Although our primary focus is hydrogen use, we are also testing out other alternative resources and transport possibilities. One of these is electricity—to power everything with wheels. The development of hydrogen technology is going to take a while, but electric cars are already available. That's why we are looking for ways of using them in logistics.

Pick-up points. You would hardly find a company more focused on parcel pick-up than Packeta. In 2010, Simona Kijonková has started to build the pick-up point network to make parcel shipping easier for online shops and offer customers the possibility of parcel pick-up at their leisure. Consequently, she created a sustainable way of parcel delivery—because pick-up points can gather a larger number of parcels in one place, delivery routes become shorter, and produced emissions are significantly lower.

When choosing the provider of our self-service pick-up points (Z-BOXes), the most important criterion was a solution that would be ecological and sustainable. So today, there are more than 2 500 Z-BOXes in the Czech Republic that are fully powered by solar panels and do not need to be plugged in. And, we are slowly but surely making our depots self-sufficient as well—we are installing photovoltaic panels on the roofs to power building operations and fuel charging stations for electric cars.

We want to become pioneers of using hydrogen as an energy source in the Czech Republic. Because of that, we already have a project in place for a company hydrogen pumping station. As one of the first companies so far, we tested hydrogen for powering office appliances. And, as members of the Czech Hydrogen Technology Platform (HYTEP), we participate in regular member meetings where we discuss the options and further development of hydrogen use in the CR and across Europe.

In all our workplaces—depots, or offices—we apply waste management in order to reuse materials and lower the expenses of waste removal. We educate our employees about recycling and buy equipment that helps eliminate single-use plastics. Besides that, we test out alternative packaging materials, such as biodegradable film.

Zero waste is the way to go. With this mindset, we are giving new life to what would be thrown out. For example, we took the cardboard boxes that previously served as parcel packaging and were no longer usable and created walls in our new headquarters from them. What else would represent a logistics company more accurately than offices with cardboard-made walls! We try to replace cardboard boxes with cardboard-plastic ones because they last much longer and can therefore be reused again and again.

We decided to shift recycling to another level by recycling all the way to junk materials. Because even recycled plastics tend to end up dumped somewhere. We are setting up a system for junk materials to reuse as much as we can and give materials another life.

Sustainability is about more than just being “eco-friendly” or “green”, it is about maintaining a healthy workspace and employees because employees are what it comes to in the end. Health goes hand in hand with psychological and physical well-being, and that's why we are very particular about providing a comfortable workspace for our employees. Ergonomic chairs and safety courses are the foundation, and internal safety- and prevention audits are a must-have that together with optimization suggestions improve the working conditions for all our employees.

CSR represents the pillars of a well-functioning and sustainable company. We take it for granted to deliver not only parcels but also happiness and support to those facing various life challenges. To those where even a little help can turn life the right side up. We cannot change the whole world, but what we can do is make the lives of dozens of people better.

Sustainability is a topic that really resonates with people in our company, and with entire companies across various industries. Starting from 2023, all companies with over 250 employees will be obliged by law to report their carbon footprint. Because of this, we, together with other companies, are looking for ways to help our planet as soon as possible. Check out our green partnerships.