In France, the company’s logistics organization includes 4 hubs, 25 national agencies, and 26 local agencies. This ensures optimal territorial coverage, reducing distances to consumers and shortening delivery times.
In response to climate change and the need to reduce its carbon footprint, Colis Privé committed in 2021 to the EVcom initiative under the EVE program, with a goal of cutting its greenhouse gas emissions by 5%—equivalent to 678 tons of CO₂—by the end of 2024.
Les avantages pour l’entreprise
- Economic benefit: Logistics optimization, a key driver for improving the environmental performance of transport, enables significant cost savings.
- Environmental benefit: Commitment to the EVcom initiative allows Colis Privé to contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from road freight.
- Managerial benefit: Involvement in the EVcom approach helps unite teams around a strategic project and leverage expert support to validate the action plan.
- Commercial benefit: Participation in EVcom provides Colis Privé with client recognition and serves as a strong asset in competitive tenders.
Today, the company reports highly positive results after three years of commitment, achieving a 15% reduction in GHG emissions, 10 points above the initial target. This represents nearly 3,288 tons of CO₂ avoided in total.
“Our commitment to the EVcom initiative has enabled us to highlight our efforts to decarbonize parcel transport, from freight to the last mile. The results after three years go beyond the initial target, with 15% fewer emissions compared to 2020,” says Camille Hudelot, CSR Project Manager
Its action plan
Axis 1: Client Collaboration
One of the qualitative objectives was to raise awareness among shipping clients about their greenhouse gas emissions. To achieve this, Colis Privé implemented a CO₂ dashboard for its shipping clients based on the ISO 14083 standard, which contributes to achieving climate neutrality. The goal was to increase the frequency of CO₂ Scorecard communication.
Axis 2: Transport Procurement
Committed carriers: The objective was to prioritize road carriers engaged in the “Objectif CO₂” program (label and/or charter). The target was to reach 45% of road carriers chartered under Objectif CO₂ and 30% labeled Objectif CO₂ across both upstream and middle-mile segments.
Axis 3: Resources
- Decarbonizing the last mile by increasing the share of low-carbon vehicles: the goal was to convert subcontractor fleets to electric vehicles, e-bikes, and gas-powered vehicles.
- Reducing CO₂ emissions in freight and middle-mile segments by using alternative fuels (XTL, B100, CNG) for at least 5% of the carriers used.
