DHL Express Indonesia has deployed 24 electric vans in Jakarta and Bandung for last-mile delivery in addition to four electric vans and six electric bikes currently serving Jakarta and Surabaya.
The move was in line with the strategy of parent company Deutsche Post DHL Group that wants to electrify 60% of its last-mile delivery fleet across the globe.
As announced in its Sustainability Roadmap, Deutsche Post DHL Group will invest a total of EUR 7 billion until 2030 in CO2 reduction measures.
The newly launched electric vans in Indonesia will eliminate 177 tons of carbon emissions yearly and underscores the company’s commitment to paving the way for more sustainable operations, and contribute to climate protection.
“Additionally, in coming years we will also invest in other low-carbon solutions, such as e-trucks and solar panels for our facilities in Indonesia,” DHL Express Indonesia senior technical advisor Ahmad Mohamad says.
“According to the Climate Transparency Report, the transportation sector contributed to almost 24.9% of the total carbon emission in Indonesia in 2021. As the backbone of the economy, the logistics sector has a responsibility and a role to play in reducing carbon footprint,” DHL Express chief executive John Pearson says.
“DHL has a clear roadmap to achieving that and will not cease to identify new and available solutions to support our mission. This means taking real action and working with like-minded partners to help us drive our sustainability targets,” he says.
“More than ever, we are focused on cleaner and greener operations. This encompasses all our processes from loading the planes to route-planning for our couriers. Our latest service offering, GoGreen Plus enables customers to reduce carbon emissions through off-setting, and shows that we are making significant progress in sustainability,” DHL Express Asia Pacific chief executive Ken Lee says.
