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Parcel delivery giant DPD has just won a top award for environmental improvement.

DPD was voted best for reducing its CO2 emissions and for its recycling programmes in this highly-contested award presented by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT).

The company was particularly commended for its innovative approach. DPD’s CEO Dwain McDonald said “This is a fantastic recognition of how we carry out great environmental practices while maintaining the highest levels of customer service.

“We’re delighted with this acknowledgement. We were the first company in the parcels sector to invest in high volume, double-deck vehicles to transport parcels using fewer vehicles. We are particularly pleased that this best practice is now being adopted elsewhere as it’s great news for the environment.”

The company’s ‘green’ innovation continues. DPD and its sister company Interlink are the only parcel carriers in the marketplace to offer advance text notification of delivery with an option for the receiver to change delivery to a more convenient date, all via text. McDonald adds, “Not only does this mean great customer service, it’s good for the environment as more right-first-time deliveries are made and fewer delivery journeys mean less fuel and lower carbon emissions."

Photo caption (left to right) Jonathan Chadburn, MD - Home Delivery
Division, DHL Exel Supply Chain the sponsor; Charlie Shiels, DPD’s Director of Hubs, Linehaul, Risk and Transport; HRH The Princess Royal; Richard Brown President of CILT

Big-hearted DPD drivers are teaming up with Pudsey to raise thousands for The BBC Children in Need Appeal. The parcel carrier is supporting a campaign to raise money by making it easy for people to recycle their old mobile phones, PDAs, mp3s and iPods.

Each time they make a delivery to a home address, drivers will give customers a Freepost envelope that they can use to send their old item to recycling company Regenersis. For every device collected, up to £80 will be donated to the charity, whose aim it to help make apositive difference to disadvantaged children and young people across the UK. Between now and the TV appeal night on Friday 14 November, DPD and its sister company Interlink will deliver a million envelopes to customers across the UK.

Dwain McDonald, CEO of DPD said: “We’re proud of our green credentials, so we were delighted to accept the offer to handle this great project. Simply by giving us your old mobile phone, iPod or PDA, you can help us raise money for BBC Children In Need. At the same time you’ll be reducing your own carbon footprint and getting rid of unwanted clutter!”

For further info on BBC Children in Need Appeal 2008, www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey.

Registered charity number: England & Wales no.802052 and Scotland no.SC039557