Global Compact International Yearbook 2013
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Dr. Frank Appel, CEO,
Deutsche Post DHL
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Our globalized world and its interconnected challenges re-
quire businesses to think and act in new dimensions. We
must ask ourselves: Is our economic success enabling social
progress? Are we considering the environmental impact of
our operations? Are we making decisions in the long-term interests
of our stakeholders?
At Deutsche Post DHL, these considerations have shaped
Strategy
2015
our corporate roadmap to becoming an employer, provider,
and investment of choice. We recognize that we will only reach these
aims by embracing the multifaceted role we play in society as one
of the world’s largest employers and the global leader in postal and
logistics services.
Connecting people and markets across the globe is a business that,
in its current form, has an environmental impact. This is primarily
Innovating
for a Better
Future