DHL Express has signed an agreement with Malaysia Aviation Group to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for its airlines.
The initiative is projected to decrease approximately 300 tonnes of lifecycle carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions in 2026, compared to the previous year’s baseline.
“SAF is currently one of the most developed lower-carbon solution for reducing lifecycle emissions from long-distance air transport,” said Julian Neo, Managing Director of DHL Express Malaysia and Brunei. “
Launched in 2023, DHL’s GoGreen Plus allows customers to leverage SAF to lower their indirect Scope 3 emissions in their value chain arising from upstream and downstream transportation and distribution. The service is made possible by several SAF contracts that DHL has signed with partners such as BP, Neste, Cosmo Energy, and Cathay Group.
Made from sustainable feedstocks, such as used cooking oil and other residues, SAF can cut lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions by around 80 percent compared to conventional jet fuel. DHL’s GoGreen Plus service is enabled by the ‘book & claim’ approach where DHL can directly replace fossil fuels with sustainable fuels within the logistic company’s network and attribute the associated lifecycle emission reductions to customers like MAG, even when their shipments are not physically transported with the assets using these fuels.
MAG’s subscription th SAF applies to inbound and outbound air freight fulfilled by DHL Express across the United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific trade lanes.
To support regional ecosystem development, MAG conducted a two-week SAF uplift on the Kuala Lumpur–London route in 2025 to assess Malaysia’s local supply chain readiness at KLIA, laying important groundwork for future SAF adoption. In parallel, the Group continues to collaborate with industry partners and local feedstock suppliers to explore pathways for domestic SAF production, helping advance commercially viable SAF solutions for passenger, corporate travel, and cargo operations.
