Global postal industry to measure carbon footprint

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Companies responsible for 80 per cent of global mail volumes to measure carbon emissions in first industry wide report

The carbon footprint of the global postal industry will be published for the first time to coincide with the Copenhagen climate change talks this December. The International Post Corporation (IPC)...

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