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With assistance from the Government of Japan, the UPU has published a guide on "Best practices for a greener postal sector"



The UPU Director General, Edouard Dayan, in a Foreword for the publication said;



"With more than 600 000 post offices worldwide, the postal sector operates the largest physical distribution

network on the planet. Over 1.5 million vehicles as well as countless motorcycles and airplanes are used

daily to deliver those services, covering billions of kilometres every year. The postal operators and their 5.5

million employees consume electricity, water, paper and other sources of energy in their daily operations, all

of which have an impact on the environment.



Many posts are today engaged in reducing this impact. The Universal Postal Union, a United Nations

specialised agency, also plays its part. By means of the UPU’s global inventory of greenhouse gas

emissions, the organization is helping the designated postal operators of its 191 member countries to

calculate the impact of their operations. It also provides guidance on mitigation. This Best Practices guide

aims at showing examples of pro-environment policies, actions, behaviour and products. By disseminating

these success stories, the UPU is committed to helping the postal sector lead by example in the fight against

climate change. In this regard, I would like to thank Japan for providing the International Bureau of the UPU

with the necessary human and financial support in order to conduct this study.



The guide can be downloaded from the UPU website at;

http://file.upu.int/xchange/public/ef59f365cea870b3d8a3d676bb6f39b67ff50231