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WHAT IS the environmental sustainability program for DHL. Describe the components of the sustainability program and explain why the program is considered a benefit rather than just another cost to the company."

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DHL is very Famous Logistics company which operat in many countries. The environmental sustainability program for DHL is GoGreen environmental initiative in which Company is setting goals till 2050 to reduce its carbon fooprints to zero. This program helps the company to be socially as well as environmentally responsible because its business involves operations which affect envrionment so business has duty to create sustainable envrionment for business, employees, customers, society and other stakeholders.

The components of DHL sustainability program are -

Social/Community sustainability

Social sustainability aims to preserve social capital by investing and creating services that constitute the framework of our society. DHL focuses on adopting gree and environmental friendly initiatives which helps in benefitting the society.

for example- Company uses clean delivery services like bycycle and electric vehicles for clean pick-up and delivery solutions so that airpollution can be reduced locally.

another example is the new distribution center ensures a healthier environment for residents, workers and the local community through minimized energy and water consumption, reduced greenhouse gas emissions and reduced costs.

Economic sustainability-

Economic sustainability aims to maintain the capital intact . In this component DHL focuses on reducing operating cost of its business.Company takes initiative in which it uses renewable energy resources, saves energy and fuel which makes up huge operating cost of its business. By saving these, Economic condition of DHL improves.

Environmental sustainability

Environmental sustainability aims to improve human welfare through the protection of natural capital (e.g. land, air, water, minerals etc.).DHL have taken so many initiatives to provide welfare to environment. Its first initiative its mission to reduce carbon emission to zero by 2050.

Company also Certify 80% of its employees as GoGreen specialists and get them involved in our environmental and climate protection activities . Company has taken initiatives to make its warehousing clean, delivery service green, use of green packaging and avoid emissions of greenhouse gases and local air pollutants.

the program of environment sustainability is considered a benefit rather than just another cost because it provide many advantages to the company. Firs image and value of the company improves in society. The demand for such company's services increases. The chances of legal suits related to enrvionment reduced which could go in millions of dollars fines. Company able to reduce its operating cost by reducing its carbon footprints and protect environment for future generation.so these are benefits which overrun the cost.