DHL Group (Deutsche Post) sustainability score: 32/100
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DHL Group (Deutsche Post) is a global logistics and parcel delivery company headquartered in Bonn, Germany, with 480,000 employees. It operates over 12,000 facilities worldwide, offering express, parcel, freight, and mail services.
More about DHL Group (Deutsche Post)
The company is a market leader in European logistics and a significant global player in air and road freight.
Founded 1976Head office Bonn, GermanyStaff ~584,000Revenue ~€84.2BWebsite ↗
DHL has comprehensive emissions reporting and SBTi-validated targets, but emissions reductions are modest and decelerating toward 2030 goals. Aviation fuel dominates the energy mix despite SAF blending at just 4.4%. Greenwashing concerns around offset claims, weak biodiversity assessment, and inconsistent climate lobbying undermine credibility.
DHL Group (Deutsche Post) scores 32/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Nobody can pay to change a score, speed it up or hide it. Last verified May 2026.
That places DHL Group (Deutsche Post) joint 658th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 9th of 22 in Shipping / Logistics.
Limited evidence. This score rests on 12 sources, 83% of them published by the company itself. Every source cited here passed the same quality checks as any other score: all live, none from data aggregators. There is simply less of it.
What is DHL Group (Deutsche Post) doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Targets & Commitments and Carbon Footprint: Operations (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Water Impact and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (2/10, 3/10).
Where DHL Group (Deutsche Post) lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
What would raise this score
- Its effect on waterMonitor its water use and take measures to reduce it.
- Its effect on natureAssess its effect on nature and publish a basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles wasteReport measurable waste or recycling targets publicly.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations7/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain7/10Its Scope 3 emissions aren't fully verified or falling year on year.
- Whether its emissions are falling5/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How clean its energy is5/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste4/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water2/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets8/10No validated long-term net zero target.
- How openly it reports7/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies5/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is DHL Group (Deutsche Post)'s SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is DHL Group (Deutsche Post)'s score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
83% of them were published by DHL Group (Deutsche Post) itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 4 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
Limited data coverage. This assessment is based on 12 sources, 83% of which are self-reported by the company. Scores may change as independent evidence becomes available.
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How does DHL Group (Deutsche Post) compare with other shipping / logistics companies?
Where DHL Group (Deutsche Post) sits among shipping / logistics peers.
Among the 22 major shipping / logistics brands we've scored, DHL Group (Deutsche Post) is tied =9th of 22, with 1 other.
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