGreen Plus service that offers emissions reduction through the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
The luxury e-commerce company has signed a five-year strategic partnership with DHL Express for its GoGreen Plus service, launched last year.
This is the largest investment in this service by a DHL Express customer in Europe to date and will see Mytheresa invest several million Euros.
DHL Express said it is estimated that this investment in GoGreen Plus will enable Mytheresa to reduce the CO2 emissions associated with its international shipments by more than 27,000 tons over the five years.
John Pearson, chief executive of DHL Express, said: “This makes Mytheresa the first and largest e-commerce platform based in Germany to invest in SAF and to invest an impressive figure to make international express deliveries more sustainable. We hope this agreement will inspire others to take action and support the transition to low-emission transport services via sustainable aviation fuel.”
“Based on this unique long-term agreement with DHL Express on the use of SAF, we will be able to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions per order shipped,” explained Sebastian Dietzmann, chief operating officer of Mytheresa.
“With this largest ever investment by a company in Europe in DHL Express’ GoGreen Plus program, Mytheresa underlines its extraordinary ESG commitment and offers its luxury customers an even more sustainable shopping experience in the future.”
GoGreen Plus was launched by DHL Express last year and uses CO2-insetting and SAF to enable customers to reduce the CO2e emissions associated with their freight. GoGreen Plus is made possible in part by three SAF contracts with bp, Neste and World Energy.
SAF is produced from alternative raw materials with a sustainable energy profile, including used cooking oil, corn, waste and hydrogen. Conventional carbon-intensive aviation fuels or kerosene are derived from crude oil.
DHL Express airline launches SAF service to cut shipment emissions
