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Environment
Our initiatives to gradually reduce carbon emissions*
Our approach to environmental protection
At GLS®, we care about our effect on the world around us. Every parcel and its related logistics and transport processes have an impact on natural resources and cause carbon emissions. We launched our group-wide environmental strategy to implement a series of initiatives to progressively reduce carbon emissions and ensure that knowledge and efforts are shared and executed across our entire international network.
[1] GLS B.V. is committed to reduce its absolute Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2045, using 2021 as the base year. The residual emissions will be neutralized. This means the business counterbalances up to 10% of its CO2e emissions with investments in carbon removal projects outside its value chain, in line with the SBTi Net-Zero Standard . The Science Based Targets initiative commitment of GLS B.V. encompasses all affiliated companies of GLS B.V. operating under the GLS trademark.
Environmental protection initiatives
We pool our resources and expertise to implement measures to continuously reduce our carbon emissions, as have our local transport partners. This includes both emissions from our transport operations as well as emissions from our site operations, such as purchased electricity or heat for our buildings.
Read more about our global plans as part of GLS Group.
Initiatives at GLS US
Our certifications
GLS Group’s sustainability efforts have been rewarded with the EcoVadis Bronze Medal.
EcoVadis looks at a range of metrics under the categories: Environment, Sustainable Procurement, Ethics, Labour & Human Rights, rating companies against the highest possible standard.
GLS Group’s environmental impact score of 70/100 puts the company among the top 12% of companies in the postal, courier and freight transport industry assessed by EcoVadis.
Seal of approval for environmental management
GLS Group guarantees, monitors and improves quality and sustainability through its pan-European quality and environmental management system. This system has been certified according to DIN ISO 9001:2015 and 14001:2015 by DEKRA, one of the largest and most respected international management system certification bodies. Through its quality management system, GLS Group complies with strict, internationally recognised standards.
*Unless otherwise indicated, all information reflects GLS Group’s global operations (approximately 40 countries) and not the standalone performance of GLS US in the United States.