Google, DHL partner on SAF for greener shipping
Google announced that it has signed up to the DHL’s GoGreen Plus service to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for express shipping of Google devices across the Americas, Asia, and Europe.
“Google has a goal to achieve net-zero emissions across our operations and value chain by 2030. Optimising how we transport Google devices around the world is a key part of this journey,” said Omar Molina, director of global transportation, Google.
“That’s why we’re thrilled to collaborate with partners like DHL, who share our passion for Net-Zero. The SAF program is a big step forward in that direction”.
The agreement comes after two firms discussed the possibility of using SAF for shipments during the DHL Era of Sustainable Logistics Global Summit held in April 2023.
Following that, Google chose to collaborate with DHL Express on a pilot project last June for four months, utilising SAF. The pilot proved to be successful, leading Google to expand its partnership with DHL Express and adopt the GoGreen Plus service for their future operations.
“By deploying SAF across our international network, we are pleased to offer the GoGreen Plus service to our long-standing partner Google. We are confident that this agreement and Google’s meaningful investment will encourage others to take the same initiative and drive the transition to low-emission transportation services using SAF,” said John Pearson, CEO, DHL Express.
Earlier, United Overseas Bank (UOB) also announced an agreement with DHL to use SAF to reduce carbon emissions from the bank’s international parcel deliveries.
Launched in February 2023, DHL’s GoGreen Plus service has over 40,000 customers in Asia Pacific. The service is one of DHL’s global initiatives to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 in collaboration with bp and Neste to acquire up to 800m litres of SAF and with World Energy to provide up to 668m litres of SAF.