In October 2021, Le Groupe La Poste signed the Science-Based Targets Business Ambition for 1.5°C, which aims to achieve "Net Zero Emissions" of greenhouse gases by 2050.
To achieve this, an ambitious reduction trajectory has been defined. This involves optimising usage and improving the energy efficiency of its activities.
Reducing transport-related emissions is one of the group's major objectives. This involves both technological choices and behavioural changes. The Services-Mail-Parcels business unit and GeoPost/DPDgroup divisions are the main entities concerned by this. Vehicles powered by CNG (natural gas for vehicles) and BioCNG (gas obtained from the methanisation of various organic wastes), cargo bikes and 3-wheel scooters are gradually replacing combustion-engine vehicles, which are optimised in terms of their age and Euro standard.
To achieve Net Zero Emissions, the group has launched an " urban logistics " acceleration plan, notably with the deployment of 21 clean CNG vehicles, 20 electric 16-tonne vehicles and 200 cargo bikes in 2021.
The group La Poste also aims to deploy a responsible urban logistics plan by 2025, ensuring 100% clean deliveries (zero and low emissions) in 350 cities in Europe.
One of the largest electric-vehicle fleets in Europe
With 37,846 electric vehicles, La Poste operates one of the largest fleets of electric vehicles in Europe. Thanks to the size of its fleet, the group has contributed to the development of a French electric-vehicle ecosystem. The group continues to take initiatives to develop this ecosystem to help combat climate change.
The Services-Mail-Parcels business unit is rationalising its national and regional transport routes by increasing the use of bulk loading (allowing 25% more parcels to be loaded on each journey), developing the use of swap bodies in trucks and optimising power-trains (83% of transport vehicles are now Euro VI). At GeoPost/DPD, the optimisation of trailer loading and itineraries improved the CO2 efficiency per parcel on long-haul routes by 7% between 2013 and 2020. This figure is expected to reach 30% by 2025.
The business unit also takes effective action to help drive the ecological transition of the sector by selecting its suppliers and transport subcontractors according to CSR criteria.
9,745
buildings
and 6.1 million m² of floor space
La Poste has a diverse portfolio of real estate, with assets located in every region of France, making its property-network quite unique. The energy consumption of these real-estate assets represents half of the group's energy footprint.
Since 2010, La Poste Immobilier (the group's real-estate division) has been a pioneer in terms of energy efficiency. For example, it has deployed a policy of certifying its logistics buildings and set up an ISO 50 001 certified energy-management system.
Since 2016, the entire portfolio has been using 100% renewable electricity.
By 2030, thanks to its ongoing actions, La Poste Immobilier expects to reduce the energy consumption of its real-estate portfolio by 20% (in relation to 2017) and to reduce its CO2 emissions by 35%.
La Banque Postale and its subsidiaries are involved in a number of sector-specific initiatives to promote more sustainable .
Moreover, La Banque Postale aims to establish itself as the European leader in positive-impact finance. Having been carbon-neutral in operational terms since 2018, it is committed to achieving " Zero net emissions " by 2040 across all its banking activities. As the first general fund manager with 100% Socially Responsible Investments (SRI), it was also the first financial institution to sign up to the 1.5° C pathway.
The group La Poste aims to share its expertise with private individuals and companies to help them accelerate their own transition in the field of mobility. It provides them with several postal services:
fleet management and car-sharing solutions with Véhiposte;
co-working with Startway;
long-term rental of electric utility vehicles for professionals with Movivolt ;
first and last-mile logistics with Log'issimo;
long-term rental of electrically-assisted bicycles with Bemobi and Veligo from IDF Mobilité;
(1): Carbon sequestration projects aim to create carbon sinks to capture greenhouse gases from the atmosphere using natural solutions (reforestation, agroforestry, mangroves, etc.).
(2): Net Zero Banking Alliance, Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative, Finance for Biodiversity Pledge, CDP signatory, PRB Commitment to Financial Health and Inclusion
