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GeoPost – what we are doing
GeoPost – what we are doing
GeoPost is a group of responsible subsidiaries, each of which has its own particular identity, so it already has a number of different environmental initiatives that are helping it to make progress.
Sharing best practice across the Group is an essential step that illustrates GeoPost’s commitment to sustainable development.
Modern and sustainable transport
Growing city centre congestion is a recurrent problem. GeoPost’s approach is to have rapid access to distribution points, to optimise delivery routes and to use the cleanest vehicles possible.
In 2005 Chronopost International introduced its first Urban Delivery Stations, in Paris and then in Toulouse. These facilities allow the company to reconfigure the way that collection and distribution are organised in the city centre and to use electric vehicles and ‘Chrono City’ carriages operated by couriers on foot.
In this way, Chronopost has been able to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by around 57% after one year’s activity in Paris and in the second half-year to reduce journeys by 46,000 km – equivalent to 30 tonnes less of CO2.
On the back of this success, Chronopost continues to pay special attention to developing new modes of transport and delivery that respect the environment and by making itself an integral part of the flow of commercial activities in city centres. In the same way, SEUR is already using some electric vehicles – SEUR City – for city centre C&D operations. Other alternative vehicle solutions are being tested and used within the Group, notably biofuels and natural gas vehicles.
Chronopost Portugal is planning for 100% of its vehicle fleet to use biodiesel (made from soya or rape seed oil) by the end of 2009. In Germany, DPD already has four vehicles using natural gas and is carrying out further tests on more vehicles. Gas fuels have advantages in urban areas in terms of their good performance on greenhouse gas emissions and particulates. Natural gas vehicles produce 10 to 25% less CO2 than diesel engines and are twice as quiet. There are also significant benefits in terms of smell and smoke.
In Spain, SEUR has instigated a partnership with the “Gas Natural” Group which specializes in energy solutions, in order to carry out pilot tests on natural gas vehicles.
In 2005 Chronopost International introduced its first Urban Delivery Stations, in Paris and then in Toulouse. These facilities allow the company to reconfigure the way that collection and distribution are organised in the city centre and to use electric vehicles and ‘Chrono City’ carriages operated by couriers on foot.
In this way, Chronopost has been able to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by around 57% after one year’s activity in Paris and in the second half-year to reduce journeys by 46,000 km – equivalent to 30 tonnes less of CO2.
On the back of this success, Chronopost continues to pay special attention to developing new modes of transport and delivery that respect the environment and by making itself an integral part of the flow of commercial activities in city centres. In the same way, SEUR is already using some electric vehicles – SEUR City – for city centre C&D operations. Other alternative vehicle solutions are being tested and used within the Group, notably biofuels and natural gas vehicles.
Chronopost Portugal is planning for 100% of its vehicle fleet to use biodiesel (made from soya or rape seed oil) by the end of 2009. In Germany, DPD already has four vehicles using natural gas and is carrying out further tests on more vehicles. Gas fuels have advantages in urban areas in terms of their good performance on greenhouse gas emissions and particulates. Natural gas vehicles produce 10 to 25% less CO2 than diesel engines and are twice as quiet. There are also significant benefits in terms of smell and smoke.
In Spain, SEUR has instigated a partnership with the “Gas Natural” Group which specializes in energy solutions, in order to carry out pilot tests on natural gas vehicles.
