DHL GOGREEN PLUS
📦 Because responsible shipping means more to us than just a label
When you order from us, we ship with DHL GoGreen Plus. This means we use a shipping solution where DHL states that it implements additional measures to reduce transport-related CO2e emissions in its own logistics network. According to DHL, this includes, for example, investments in alternative fuels and propellants or additional electrically powered vehicles.
It is important for us to be honest about this:
Even shipping with GoGreen Plus is not emission-free.
But we have consciously chosen a solution that, according to DHL, focuses on additional emission reduction within its own value chain . We bear the resulting additional costs ourselves.
💡 What exactly is DHL GoGreen Plus?
DHL describes GoGreen Plus as a shipping service that reduces transport-related CO2e emissions through additional investments in measures within the DHL logistics network. DHL calls this principle "insetting." This means that emissions are not offset outside the supply chain, but rather investments are made in emission reduction within their own logistical processes.
For us, this is precisely the crucial point:
We didn't want a general advertising claim, but a shipping solution that could be described concretely.
🔍 What's the difference between GoGreen Plus, GoGreen, and standard shipping?
Not every shipping option works the same. That's why it's important for us to make the differences transparent.
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DHL itself differentiates between GoGreen, which relies on offsetting, and GoGreen Plus, which is based on insetting*. This distinction is important to us because it can be communicated more concretely and transparently than general statements like "green shipping."
* Insetting means that emissions are reduced within one's own supply and value chain, rather than being compensated for through external climate protection projects.
✅ Why we chose GoGreen Plus
🚚 1. Because we deliberately bear the additional costs ourselves
We don't want to simply pass on responsibility. That's why we cover the additional costs for this shipping solution ourselves. For us, this is part of a responsible approach to our shipping.
🌍 2. Because we prefer to communicate concretely rather than make grand promises
It was important to us not to use vague environmental claims. Instead of generally speaking of "environmentally friendly shipping," we prefer to state concretely what DHL says about GoGreen Plus: additional reduction measures in their own logistics network. The EU is currently taking stricter action against misleading advertising, especially for general statements such as "green," "environmentally friendly," or "climate-friendly," if these are not clearly substantiated.
🔄 3. Because reduction is more comprehensible to us than pure compensation
DHL describes GoGreen Plus as a solution where emissions are to be reduced where they arise in the supply chain. Precisely this approach was convincing for us.
🤍 4. Because we want to remain honest
We do not claim that orders are thereby climate-neutral, emission-free, or automatically sustainable. We only state what we can factually uphold:We use a shipping option that DHL describes as CO2e-reduced and insetting-based.
🌱 Our Approach to Shipping
Shipping causes emissions. There's no way to sugarcoat it. That's precisely why we wanted to choose a solution for our shop that goes beyond regular shipping.
With DHL GoGreen Plus, we use a shipping option where DHL, according to its own statements, makes additional investments in emissions reduction within its own logistics network. We consciously accept the additional costs involved, not to give ourselves a green label, but because we want to manage our shipping responsibly.
🧾 Transparency Instead of Grand Promises
It is important to us that environmental communication is not exaggerated beyond what is provable.
That's why we deliberately do not say:
- "emission-free shipping"
"climate-neutral shipping"
"environmentally friendly shipping"
"green shipping"
Instead, we say:
We ship with DHL GoGreen Plus, a solution that DHL describes as reducing transport-related CO2e emissions through additional measures within its own logistics network.
❓ Frequently asked questions
- What exactly does GoGreen Plus mean
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DHL describes GoGreen Plus as a shipping service that supports additional measures to reduce transport-related CO2e emissions within its own logistics network. According to DHL, this works via the principle of insetting.
- Is my order carbon neutral as a result
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No. We are deliberately not communicating that. Shipping is associated with emissions. According to DHL, GoGreen Plus is linked to additional reduction measures, but not with the statement that individual shipments are emission-free.
- What's the difference to GoGreen
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DHL describes GoGreen as a compensation-based approach through climate protection projects. GoGreen Plus, on the other hand, is described as insetting, i.e., a reduction within the company's own value chain.
- Why are you doing this?
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Because we want to focus not only on costs but also on responsibility when shipping. We cover the additional costs ourselves and aim for the most transparent communication possible.
🤝 Our Promise
We want to make our shipping as responsible as possible while remaining transparent. That's why we use DHL GoGreen Plus and consciously only communicate what can be verifiably described.
📌 Transparency Note
The information on this page refers to the publicly described services of DHL GoGreen Plus. We deliberately avoid sweeping statements such as "climate-neutral" or "environmentally friendly," and instead describe the shipping option based on the additional measures presented by DHL for reducing transport-related CO2e emissions within their own logistics network.
