DHL Supply Chain builds CO2-neutral warehouses

• A real estate portfolio comprising Class A, carbon-neutral warehouses will support client growth while meeting the highest sustainability criteria.
• The warehouses are located in strategic areas, with the major advantage of being situated at multimodal transport hubs, near key European logistics markets.
• In Poland, a modern, ecological logistics complex dedicated to the e-commerce industry is being built in Gorzów Wielkopolski, with a planned total area of over 110,000 sqm.
• DHL Supply Chain has already signed an agreement with Allianz for the sale of the first tranche of the warehouses under construction.
  

Real estate experts from DHL Supply Chain have created a portfolio of CO2-neutral properties with a total area of 400,000 m² to support the growth needs of clients across six European markets. All facilities are located in central logistics areas, which have the great advantage of proximity to multimodal transport hubs, designed to serve clients from various industries.

All buildings will have modern technical specifications, reflecting a campus concept, and will become key hubs for the mission of DHL Supply Chain and its domestic and international clients. 14 units are being built in 10 locations across major logistics markets – in Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Italy, and Poland. All buildings are to meet key sustainability criteria, such as BREEAM Excellent and EPC A, comply with the EU Taxonomy, and undergo Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor (CRREM) assessment.

„The construction of carbon-neutral warehouses with a total area of 400,000 m² is an important strategic step, as we aim to meet the ever-growing demand of our clients for warehouse space in strategic markets that meet sustainability criteria. We build all our facilities based on solid business foundations, including aspects such as sustainability, digitalization, location, demographics, and leasing. Communication conditions or the proximity of key sales markets help us shorten delivery times to our clients, and careful observation of social factors affecting our reality and the communities in which we operate helps us create attractive workplaces, as well as provides us with access to loyal and qualified employees. These factors help us and our clients achieve even greater success and be a leader on the path to a more sustainable future”, says Hendrik Venter, CEO of DHL Supply Chain, EMEA region.


DHL Supply Chain has already found an investor and strategic partner for the implementation of the first tranche of the 400,000 m² warehouse portfolio.  Allianz Real Estate, acting on behalf of several companies from the Allianz Group, and DHL Supply Chain have signed a sales agreement for the first half of the portfolio. The warehouses, which are scheduled for completion between the first quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, will be one of the largest acquisitions to date by Allianz Real Estate in the logistics sector in terms of gross leasable area: five facilities will occupy a total of over 200,000 m².

„I am very proud that we can offer our clients in Poland business growth opportunities thanks to warehouses that are not only perfectly located but, above all, comply with the highest ESG and sustainability criteria. The Central and Eastern Europe region continues to develop extremely rapidly, and DHL Supply Chain wants to meet the expectations of our clients who are looking for reliable logistics partners. The construction of the DSC E-com Distribution Center complex in Gorzów Wielkopolski is the next stage in the development of DHL Supply Chain's operations in the western part of Poland and a response to the growing demand for e-commerce market services, which has been growing at a record double-digit pace for several years.” Says Orkun Saruhanoghlu, who took over the position of CEO of DHL Supply Chain in Central and Eastern Europe a month ago.

Based on long-term lease agreements, DHL Supply Chain will occupy at least 85% of the facilities built for Allianz Real Estate after the completion of the investment.

„DHL Supply Chain, together with its clients, creates opportunities for conducting business in line with our Sustainability Roadmap, the goal of which is to make every aspect of the supply chain more sustainable, which of course also includes our real estate. We are very much looking forward to many more such projects in the future” - says Joe Mikes, Global Head of Real Estate Solutions at DHL Supply Chain.

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