Current information from our sustainability
2. 7. 2025| About us
PPL's new solar boxes last for months without sun
Learn how PPL is helping to make our planet a pleasant place to live for future generations of humanity.
20. 5. 2025| News
The eco-fuelled Gigaliner takes up residence at PPL The eco-fuelled Gigaliner takes up residence at PPL
Since the beginning of 2024, our fleet boasts a new feature - the so-called gigaliners. Trucks with unusually long lengths, with the deployment of which we optimize freight transport and at the same time contribute to a more environmentally friendly way of transport.
14. 4. 2025| Press releases
PPL launches a new type of Parcelboxes
They generate their own electricity for operation.
23. 5. 2024| About us
Dopravní noviny: PPL Expands Network of Eco-Friendly PPL Parcelboxes and Green Fleet
The leading Czech carrier PPL focuses not only on improving its services, which enable it to deliver up to half a million parcels every day. The company also places great emphasis on environmental protection and sustainability.
25. 5. 2023| About us
Logistika: Where do you see the greatest opportunities for further ecology steps in the services you provide?
Milan Loidl answers questions about further ecological steps in the services PPL provides. In what area does he see the greatest opportunities for further development of ecology and sustainability in the services PPL provide?
14. 7. 2023| About us
Special DNES: PPL CZ on the wave of sustainability
The PPL CZ have opened a new transshipment center near Hradec Králové, near the D11 highway. Thanks to advanced automation, the new HUB can sort up to 500,000 parcels a day.
Planting new trees at PPL
Our mixed PPL forest grows with the forests of the Czech Republic near Ledeč nad Sázavou.
Explore the forestDid you know that...
We continuously reduce CO2 consumption
Yes! Year-on-year, we have reduced the amount of carbon dioxide used per shipment by 12%.
Czech Republic sort out over 1 milion tons of waste in 2022?
We ensure that waste is correctly sorted everywhere - in our operations, in offices, at the central transhipment yard, as well as our depots. For us, it is a daily matter of course.
That you can meet PPL cycling couriers in 6 cities?
You can meet PPL cycling couriers on e-bikes in Prague, Brno, Liberec, Olomouc, České Budějovice or Hradec Králové? In time they are going to be in other cities, too.
Printed receipts consume over 10 million trees a year?
Thousands of paper receipts, thousands of sheets of paper? We have exchanged these for electronic versions. We follow the "paperless" path and thanks to that we use 80% less paper.
World produce over 300 million tons of plastic per year?
The numbers keep on growing. That is why in PPL we try not to use plastic materials at all. We prefer ecological material.
Ecological alternatives in packaging of consignments
Are you packing a shipment? Think of the environment, too. You can find interesting tips and alternatives to packaging material!
Cardboard envelope
• Excellent for packaging printed matter and other flat products.
• During transport, protecting your goods from unwanted folding or perforation of the packaging.
• It contains self-adhesive and perforated tape for easy closing and opening of the package.
• Made of high quality and strong corrugated or folded cardboard.
• 100% recyclable compared to a bubble envelope.
Types of envelopes: mailing paper envelopes
Fixing material
• Paper wool / sawdust - strips of paper (unsorted as regards colour), suitable as packaging and fixing material, universal use.
• Paper chips - special pressed paper, made of 100% recycled material, may be disposed of together with the cardboard box.
• Bio-flopak - purely of natural raw materials (corn starch base), may be recycled, but also composted, 100% biodegradability within 14 days, fixing elements wrap the product, perfectly securing it.
Other options: old newspapers, used paper
General director Petr Horák
“The steps we take today could affect our future, and that is why I am proud that here too in the Czech Republic and in PPL, we are taking steps which help us to achieve our vision of ensuring a better future and a better life for the next generation. As compared to the early days of our business in PPL, the changes are drastic, but all the more exciting for that and they bring an even greater level of commitment and drive to our work – we are making the world a better place to live for absolutely everyone!” Petr Horák, CEO