CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY
We walk the talk
Österreichische Post has been serious about sustainability for quite some time. Österreichische Post AG was the first postal services company to guarantee CO2-neutral delivery to its clients. This was back in 2011.
CO2 neutral – Austria-wide delivery free of CO2 by 2030
More than 10 years ago, we launched the initiative " CO2-NEUTRAL DELIVERY". Then as now, we know what really matters. It’s our environment!
CO2-neutral delivery not only reduces our own carbon footprint, but also our business clients’ carbon footprint. And yet, CO2-neutral delivery alone is not enough – what about the remaining greenhouse gas emissions? You guessed it: we continuously reduce these as well and, as a final step, offset them with TÜV-certified climate protection projects.
This means that our entire value chain is CO2 neutral. In addition to delivery, this also includes processes in our logistics centres, offices, delivery bases as well as the emissions for the transport and delivery services of our carriers. Therefore, the entire postal service in Austria is CO2 neutral.
In 2030, we want to reach the next major milestone in our climate strategy: all deliveries processes within Austria will be switched to electric vehicles, making them CO2 free.
What does climate neutrality mean?
Businesses that have offset all their CO2 emissions may call themselves climate neutral. For greenhouse gases such as CO2, the total amount present in the atmosphere is relevant. Therefore, emissions caused here in Austria can be offset by reducing emissions anywhere in the world. The bottom line is that greenhouse gases in the atmosphere will not increase any further – and that’s what counts for us.
Austrian Post has a certified environmental management system (ISO 14001).