Message from the Executive Management Board
Dear Reader,
Over the past year, we made meaningful progress on our sustainability journey, demonstrating resilience amid the challenges 2025 brought.
A major milestone was the rollout of our customer sustainability offering, engaging with around 50% of our global accounts to drive decarbonisation initiatives along the entire value chain. Through a structured approach, we supported them in achieving their ESG goals while continuously deepening our understanding of their needs along the sustainability journey—particularly in key industries such as semiconductors, healthcare and consumer, where sustainability is becoming an integral part of doing business.
We resubmitted our emission reduction targets to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), transitioning from absolute to predominantly intensity-based targets to measure our progress more precisely, while raising ambition in the areas we control most, especially in scope 1 and 2. We also strengthened our long-term climate commitment and set an SBTi-approved target to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
Across our operations, we took concrete steps to improve environmental performance: increasing the share of electric trucks, procuring 100% renewable electricity for our Contract Logistics sites, and introducing a sustainable procurement policy. In addition, we deployed sustainable fuels across all transport modes to reduce emissions across the value chain: we sourced nearly 18 million litres of sustainable aviation fuel in Air Logistics, more than 3,000 tonnes of sustainable marine fuel in Sea Logistics and saw customer uptake of hydrotreated vegetable oil in our Road Logistics fleet of trucks more than double.
Our people made a significant difference as well. A total of 80 community initiatives took place across 36 countries, with the most impactful projects recognised through our Community Engagement Awards. We also achieved a Great Place to Work certification in 73 countries, reflecting an engaged workforce and a culture shaped by feedback.
The year concluded with our feature in the BBC StoryWorks Living Legacy series, highlighting how partnerships in logistics can accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future and raising global awareness of our decarbonisation efforts.
None of the progress outlined in this report would be possible without the trust and commitment of our employees, customers and partners. Together, we are shaping a more resilient, responsible, and low-carbon future for global logistics.
Stefan Paul
CEO
Sarah Kreienbühl
CHRO with additional responsibility for ESG and QSHE