Sustainability
Our Partners
We work with partners to maximise the effectiveness of our Sustainability programme and to deliver help to more people.
Global partners
UN System
DHL has entered into a long-term global partnership with the UN System. The partnership has two main focus areas: medical logistics and disaster management. In terms of medical logistics, we are working together with UNICEF in the fight to reduce child mortality. We are also supporting the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the area of disaster management.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Monika Wulf-Mathies, Executive Vice President, Corporate Public Policy and Sustainability, Deutsche Post World Net.
Our partnership with the UN System is founded on our commitment to the 
UN Global Compact. The Deutsche Post World Net Group became a signatory to the UN Global Compact in July 2006, building on DHL's signing of the UN Global Compact in August 2001.
In an address to the World Economic Forum on 31 January 1999, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan challenged business leaders to join an international initiative - the Global Compact - that would bring companies together with UN agencies, labour and civil society to support universal environmental and social principles. We are happy to take up this challenge and demonstrate our commitment to supporting these universal principles together with the UN System.
UN Global Compact. The Deutsche Post World Net Group became a signatory to the UN Global Compact in July 2006, building on DHL's signing of the UN Global Compact in August 2001.In an address to the World Economic Forum on 31 January 1999, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan challenged business leaders to join an international initiative - the Global Compact - that would bring companies together with UN agencies, labour and civil society to support universal environmental and social principles. We are happy to take up this challenge and demonstrate our commitment to supporting these universal principles together with the UN System.
UNICEF
We have a global partnership with UNICEF - the children's aid agency of the United Nations. The goal of the partnership is to provide UNICEF with long-term assistance in its fight to reduce child mortality. We will support UNICEF in a variety of ways including: providing our core competence in logistics as an in-kind donation, implementing a global donation programme, and enabling employee volunteers to support health and education initiatives in the field.
UNICEF - the children's aid agency of the United Nations. The goal of the partnership is to provide UNICEF with long-term assistance in its fight to reduce child mortality. We will support UNICEF in a variety of ways including: providing our core competence in logistics as an in-kind donation, implementing a global donation programme, and enabling employee volunteers to support health and education initiatives in the field.UNDP and OCHA
DHL's most visible contribution to disaster management is the DHL Disaster Response Teams (DRT) which we offer in cooperation with the OCHA. The DRTs support the UN and the international community's disaster response efforts in the aftermath of major sudden-onset natural disasters.
The DRTs are made up of trained DHL volunteers. Their mission is to manage air cargo operations at the airport closest to the disaster-affected region - thereby reducing bottlenecks and keeping the airport open for additional relief flights.
OCHA. The DRTs support the UN and the international community's disaster response efforts in the aftermath of major sudden-onset natural disasters.The DRTs are made up of trained DHL volunteers. Their mission is to manage air cargo operations at the airport closest to the disaster-affected region - thereby reducing bottlenecks and keeping the airport open for additional relief flights.
The main task of the DHL Disaster Response Teams is to manage air cargo operations at the airport and ensure that incoming relief supplies reach people quickly.
Our aim is to set up a global network of DRTs which provide coverage to areas of the developing world prone to major sudden-onset natural disasters:
- The DRT Asia Pacific, based in Singapore, was inaugurated on 21 April 2006 and is ready for deployment.
- The DRT Americas, based in south Florida, was inaugurated on 31 May 2006 and is ready for deployment.
- Coverage for other regions is planned following discussions with our partners.
In addition to the DRTs, we plan on working with both the UNDP and OCHA on a range of further initiatives in the fields of disaster preparedness and disaster response.
Many of our community investment initiatives also support the UN's Millennium Development Goals.
UNDP and OCHA on a range of further initiatives in the fields of disaster preparedness and disaster response.Many of our community investment initiatives also support the UN's Millennium Development Goals.
World Economic Forum
We are a strategic partner of the World
Economic Forum (WEF). We participate in the WEF's Logistics & Transportation Corporate Citizenship Initiative.
WorldEconomic Forum (WEF). We participate in the WEF's Logistics & Transportation Corporate Citizenship Initiative.
AIESEC
We partner with AIESEC, the world's largest student organisation. We provide challenging internships for students around the world. We are both an Alumni Network Partner and a Global Exchange Partner.
AIESEC, the world's largest student organisation. We provide challenging internships for students around the world. We are both an Alumni Network Partner and a Global Exchange Partner.Local Partners
In addition to our global partnerships, our country management teams and employees partner with many local organisations worldwide. One of our preferred partners at the local level are the Red Cross and Red Crescent societies.
The 'Our world' section on our Corporate Sustainability website contains examples of many other local community investment initiatives.
'Our world' section on our Corporate Sustainability website contains examples of many other local community investment initiatives.More information in the Our partners section of the Corporate website.
Our partners section of the Corporate website.
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