DHL Express and World Energy have inked a new agreement to accelerate the decarbonisation of aviation logistics through the purchase of around 668 million litres of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) via sustainable aviation fuel certificates (SAFc).

The seven-year contract, to run through to 2030, is the one of the longest and largest SAFc agreements in the aviation industry to date.

The agreement is expected to cut 1.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions over the aviation fuel lifecycle, equivalent to handling the approximately 77,000 annual aircraft movements of DHL Express in the Americas carbon neutrally for a full year.

The milestone agreement is further testament to DHL Group’s ambitious Sustainability Roadmap, which includes the goal to reduce the Group’s annual greenhouse gas emissions to below 29 million tonnes CO2e in 2030 across scopes 1, 2 and 3.

World Energy deal

“DHL Express is firmly dedicated to pioneering a sustainable future in aviation logistics,” said John Pearson, CEO DHL Express.

“By partnering with World Energy and confirming this milestone agreement, we are taking another concrete leap towards minimizing our carbon footprint and contributing to a more sustainable future. We want to inspire more suppliers to accelerate industry-wide production and adoption of SAF.”

“We are honoured to team up with DHL on this quest to decarbonize aviation,” said Gene Gebolys, World Energy CEO.

“Decarbonising the hard-to-abate sectors requires commitment across the value chain, and partnerships like the one we are launching today are key to enabling companies like DHL to meet their ambitions climate goals.”

Image: Contract Signing (from left to right): Tobias Meyer, CEO DHL Group; Gene Gebolys, CEO World Energy
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