Alexion and DHL sign Ireland’s first pharmaceutical sustainability partnership to decarbonise freight of medicines

By Danielle Norton September 30, 2024 Updated October 2, 2024 3 min read

Repro Free: Dublin, 30th September 2024 Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease and DHL Global Forwarding Freight today announced a new partnership to commence Ireland's first sustainable fuel deliveries using Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil for the pharmaceutical industry. By converting to HVO fuel, the two companies are aiming to reduce annual Greenhouse Gas from road freight by up to 90% compared to GHG emissions associated with deliveries using diesel. Pictured at Alexions Dublin Manufacturing Facility Blanchardstown were Mark Smith, Head of Road Freight, DHL Global Forwarding Ireland, Damien Gannon, Director, Global Logistics, Alexion AstraZeneca Rare Disease, Declan Costelloe, Life Sciences Sector Director, DHL Global Forwarding UK & Ireland, Sylvia Kiely, Vice President, Global Supply Chain and Product Strategy Lead, Alexion AstraZeneca Rare Disease, Maurice Meade, Managing Director, DHL Global Forwarding Freight Ireland, Yvonne Rogers, Road Freight Operations Manager, DHL Global Forwarding Freight Ireland. Picture Jason Clarke

– Partnership aims to reduce annual Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from road freight by up to 90% by converting from diesel to Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (HVO)

– HVO will be used to deliver medicines to ten countries, with 500 deliveries taking place each year