Low-sulphur eco-oil protects the environment and simplifies the maintenance of heating systems.
Stefan Dürig
Head of Post Real Estate Management and Services Ltd
Renewable and environmentally friendly
Clean energy – efficiently used
Self-generated solar electricity, biogas, biodiesel, 100% electricity from renewable energy, 10% green electricity: Swiss Post is steadily expanding its commitment to clean and renewable energy. It is also replacing heating oil completely with eco-oil.
In the environmental ranking of the International Post Corporation (IPC), Swiss Post achieved sixth place in 2016, with the label “Gold” for its climate protection activities: a further incentive to expand its own commitment, whether in mobility solutions, the fleet or Swiss Post buildings. Or in procurement: the share of “naturemade star”-certified green power was increased to 10 percent. And since 2016, Swiss Post has used only eco-oil for its properties in Switzerland, a fuel which contains much less sulphur than conventional heating oil.
Swiss Post generated 4.9 gigawatt hours of solar electricity on ten buildings in 2016. It runs its gas-powered vehicles with 100 percent biogas. Buildings in Switzerland under the sole ownership of Swiss Post are heated with 10 percent biogas. 14 Mobility Solutions Ltd petrol stations offer 7 percent biodiesel.
Leaving fossil fuels behind
Starting in 2017, Swiss Post will dispense with the use of fossil fuels in all new buildings and replacement heating systems. As part of a target agreement with the Swiss Federal Office of Energy, it has also undertaken to increase the energy efficiency of its 32 largest locations by a further 16 percent by 2025 and reduce emissions by 1,620 tonnes of CO2.