iLoq is a rapidly growing Finnish company in the digital locking industry that transforms mechanical locks into digital and mobile access management. Its solutions are based on technologies developed and patented by the company, enabling electronic and mobile locking without batteries or cables. It replaces mechanical and electromechanical locking systems with environmentally friendly solutions that solve the problems of lost or copied keys, reduce lock maintenance and minimize lifecycle costs.
The company offsets emissions from its transportation through UPS to verified environmental projects where methane is turned into biogas for heat and electricity production. UPS carbon neutral option is verified by Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS) and the carbon offset process adheres to The Carbon Neutral Protocol from Natural Capital Partners. Current UPS carbon neutral program projects include the Chol Charoen biogas capture scheme at Cholburi in Thailand and the Wolf Creek landfill gas capture scheme in Georgia, USA. The projects follow The Gold Standard, Climate Action Reserve (CAR), Certified Emissions Reduction (CERs), EU Emission Allowance (EUA) and American Carbon Registry (ACR) standards.

Offset Footprint

“At the beginning of 2019, we signed a wider cooperation agreement with UPS“, explains Pekka Hassi, iLoq‘s Senior Sourcing Manager. „This involved centralizing all customer deliveries outside Finland, as well as inbound global package and courier services to be handled by UPS, under the same agreement. As our cooperation grew and deepened, in 2020, we also signed a CO2 emissions agreement, which covers air and road transportation, regardless of the service class of the shipment.“
„With our previous CO2 emissions agreements with other LSP´s, as well as the CO2 agreement with UPS, we can proudly say that we will offset all of our carbon footprint of both inbound and outbound transportation. In this way, we are committed to working for a cleaner and more vibrant environment, and our cooperation also supports iLoq‘s own environmental responsibility. Every year, our self-powered solutions save a lot of battery waste compared to battery-powered­ locking solutions. In 2020, although global freight capacity was reduced, I am very satisfied with UPS‘s operations and services even during Covid-19 times. UPS has helped us as a company to move all our shipments to the right places on time. On time deliveries, customer service, information flow and availability of preliminary information have been excellent. This trust allows us to focus on other supply chain topics and let UPS handle our courier and parcel services.“

Less impact

”Our customers want to ship more, with less environmental impact,“ says Michiel van Veen, UPS Nordic Country Manager. „To deliver what matters, we are accelerating our efforts to create more sustainable solutions, including our UPS carbon neutral service which has saved more than 100,000 metric tonnes of carbon every year since 2010. Through collaboration and innovation, we can continue to move the world forward, supporting our people and communities shift to a low carbon and sustainable future.