DHL Express India and Aragen Life Sciences partner to cut carbon emissions with GoGreen Plus

New Delhi, February 7, 2024: DHL Express India, the global leader in international express shipping, and Aragen LifeSciences, a prominent provider of research and manufacturing services for the life sciences industry, have joined forces to implement DHL's GoGreen Plus service. This strategic collaboration positions Aragen as DHL Express India's inaugural Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) customer, marking a significant step towards reducing carbon emissions in international shipments.

Aragen will utilize the GoGreen Plus service across its major overseas trade lanes, including routes to the Americas and Europe. GoGreen Plus harnesses sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to help customers minimize Scope 3 emissions, encompassing CO2e emissions associated with freight transportation. This initiative, recently introduced in India, is made feasible through partnerships with leading suppliers such as bp, Neste, and World Energy, who produce SAF from sustainable energy sources.

Speaking on the occasion, R.S Subramanian, Senior Vice President – South Asia, DHL Express, said, "We are happy to announce our partnership with Aragen LifeSciences, a significant move towards sustainable business in India. Aragen is our first Science Based Targets Initiative customer to have come on board to reduce carbon emissions, and we're proud to support their ambition. Now more than ever, it has become necessary to address the problem of Scope 3 emissions. With our GoGreen Plus service, we're assisting customers in this journey. We hope this agreement inspires others to adopt sustainable practices and embrace low-emission transport services through sustainable aviation fuel."

Manni Kantipudi, CEO, Aragen Life Sciences, added, “Sustainability and ESG are key priority areas for Aragen and this collaboration with DHL Express will help us achieve our near-term target under SBTi by 2032. As a socially and environmentally responsible corporate, Aragen is committed to reducing carbon emissions produced while shipping internationally and the GoGreen Plus service will enable us to achieve this. Aragen and DHL have a long-standing association and this collaboration underscores our mutual commitment to responsible sustainable practices and managing our scope emissions with carbon insetting.”

Distinguished from offsetting programs, GoGreen Plus adopts an 'insetting' approach, actively reducing emissions within the logistics sector. This methodology enables DHL customers to report voluntary emission reductions while adhering to the principles of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).