Deutsche Post AG

Deutsche Post AG is a German mail and logistics company which offers a broad range of services across Europe, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. The company operates through five main business segments: Express, Global Forwarding, Freight, Supply Chain, and eCommerce Solutions, and has a long-standing history dating back to 1490.

Express is the company’s time-definite courier service, offering customers express delivery to business and private customers. Global Forwarding, Freight provides air, ocean and overland freight forwarding services, as well as multimodal and sector-specific solutions. Its business model is based on brokering transport services between customers and freight carriers. Supply Chain is tailored to meet customer needs through a range of modular components such as warehouse and transport services and value-added services like e-fulfilment and returns management, lead logistics partner, real estate solutions, service logistics, and packaging solutions for various industrial sectors. eCommerce Solutions offers parcel delivery and cross-border non-time definite international services. Finally, Post & Parcel Germany segment transports mail and parcels, as well as digital services such as stamps with data matrix codes, registered mail, cash on delivery, and other products.

Deutsche Post AG remains a leader in the mail and logistics industry, as a key player in its industry with more than 590,000 employees worldwide and a total revenue of EUR 68.3 billion in 2019. The company’s EBITDA was EUR 3.2 billion in the same period, and the company reported a net income of EUR 2 billion. In 2020, the company increased its investments in digitalization and automation, in order to drive business growth and sustainability. Deutsche Post AG has established a large network of post offices and more than 40,000 post offices in Germany alone, as well as 5,600 DHL Service Points. Moreover, the company also maintains a strong presence in the digital space, with a digitalized delivery service to make delivery easier for customers. Deutsche Post AG is also known for its commitment to sustainability, having established an ambitious 2021 target of reducing its CO₂-emissions per parcel by 60%. The company has also joined the United Nations Global Compact Initiative, in order to further its commitment to sustainability and corporate responsibility.