Australia Post has launched its very first Environmental Action Plan, committing it to reduce carbon emissions by 25 per cent by 2020, and saving $10 million every year through environmentally sustainable programs.
Announcing the plan, Chief Financial Officer at Australia Post, Janelle Hopkins said it had been created to shape ongoing reporting and future activities that would lead to long-term sustainability.
“That saving of $10 million every year enables Australia Post to invest more in improving and creating services our customers want to use,” Ms Hopkins said.
“Since 2000 we have reduced our carbon emissions by 20 per cent which is significant given domestic parcel volumes are continuing to grow, and more than two million parcels were delivered in a single day during Christmas last year.”
She said over the past eight years Australia Post had been working to aggressively reduce its carbon footprint, even going beyond its own sites to its third-party supply chain.
“Our first ever Environmental Action Plan is a step towards continuing to reduce carbon emissions and achieve our target of a 25 per cent reduction by 2020,” Ms Hopkins said.
“We installed the country’s largest single-roof solar panel system late last year at the Sydney Parcels Facility, which alone saves $800,000 every year within our extensive 48-site solar energy program.”
The 24-page Action Plan can be accessed at this PS News link.
