COVER STORY
SUSTAINABILITY IN THE EMERGING TECH WORLD
Company’s journey represents a remarkable example of how organizations can successfully navigate the complexities of business and digital transformation to drive growth and deliver exceptional services in the logistics sector.
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lectric vehicles, including trucks, play a significant role in reducing CO2 emissions, with an average truck emitting over 2,000 tons of CO2 per year. By shifting to electric transportation, we can break the dependence on fossil fuels and their associated carbon emissions. Electric vehicles produce zero tailpipe emissions, relying on renewable energy sources instead. This transition not only reduces air pollution but also lessens the ecological impact of transportation. DHL is actively embracing this change by increasing the electrification of company’s lastmile network and utilizing other sustainable delivery modes. By doing so, we contribute to a cleaner and more sustainable future. Embracing electric transportation is a significant step towards curbing emissions, protecting the environment, and securing a brighter future for all.
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES DHL continually embrace innovative technologies to enhance safety and performance across all operations. One example is Saloodo!, company’s platform that connects reliable and vetted suppliers. Saloodo! implements a comprehensive onboarding and vetting process, ensuring the excellence and reliability of carriers on the platform. This helps with reducing empty miles, minimizing carbon emissions and improving efficiency. Through Saloodo!, DHL prioritizes
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sustainability in supply chain management and freight transportation. Furthermore, launched the first Mobile MEA Innovation Centre in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai where company’s subject-matter experts provided a direct and tangible experience of current technologies and innovations. We also launched a new 23,500 -sqm EV Hub in Dubai South to drive the EV circular economy to provide end-to-end aftermarket solutions for EV batteries.
DRIVING BUSINESS GROWTH After the industrial revolution (second half of the 18th century) and the development of the standard container (TEU, in the 1960s) in ocean freight, digitalization is definitely the next big thing for the global economy and logistics. Digitalization affects almost all aspects of life and has the potential to transform countries and societies, industries and global trade. As with many other industries and sectors, the digital transformation in the logistics sector gains momentum. From company’s point of view digitalization is a driver for customer centricity. It is for this reason that “delivering excellence in a digital world” lays the foundation for DHL’s strategy 2025, and we are committed to investing further in this area. The DHL Group’s recently invested 2 billion Euro in technology to drive is digitalization objective. Technology plays a pivotal role in the business
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