Climate Protect

Climate protect- A step further in our environmental commitment

With the objective of reducing and compensating the emissions derived from our activity, Climate Protect is the new environmental strategy of GLS that involves all the agents of the value chain in our services. Giving added value to the shipments of GLS Spain customers, we adopt an integrating and transversal vision that involves all the departments of the company.

At GLS Spain, we care about making your shipments more sustainable!

Having excellent Quality in the delivery and collection process is no longer enough for us and we have taken it to a higher level, considering the welfare of society, our customers and employees. Starting in 2022, our Climate Protect program is further reinforcing our commitment to reducing and offsetting our emissions. We are very proud to be reducing our environmental impact despite the significant increase in our shipping volume. This is a reflection of the commitment to the environment that our businessmen and staff have acquired with the environment. We continue to advance with the long-term goal of achieving zero emissions, establishing in the short and medium term the compensation of  our emissions and significantly reducing those produced per parcel.»

Daniel López, Quality & Environmental Director

Environmental Standard

We focus our commitment on climate protection by reducing our consumption of resources and the associated emissions. Read more about our ambitions in our Environmental Standard.

Reach zero emissions in shipment management

As a parcel, express delivery and freight transport company, we are aware of our responsibility towards the environment in which we carry out our activity. With Climate Protect we update our objectives in terms of compensation and reduction of emissions with the focus of reaching zero emissions before 2045.

To do this, we involve all the parties that influence the process of managing a shipment in this program, in which we will offset emissions by investing in forest protection projects or development of sustainable energy sources. As a result of these initiatives, GLS clients receive the Climate Protect certificate as a result of their contribution.

We electrified our fleet of delivery vehicles

One of our medium-term sustainable goals is to reduce our emissions in the last mile as much as possible by electrifying our vehicles and committing to sustainable deliveries and collections.
To do this, one of the initiatives that we are implementing within the Climate Protect project is the celebration of electric vehicle showrooms throughout the spanish geography. From the collaborators GAM, Maxus and Scoobic, a range of electric delivery vehicles is presented to facilitate the hiring and integration of these in our agency network.
The commitment to delivery with electric vehicles in cities helps improve air quality by reducing CO2 emissions and nitrogen oxides (NOx).

We are working to get more environmentally friendly vehicles on the road by 2022 and significantly reduce our footprint.

Projects audited and accredited by Climate Partner

The certification obtained, as well as the compensation projects derived from the Climate Protect program, are audited and accredited by Climate Partner. Our global partner is specialized in the calculation and reduction of CO2 emissions, offering its services to more than 4,000 companies in 35 countries. Currently, Climate Partner develops more than 100 emission compensation projects.

Climate Partner Initiatives

 
 
 

 

Compliance

GLS has implemented a program for the entire group designed to identify and avoid Compliance risks. Furthermore, it is designed to safeguard collaboration with business partners that is based on mutual trust.
In addition to contributing to the reduction of noise pollution by delivering with quieter vehicles.

Certificates

At GLS Spain we have been certified by DEKRA in the development of our activity based on our commitment to environmental management, quality and sustainable transport. Access the Certificates page and consult our accredited seals.

ThinkSocial

As a parcel company, we work for a fair social environment. Our commitment to society is reflected in our ThinkSocial program, in which we collaborate with third parties to achieve a social balance. Discover some of these actions.