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Your CO2 emissions: same weight as a deer
Your letter box is the receptacle where a steady stream of letters and parcels arrive. Compared with the rest of Switzerland, you fall somewhere in the middle, receiving neither particularly much, nor particularly little post. Your CO2footprint is also limited: the letters and parcels that arrive in your letter box produce about as much CO2in weight as a fox.
- By comparison, a person in Switzerland generates an average of around 12 tonnes of CO2 per year (source: FOEN). The carbon share of your postal services is very small.
- Good news: more and more letters and parcels are delivered using electric vehicles, – all are delivered in Geneva, Basel, Bern, Zurich, Winterthur, Thun and Uster. In addition, all letters, parcels and press products sent with Swiss Post are sent with the “pro clima” label, meaning that their carbon emissions have been offset.
- More about Swiss Post’s climate commitment.
Your carbon footprint in figures
In the past 12 months
1. ↑ Calculation of CO2 emissions: the environmental impact factors for the calculation of the CO2 emissions per consignment are determined using weight-based allocation. The calculation is based on the results of Swiss Post’s greenhouse gas performance reporting, which is audited by an external auditor each year.
Distance calculation: the distance travelled is calculated based on average values for Swiss Post parcel and letter mail (only received consignments) multiplied by the number of consignments received.
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Did you know?
Reduce your CO2 emissions with these tips
Managing receipt
Make sure you can accept parcels at the first delivery attempt. This reduces transport distances. You can manage the delivery yourself via the “My Post” customer portal.
Snail mail instead of express
Is it still ok if it takes two or three days to get delivered? Standard shipping (PostPac Economy) often results in better-utilized delivery vehicles.