AUSTRALIA Post on Wednesday launched its 2025 Sustainability Roadmap. The plan, AusPost says, formally supports the Australian government’s commitment to net zero by 2050.
AusPost says it has become the first Commonwealth government business enterprise to target net zero emissions by 2050.
The roadmap outlines a science-based approach that aligns with the aims of the UN Paris Agreement and includes a 2025 emissions reduction target validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative in 2021.
The initiative to target Net Zero emissions by 2050 involves investment in renewables and our electric fleet. The Roadmap identifies opportunities for collaboration and innovation across the supply chain, including crucial initiatives to invest in sustainable aviation fuel.
Group chief executive officer and managing director Paul Graham said the roadmap will build on the strong results Australia Post has already achieved in reducing the carbon intensity of operations.
“I am incredibly proud of our sustainability credentials. Over the past few years, we have seen unprecedented growth in our parcels business because of the pandemic. Although, as our revenue has climbed, our carbon intensity has dropped. In fact, the carbon emissions per parcel associated with sending the average domestic parcel via Parcel Post halved between FY18 and FY21,” he said.
Minister for communications Michelle Rowland, welcomed Australia Post’s initiative to target net zero after the federal government’s landmark Climate Change Bill passed through Parliament earlier in September.
“Australia is serious about reducing emissions and it is fantastic to see Australia Post, one of the oldest and most established institutions in the country, supporting our Net Zero ambitions.”
