DHL Express awards GOGREEN Certificate to Standard Chartered Bank Sri Lanka
Friday, 5 July 2013 00:00
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DHL, the world’s leading logistics company, announced that it has awarded Standard Chartered Bank Sri Lanka a carbon credit certificate for using the company’s carbon neutral shipment option DHL GOGREEN. Standard Chartered Bank is the first company to receive this kind of certificate from DHL in Sri Lanka.
Standard Chartered Bank Sri Lanka offsets for 2012 were 5,000 kg of CO2 via DHL GOGREEN products and services. Deutsche Post DHL carbon management offsets the carbon emissions generated by transportation through different climate protection projects around the world including a biomass and a hydro power plant in India and Brazil and a wind farm in China.
Nishani Ariyawansa, Chief Financial Officer, Standard Chartered, commenting on the award of the certificate said: “We are delighted to be the first company to receive this token of recognition from DHL. At Standard Chartered, we are committed to realising our brand promise of Here for good not only in the corporate milieu but also within society at large and the communities we call home. Minimising our carbon footprint and minimising the negative impacts on the environment are activities consciously engaged in.”
Malcolm Monteiro, CEO, DHL Express South Asia said: “As part of our sustainability measures, we actively work towards reducing the impact of logistics on the environment by minimising the use of natural resources and using the most efficient transport. Therefore we are proud to be associated with a prestigious bank such as Standard Chartered Bank that is equally conscious of their CO2 emissions. Globally we develop innovative ways to reduce the impact which will make a significant contribution to companies such as Standard Chartered Bank.”
DHL’s customers who avail DHL GOGREEN products and services get this certification each year. The GOGREEN certificate is issued by Deutsche Post DHL carbon management and verified by SGS. Further information on Carbon Management and the GOGREEN products, services and projects can be found at: www.dp-dhl.com/gogreen-projects.
