One of the country’s leading e-Commerce enabler, Payo will soon join the ranks of pioneering companies using electric vehicles (EV) for cargo deliveries as it takes part in corporate sustainability efforts to build a circular economy.
In 2022, Payo started employing various sustainable measures and initiatives to promote environmentally-friendly logistics solutions – from the integration of bike deliveries to switching to biodegradable delivery pouches. Now among the first companies to make the sustainable switch, Payo is procuring electric vehicles that will be part and soon replace the fuel-powered delivery fleet of its sister company Agila Logistics and Delivery Express (Agila).
“At Payo and Agila, we are taking an active part in the revolution of being greener. Shifting to electric vehicles will make our deliveries cleaner because it will help reduce carbon emissions. While it may cost more to introduce and maintain more sustainable policies and requirements, we look at this as an investment in our future as a company and as a community,” said Payo managing director June Cloma.
While there is still a lot of work to be done, Payo is doing its part and hopes to build a more sustainable logistics landscape by replacing its last mile delivery vehicles for the long term. It has initially deployed 3 electric vehicle tricycles for the pilot run and aims replace least 50 percent of Agila’s fleet to electric vehicles by the end of 2024, and to 90 percent in the medium term.
“Our vision for sustainability is not for our company alone, but for the rest of the community. We believe that being sustainable goes beyond having a zero-plastic office and separating your trash. It’s also about innovation and finding different and better ways to do the same things. Hopefully, our collective micro efforts will have a macro impact on the logistics sector and more,” said Payo’s founder and CEO Liron Gross.