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[email protected] Naturally networked Environmental protection on the Internet: www.dpwn.com Society & Environment Deutsche Post World Net: Environmental Report 2003 As of: May 2003 Mat. no. 675-200-131 You will find further information on our environmental commitment on the Internet at: www.dpwn.com ! Society & Environment Natural networks Photo credits Description Daniel Ammann Dörte Bernhardt P. 1, 24: Dewdrops on a spider’s web Yann-Arthus Bertrand P. 4: Inflorescence of the gigantea pro- Deutsche Post AG tected by a net Geoff du Feu P. 12: Part of the wing of an aeshna mixta Georg Gerster dragonfly Getty Images P. 18: Honeycomb Global Compact P. 30: Nerve cells in the human brain Stefan Hochhuth P. 36: Leaf structure of the male fern Slawomir Jezierski P. 46: A network of paths in an African René Keil village in the Ngorongoro Crater, Thomas Mayer Tanzania MVV Energie AG P. 54: Lena Delta, Siberia NASA P. 60: Hydrangea leaf Bernhard Nimtsch P. 69: Marks left on a tree of life by wild Alfred Pasieka animals in Tsavo East National Park Michael Pohuski in Kenya Andreas Riedmiller Rohan Sybille Sarnow Wolfgang Seelig 2 71 Environmental Report Table of contents 5 Networking the world 10 Our responsibility 13 Efficient networking 19 Conveying mail 25 Delivering goods 31 Using logistics 37 Protecting the environment 47 Operating sustainably 55 Global networks help 61 Identifying potentials 3 Environmental Report Networking the world Our task as a global logistics provider is to That is why we have given our first environ- network the world.