OREANDA-NEWS. October 09, 2013. DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL and one of the leading providers of road freight services in Europe, is the industry’s first company to include a carbon footprint reporting feature that complies with norms and latest industry standards.

Onward, customers are able to see the carbon footprint of their shipments within DHL’s web based services ‘DHLi Public Tracking’ and ‘Active Tracing’. A written overview will also be available. The new feature is available for customers worldwide.

“More and more customers demand a precise calculation of their individual carbon emissions when shipping goods. The European Standard and the new regulation by the French government on the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions for transport services further add to this trend. By implementing the report feature in our already existing tracking tools, we get ahead of competition and offer our customers individual reports that are easy to access”, said Roger Crook, CEO DHL Global Forwarding, Freight.

To receive individual carbon footprint statements of their shipments via ‘Track & Trace’ or via ‘Active Tracing’, customers just have to enter their shipment ID and click on the CO2 footprint button. The system will then provide the user with an individual carbon emissions notification. The data is compliant with the European Standard EN 16258, which was developed by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), as well as the new French Decree 2011-1336, which came into effect today.