DHL Launches GoGreen Plus Portfolio with Flat-Rate Emissions Reduction Option

DHL Global Forwarding has launched its GoGreen Plus Portfolio, a suite of shipping decarbonization products including a new offering that provides a 10% emissions reduction at a flat rate across all markets, shipment types, and routes. The portfolio uses carbon insetting through sustainable fuels and clean technologies rather than traditional offsets.

The GoGreen Plus Portfolio includes three tiers: GoGreen Plus Base, which provides a default 10% emissions reduction for all eligible shipments at a fixed flat rate regardless of origin or destination; GoGreen Plus Premium, which delivers 85% emissions reduction through book-and-claim solutions priced at lane level; and GoGreen Plus Select, a tailored option for large customers with flexible emissions reduction levels customized to individual supply chains. GoGreen Plus builds on DHL's existing GoGreen service, which uses climate project investments to offset transport emissions, by shifting toward real emissions reductions through the replacement of conventional fossil fuels with sustainable alternatives such as sustainable aviation fuel.

The launch reflects rising demand from corporate shippers for quantifiable, credible emissions reductions from their logistics providers, rather than offset-based neutralization claims. DHL's book-and-claim approach for sustainable fuels allows companies without direct access to cleaner fuels to claim the environmental benefit of their production and use. The flat-rate 10% reduction in GoGreen Plus Base is designed to lower the barrier of entry, enabling companies of all sizes to begin decarbonizing their logistics footprint without complex procurement processes. The portfolio supports DHL's sustainability roadmap, which includes a target to use 30% sustainable fuels by 2030 and net zero GHG emissions by 2050.

DHL's GoGreen Plus launch coincides with growing regulatory and customer scrutiny of shipping emissions claims, particularly in the EU where the Emissions Trading System now covers maritime transport. For Indian exporters and importers using DHL's global freight network, the new portfolio provides structured options to reduce the Scope 3 transport emissions embedded in their supply chains. As large global buyers increasingly impose carbon performance requirements on their suppliers, access to standardized, independently verifiable shipping decarbonization products will become a competitive consideration for Indian logistics and manufacturing companies.

Key figure — 30% sustainable fuels target by 2030