Sustainability
Together towards greener parcels
Ensuring a better environment is best done together. You opt for eco-friendly delivery; bpost reduces emissions from shipments and makes sustainable packaging. This is how we work towards greener parcels together.
We’re becoming greener every day
At bpost, we do everything we can to deliver your parcels and mail as sustainably as possible. For example, we invest in electric vehicles, solar panels, smart routes and sustainable pick-up options. We also promote continuous modernisation. We ensure sustainable city logistics with Ecozones and are firmly committed to reusable packaging.
Completely emission-free fleet
40% of our car and bike fleet is currently green or completely emission-free. With a new investment in electric vans, e-bikes and LNG trucks, we will deliver your online orders 100% emission-free by 2030.
Ecozones: lowering carbon emissions in cities
In the bpost Ecozones, we ensure the sustainable transport of mail and parcels in cities. By using electric vehicles we reduce CO2 emissions by an average of 97% and by using bike trailers and a dense network of collection points we also reduce the pressure on cities. With a Pick-up Point or Parcel Locker around the corner, you can easily pick up your parcel on foot or by bike. The result? Less CO2 emissions, particulates and traffic jams. The bpost Ecozones have already been rolled out in 18 cities. By the end of 2025, we aim for 25 Ecozones across the country.
Fewer kilometres with MyPreferences
Are you often not at home during the day? Don't make your postman stand at the door in vain. With MyPreferences, you choose where you receive your parcel. That way, you increase the chances of a successful delivery, even if no one is home. Together, we can reduce unnecessary kilometres.
30% less CO₂ on average thanks to direct delivery in a Pick-up point
We have the largest network of Pick-up points in Belgium, so there’s one just an easy walk from where 1 in 2 Belgians live. Additionally, postmen cover fewer kilometres with a direct parcel delivery to a Pick-up point. On average, that means 30% less CO2 transport emissions compared to a parcel delivered to your home.* Those who pick up their parcels on foot or by bicycle help reduce CO2 emissions per parcel even more. This is how we create a sustainable culture together.
*From research by Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Environmentally friendly, reusable packaging
In 2021, our range of packaging underwent sustainable transformation. They’re now good for the environment in two ways: they are almost entirely made from recycled fibres; and they’re easy to reuse. From 2030, you will find only 100% recycled packaging material in our eShop and Post Offices.
