Olly Craughan has been with DPD since joining as a Depot General Manager in 2012, in January 2020 Olly took on the challenge to lead DPD’s strategy to become the UK’s leader in sustainable delivery.
As Head of Sustainability at DPD UK Olly has driven a number of decarbonisation initiatives that have reduced total emissions by over 47.5% since 2020. These have included increasing the EV fleet from 149 in January 2020 to over 3,900 today, as well as transitioning the Transport fleet to over 95% HVO.
DPD’s sustainability mission goes further, and includes our depots, hubs and offices, all powered by 100% renewable electricity. 100% of waste avoids landfill, of which over 90% is reused or recycled. In addition the highly innovative Eco Fund, supports biodiversity, rewilding and environmental projects, and is financed by DPD’s circular economy initiatives in recycling waste, plastic and wood.
