Carbon neutral buildings

Being the most international company in the world with operations in over 220 countries and territories, we have a considerable number of physical assets like warehouses, sorting centers/hubs/terminals, office buildings etc. We aim to leverage the latest green technologies to have carbon neutral buildings¹ across our businesses worldwide.

Our most important levers for making buildings CO2-neutral:

• Energy from renewable sources​: solar ready roof, photovoltaic system​, purchased renewable energy from the grid², battery storage ready​
• Efficient lighting: LED lighting with smart control system and vertical skylights
• Electricity: charging stations for operating vehicles, charging stations for e-vehicles (cars) and efficient transformers
• Heating and cooling​: efficient HVAC (heat pumps), natural ventilation​, automated control, sun protection/shading, Efficient dock seals​ and rapid rise doors
• Building automation and measurement: enhanced building automation, main meter energy monitoring​, sub meter advanced and energy monitoring
• Environment​: rainwater harvesting​ and low water use appliances
• Biodiversity: sustainable landscape planning as well as further measures

^{1) Carbon Neutral Building refers to a DHL internal rating standard for building emissions. It includes buildings’ operational carbon emissions according to Scope 1 & Scope 2, with 75% or more carbon reduction and a maximum of 25% offsets with verified carbon credits allowed (compared to a brown baseline). The reduction of emissions is achieved by renewable energies, like solar PV, and the deployment of energy efficient technologies.}

^{2) Facilities operated on behalf of customers are not taken into consideration.}