ESG Today writes that the agreement will run over the next seven years, all the way until 2030, making it one of the largest SAF certificates deals in the industry to date. Sustainable aviation fuels represent one of the key pillars in DHL's decarbonization efforts, with the company looking to include a share of at least 30% SAF in its fuel blends by the next decade.

Last year, officials at DHL Express also announced two SAF-supply deals amounting to around 800 million liters, from companies bp and Neste, which will supply low-emission fuels to the logistics company over the next five years.

John Pearson, CEO DHL Express, said that "by partnering with World Energy and confirming this milestone agreement, we are taking another concrete leap towards minimizing our carbon footprint and contributing to a more sustainable future. We want to inspire more suppliers to accelerate industry-wide production and adoption of SAF."

Through the agreement, the two companies expect to be able to cut down emissions by about 1.7 million tons of CO2 or about 77.000 carbon-neutral flights in American regions over one year.