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“ There ' s a massive opportunity globally to really educate the market about the sustainability element ”
ADAM RIDGWAY CEO , ONEMOTO planet with 96 % on-time delivery or better . And typically , we achieve that target ," says Ben Gesing , Director of Global Ground Operations Innovation of DHL Express .
The company has well over 200 dedicated aircraft and partners with several airlines to add another 500 planes to carry DHL express shipments to many destinations every day . Despite this traffic volume , DHL boldly made a solid commitment to its sustainability agenda .
" In addition to our commitment to sustainable aviation fuel , which is investing 7bn into clean operations by 2030 . We have a very specific target around the green last mile and that is to allow the electrification of 60 % of our last-mile delivery vehicles by the year 2030 ," says Gesing . The plan applies not only to DHL
Express but also across all divisions of the DHL Group , including its Post & Parcel Germany Division , which is the biggest last-mile operator of the group . So far , DHL has electrified about 7 % of its last-mile delivery fleet , and 2 % of its deliveries are carried out by walking couriers or bikes , making just under 9 % of DHL ' s last-mile operations carbon-neutral . sustainabilitymag . com 121