The Royal Decree of 14 December 2023 (on sustainability) amending the Royal Decree of 14 March 2022, hereinafter ‘the RD’, was published in the Belgian Official Journal at the end of 2023.
The following imposes upon the postal services providers (counting at least 250 employees, subcontractors and temporary workers included, over the past year) the obligation to collect certain information within the context of sustainability in the parcel delivery services segment.
The BIPT has to define a method for the first 2 indicators from the above-mentioned Article 8/1, §1, subsection one, 1° and 2° (average emissions in CO2 equivalents throughout the entire chain as well as specifically for the distribution phase).
This decision of the BIPT Council presents this methodology, after extensive consultation.