Dachser aims to operate at 100% renewable electricity

As of January 1, 2022, logistics firm Dachser will be switching to 100% green electricity, meaning it will only purchase electricity generated from renewable resources. 

The company which operates 387 plants across 42 countries, is increasing its proportion of green power from around 60% to 100%. 

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In Germany and the Netherlands, the family-owned company had already switched to green power before. In addition, DACHSER will significantly step up its in-house generation of renewable energy and, as a first step, is installing and expanding photovoltaic systems on the roofs of its European logistics facilities and office buildings.

“We’re implementing two basic building blocks of our climate protection strategy by switching to purchasing electricity solely from wind, solar, and hydropower worldwide, while also expanding our own production of green electricity,” explains Stefan Hohm, Chief Development Officer (CDO) at Dachser.

“These actions are reducing our carbon footprint. At the same time, our demand strengthens the production of green power and contributes to the expansion of capacity in Europe for generating electricity from renewable sources.”

Dachser's initiatives aim at efficient logistics processes, energy savings, and technological innovation. DACHSER believes this is the best way to limit GHG in line with the 2-degree target set by the Paris Agreement as well as the climate protection targets of the European Union and many other countries.

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To this end, the company works together with customers and partners who are also keen to actively shape how logistics moves to adopt low- and zero-emission technologies.

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