What: GDR UK, an IADS partner, is specialized in spotting innovation across the planet. Here, they make a selection of sustainable delivery options.

Why it is important:  The last mile is usually the worst when it comes to margin and environmental impact. Most of the startup companies showcased try to kill two birds with one stone, by working on the packaging costs and reducing the number of deliveries per customer and per day.

GDR UK, a partner of the IADS, has spotted a selection of startups specialized in proposing sustainable delivery options:

• OHI, which uses micro-fulfillment centres to offer quick and carbon-neutral delivery solutions via bike, e-bike or on-foot, in reusable packaging,
• Olive, a delivery platform that groups deliveries from several brands into one shipment with the products unboxed (the boxes being recycled), and delivered all together into a package-free tote bag on a given day,
• Siklus, an Indonesian startup which delivers household refills via electric motorbikes,, reducing by 30% the retail price of the products purchased,
• Alagramo, a mobile vending machine placed on an electric vehicle able to travel to customers' homes whenever they need to refill their household products. Here also, products are delivered in bulk in order to save on packaging and costs,
• Charrli, a subscription service delivering personal care and home care products in refillable containers. Bottles can be reused up to 50 times.

A selection of sustainable delivery startups