Climate Protect | Sustainable shipping with GLS*
Use our GLS Climate Protect strategy to avoid and reduce greenhouse gas emissions when shipping parcels and invest with us in climate protection projects.
Send sustainable with us!As a GLS business customer: Send all parcels sustainably!
The environment and the climate need our protection and it is also becoming increasingly important to act in an environmentally conscious manner in the business sector. Your customers expect you to act sustainably and your company should certainly also fulfil this requirement. So use a parcel shipping provider that acts in an ecologically and socially responsible manner.
*Sustainable parcel shipping means that, in addition to measures to avoid and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we at GLS Germany also voluntarily invest in certified climate protection projects to offset emissions.
Sustainable shipping in just 3 steps:
As a GLS business customer, you can make your contribution to climate protection and ship your products sustainably with GLS Climate Protect.
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More sustainable shipping - these are your advantages:
With sustainable shipping through GLS Climate Protect, you are making an effective contribution to climate protection.
Become a GLS business customer and benefit from sustainable parcel shipping with GLS Climate Protect at any time.
With the official offset certificates from our international partner, you can prove your contribution to climate protection every year.
As a responsible company that makes a contribution to climate protection, you can reach completely new target groups.
Thanks to your contribution to climate protection, your existing customers will also remain loyal to you.
By acting sustainably, you attract and retain potential employees to your company.
How does GLS implement sustainable parcel shipping?
As part of our GLS Climate Protect strategy, we are focussing on a wide range of investments in all areas of the company, including energy efficiency, the use of renewable energies and the avoidance of greenhouse gases. A central component is the conversion of the delivery vehicle fleet to sustainable drive systems for parcel delivery to our business and private customers.
Depots and infrastructure: We explicitly take ecological and social aspects into account in all new, replacement and extension buildings. We invest in modern, environmentally friendly technologies across the board to ensure that our equipment is environmentally friendly. The use of rainwater, photovoltaics, recyclable building materials, heat pumps, efficient lighting technology and thermally insulated building envelopes play an important role here. We use green electricity at almost all of our locations.
Conversion of the vehicle fleet to e-mobility: We are gradually converting our entire vehicle fleet to vehicles that are emission-free (e.g. electric or hydrogen vehicles) and low-emission (e.g. bio-CNG, bio-LNG, HVO100 vehicles) compared to conventional drive systems - this applies both to the fleet of our transport partners and to our own company car fleet. We are also creating the necessary charging infrastructure in our depots for the ongoing expansion of e-mobility.
Micro-depots close to the city: In order to optimise and shorten transport processes in city logistics, we are setting up micro-depots close to the city. From here, vehicles that are emission-free in operation compared to conventional drives (e.g. electric vehicles or cargo bikes) go on delivery tours. This saves transport routes, reduces noise and thus protects people and the environment.
Minimisation of transport routes: We rely on modern, IT-supported planning tools to continuously improve our operational processes and transport procedures. This enables us to consistently minimise our transport routes and thus avoid greenhouse gas emissions.
Have we aroused your interest?
Then arrange a callback right away or contact us using the business customer form.
We will be happy to make you an offer that is perfectly tailored to your needs. To do this, we need just a little information from you. Simply fill out the business customer form.
Are you wondering which service package is best suited to your company? Let's talk about it! Arrange a non-binding callback now - our experts will advise you individually.
ParcelShops also help to reduce emissions!
Open your GLS ParcelShop now!
This allows you to offer online shoppers the option of picking up their parcels in their immediate neighbourhood - e.g. after an unsuccessful delivery attempt. Your ParcelShop can also be specified as the collection address during the ordering process. This means that a delivery attempt at the front door is not necessary in advance, which saves travelling and emissions.
