GLS is fully aware that we all share the same environment. This is why safeguarding the environment is an integral part of the GLS logistics strategy. Sustainability is one of our five fundamental values and is a driving force that every one of our employees puts into practice every day.
ThinkGreen – What it means
The environmental ThinkGreen programme was launched in 2008. Even though GLS policy has always been to constantly optimise processes and use resources as efficiently as possible, the Think Green project has become the framework for this policy and is the inspiration behind our coordinating and actively promoting a wide range of environmental activities within the entire group.
Aims:
- Reduce emissions
- Treat and use resources responsibly
- Recycling waste
Measures adopted:
To reach our objectives we are focusing on a series of measures to be adopted that concern:
- delivery vehicles
- transportation planning
- buildings
The methods adopted to achieve these aims are scrupulously monitored, as are all our efforts to achieve these results in each field and how they are progressing.
Environmental management: Certified to ISO 14001
The environmental management system of GLS helps implement the measures drawn up as part of the ThinkGreen initiative and achieve the set goals. In 2011, the environmental management system has been certified to the ISO 14001 standard for the first time – in Austria, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. Meanwhile all GLS companies have achieved certification.
Eco-footprint
GLS records and monitors its progress in environmental protection on a regular basis. Since 2008/2009, it carries out a group-wide eeco-footprint assessment in which data on emissions, resource consumption and waste disposal is gathered. In its current sustainability report GLS publishes emission development data. The method used for calculating emissions corresponds to ISO 14064-1 standard and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. GLS calculates carbon dioxide emissions per parcel based on its eco-footprint.