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the amount of marine fuel burned by 10 container (AFR). Grundfos accessed DHL Global Forwarding’s
vessels on their journey from Asia to Europe. DHL AFR “GoGreen Plus” service which cuts emissions in
Global Forwarding has been working with GoodShipping air transportation by using Sustainable Aviation Fuels
for five years, sharing the same aspiration for greener (SAF).
ocean freight via insetting.
As part of their joint industry impact, DHL Global “Grundfos produces more than 16 Mln pumps a year
Forwarding and GoodShipping also aim to pilot a new and ships more than 20.000 containers over the ocean
insetting accounting framework of the Smart Freight every year. Grundfos always pioneered in water
Centre. The new framework transfers the approach of solutions to address the water and climate challenges
allocating emission reductions from sustainable fuels to in the world and improve quality of life for people. That
specific customers by decoupling the accounting of is part of our core and DNA’’, says Dirk van der Heijden,
the fuels’ environmental attributes from their physical Senior Director Global Logistics in Grundfos. “A
flow to a general industry standard. In that way, testimony of that DNA is that Grundfos is the first
customers can contribute to and report on emission company in the water solution sector to receive the full
reductions in their transport value chain even if the validation from SBTI (Science Based Target Initiative) of
reduction is not physically linked to their specific our net-zero emission target by 2050. The use of
transport activity. alternative biofuels from DHL Global Forwarding as one
DHL Global Forwarding has successfully implemented of our global ocean partners allows us to decarbonize
sustainable logistics solutions for its customer our Ocean transport port to port. At the same time
Grundfos. Since one year DHL supports the world’s together we stimulate the freight industry to invest in a
largest pump manufacturer and water solutions sustainable future. An industry which is critical for our
provider to decarbonize ocean and air freight shipments company Grundfos’’.
by providing “GoGreen Plus” insetting solutions. Both
companies share a sustainable vision and regard this
partnership as an important milestone on their science- Other sustainable initiatives
based path to carbon neutrality. The Mission 2050 - Zero Emissions programme aims
DHL Global Forwarding focuses on reducing Grundfos’ at an ambitious target to reduce to zero not only
carbon emissions in ocean freight transportation for carbon emissions from transport but from the entire
both less-than-container-load (LCL) and full-container- logistics industry. DHL Global Forwarding has initiated
load shipments (FCL) via its “GoGreen Plus” service. and is planning a number of initiatives to raise
The LCL “GoGreen Plus” service comes even without awareness among its employees towards reducing its
any additional costs for customers. Last year, both environmental impact and zero-emission logistics. For
companies also launched a pilot project which aimed example, DHL Global Forwarding Italy decided to
to reduce carbon emissions in air freight shipments support the WWF Le Foppe e Vimercatese Association

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