Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation.
An Post play a central role in Irish life and society, and are uniquely positioned to partner with other businesses, organisations, government and communities to help drive innovation to deliver sustainable, long-term growth and prosperity to Ireland. It is essential that we draw on new and developing technologies, integrate best practices and undertake strategic initiatives to achieve our sustainability goals.
In 2022 we extended the use of Hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO) as an alternative fuel to a total of 17 of our HGV fleet, launched the digital stamp and by redirecting missed deliveries to local Post Office in Galway saving 127,000KM of additional travel (and associate emissions) by our customers. By championing technological innovation to advance our efforts, we are able to create forward-thinking solutions that will transform our operations and minimise our environmental impact.
One of the biggest challenges that we are facing is how to decarbonise our heavy goods vehicles (HGV) fleet, which produces over 8,000 tonnes of carbon annually. As an interim solution, and following the success of our hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO) trial as a fuel for 5 HGVs in Galway in 2021, we expanded the initiative in 2022 to 12 HGVs in Cork. HVO is a renewable fuel made from certified waste oils and fats and has showed excellent results with no performance difficulties.
We are committed to making a positive impact on our communities by creating everyday opportunities to make sustainable living commonplace for everyone in Ireland. From using new alternatives in fuel to launching digital solutions to aid financial literacy across all ages.
Our ambition is to get to net zero carbon emissions from our own operations by 2030 and in order to achieve this we need to achieve 100% zero carbon transport. Innovation is key to solving the challenges we face in delivering on our sustainability ambitions.
