Is carbon insetting the way forward for postal & parcel service decarbonisation?

Bertil Duinhouwer , CEO of CarbonLeap

The European Union’s Green Deal requires a significant decarbonisation effort from all sectors, including the postal & parcel sector. However, the pathway towards delivering postal & parcel items with diminished or zero emissions is challenging, and taking responsibility for its climate impact may seem complex.??

While solutions such as introducing fleet transformation, reusable packaging, decarbonising buildings, and educational measures are welcome, they should be a part of a wider mix of other decarbonising solutions.??

Let us not forget that the postal & parcel service faces unique challenges in Europe. While the Universal Service Obligation puts pressure on postal services to continue to run unsustainable logistics operations, service providers are also increasingly held accountable for their sustainability with mandatory reporting for sustainability and introducing environmental sustainability within the Postal Regulatory Framework.

As a result, transportation emissions are front and centre amid regulatory pressure and consumer and lender expectations. It is therefore vital to understand the benefits of other directly related supply chain reductions through carbon insetting.??

Until now, it may not have been on your radar, or you may not have been in the position to take advantage of the opportunities that the energy transition may bring. It is already hard enough to see the wood through the trees without having to consider whether the right path is financially viable.?

?As it stands, the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) estimates that over 5,400 companies have validated science-based targets they are trying to reach. Each company is also trying to negotiate which path of many is best to take.?

At CarbonLeap, we aim to support businesses across the postal & parcel service supply chain with tangible and intelligent solutions that directly contribute to their carbon abatement strategies while being mindful about the bottom line.??

Here we outline the main advantages of our carbon insetting products, a process that reduces emissions in your supply chain.?

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Understanding Carbon Insetting?

Carbon insetting involves reducing emissions within a company's supply chain. This approach targets Scope 3 emissions, which are often the most challenging to manage. Transport related insetting projects, in our case fuel switches from fossil- to biofuels, generate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions that can be allocated your transport activities because they have a direct bearing on these activities.???

This approach may require some proof of connection between supply chains and evidence of causality, necessitating careful consideration of the right insetting solution for your business, which is CarbonLeap’s bread and butter.?

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What next??

The energy transition of the postal & parcel sector depends on the broad involvement of all players across the value chain. This is especially as we need to focus on Scope 3 emissions generated by sub-contracted and outsourced transport as we strive to achieve the emissions reduction in line with 2030.??

We need solutions we can trust and gone are the days of investing in dodgy carbon schemes where you have little visibility and control over unrelated carbon compensation. Integrating carbon reduction through insetting could provide the comprehensive approach required. Ultimately, companies need trustworthy access to certified, cost-effective carbon reductions in their supply chain and logistics.?

Trust and transparency pertaining to carbon reductions is therefore vital, especially as the origins, pricing and impact of carbon insets is potentially obfuscated, undermining the credibility of these units among companies who seek to reach energy transition objectives.?

That’s where CarbonLeap comes in as the experienced and intelligent solutions provider who can best offer you products that help you navigate the complexities of supply chain decarbonization, ensuring the options you take, are not only the best in class to improve the sustainability of the postal service, but also the most optimal financially for growth and efficacy.?

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Want to know more? You can speak to an expert at CarbonLeap at? https://meetings-eu1.hubspot.com/bertil-duinhouwer?uuid=fa77f46c-e4e8-4f56-a20c-ef029277cd12?

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