Pres 15 samuel poonsamy dhl

DHL’S ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM

Samuel Poonsamy

Infrastructure and Procurement Manager, DHL Express

• DHL’s 3 founding members pioneered the

International Express business in 1969, by

transporting shipping documentation between

San Francisco and Hawaii.

• Today we have 100 000 employees, are

present in 220 countries and operate a fleet of

29 500 vehicles and 260 aircraft.

Our Company

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29 500 vehicles and 260 aircraft.

• We have been present in the South African

market since 1979.

• We run a total of 26 facilities throughout every

province in South Africa and operate

approximately 250 vehicles.

How our Business Impacts the Environment


Source: GoGreen, Deutsche Post DHL

Our Environmental Policy dictates that we reduce the impact of our business

on the environment – primary focus: carbon efficiency and climate protection

CO2 Local air

pollutionWater Waste Noise

Example: Using Electric Vehicles

In 2012 we are field testing more than 200 electric- and biomethane

vehicles, reducing CO2, noise and local air pollution

•Manhattan fleet switched to full electric or electric hybrid vehicles in 2011


Electric vehicles reduce local emissions, noise and, if they run on ‘green’ electricity - CO2

Challenge: finding a more economic battery technology

vehicles in 2011

•Field tests with over 100 electric vehicles in 2012 in order to further develop the technologies.

•Transition to biomethane powered vehicles in Sweden and Switzerland.

Source: GoGreen, Deutsche Post DHL

DHL launched new ‘green’ fleet in

Manhattan in March 2011

• Green fleet includes 50 hybrid vans + 30 American-made, battery-powered electric trucks

• Manufactured in the U.S. by Azure Dynamics with Ford chassis

• Complete roll-out by September 2011 – resulting in

GoGreen Initiatives


• Complete roll-out by September 2011 – resulting in DHL fleet in Manhattan being 100% “green”

• Investment of ~ $4 million in green technologyand U.S. economy

• Energy source for our battery-powered vehicles is complemented by wind renewable energy attributes, supplied from the local electricity grid

• Cutting down fossil fuel use and reducing CO2 emissions by more than 50% p.a. (compared to conventional vehicles), in addition to reducing air and noise pollution

Opportunities

• Small and Medium Commercial

Vehicle segment.

• Operate short distance in and around

CBD areas.

Local Opportunities and Challenges

Challenges

• Battery use range and quality of battery technology.

• Electricity grid capacity.

• Acquisition cost.


• Reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

• Operate Carbon Neutral vehicles

reducing carbon footprint.

• Investment in economy through new

EV related technologies.

• Cost and cycle of maintenance.

• Depreciation/disposal values.

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