DHL Express signs GoGreen Plus partnership with Sai Life Sciences

DHL Express has partnered with Sai Life Sciences, an innovator-focused global contract research, development and manufacturing organisation to use DHL’s emission-reduced shipping solution GoGreen Plus (GGP).

The partnership provides Sai Life Sciences with a greenhouse gas emissions reduction of up to 90 percent for its international logistics needs by using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), says an official release from DHL Express.

Sai Life Sciences works with over 300 global innovator pharma and biotech companies to accelerate the pace of their drug discovery, development and commercialisation, the release added.

"Addressing Scope 3 emissions is critical to DHL for achieving the commitment to be carbon neutral by 2050," says R.S. Subramanian, Senior Vice President – South Asia, DHL Express. "GoGreen Plus is a pioneering service that helps our customers address Scope 3 carbon emissions of their critical shipments to global destinations. The life sciences and healthcare sector is a focus area for growth outlined in our Strategy 2030, and GoGreen Plus is very relevant to key players here who have a committed road map on carbon footprint reduction. We are incredibly proud to have Sai Life Sciences join us on our mission to reduce Scope 3 emissions with GoGreen Plus - the most technically viable option currently available."

Sivaramakrishnan Chittor, CFO, Sai Life Sciences adds: "Sustainability is a priority woven into every part of our business — including logistics. With a global supplier network and customer base across the U.S., Europe and Japan, time-sensitive deliveries are essential to our operations. Our partnership with DHL reflects a shared commitment to reducing environmental impact while maintaining the reliability and precision that our customers depend on. It’s one more way we’re integrating sustainability into how we work — with intent and consistency — to make it better together."

The GoGreen Plus service focuses on insetting - reducing carbon emissions directly within the logistics sector. In 2024, the share of sustainable aviation fuels used in DHL Group’s own fleet was 3.5 percent despite the continued low availability of such fuels. "Through insetting, GoGreen Plus offers customers a measurable and certified way to reduce logistics-related emissions without relying on offsetting. The SAF used is sourced through global partnerships with suppliers like bp, Neste, Cosmo Oil Marketing and World Energy, and is produced from sustainable feedstocks such as used cooking oil and other residues."

DHL is investing €2 billion over the next five years to enhance logistics operations to meet the evolving needs of the life sciences and healthcare industry. The investment will fund new GDP-certified pharma hubs, expand cold chain capacity and improve temperature-controlled transport solutions to meet the rising demand in pharmaceuticals and advanced therapies, the release added.