German DTC Sustainability Report 2021
Many DTC brands advertise with sustainability promises. But how much attention is paid to sustainable aspects?
Many DTC brands advertise with sustainability promises. But how much attention is paid to sustainable aspects in shipping and delivery?
We placed test orders with 17 DTC brands in Germany to recreate the average shopping experience of a German consumer as an example. We have summarized the most important findings in this report.
Key findings
This report analyses how sustainable German DTC brands are in shipping and delivery and presents interesting insights that other brands can learn from:
Less packaging? Not possible
None of the DTC brands we studied allow customers to choose whether they want less packaging (if possible) at check-out.
CO2-neutral delivery rarely possible
The majority (82%) do not offer a CO2-neutral delivery option, which would allow customers to offset the emissions associated with delivery.
Do good and talk about it!
Only 35% of the DTC brands put sustainability information on their packaging, e.g. whether it is recyclable.
Any retailer, in any market, wants to make sure that the post-sales experience is as great as it can be. So any improvement will increase the percentage of returning customers. When there are specialists like parcelLab in the market that can solve that problem using minimal resources, it makes sense to partner externally on this and offer customers an immediate benefit.
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For brands, that means more chances to create relationships that last. And for the people that buy from you, it means turning mundane operational moments into moments of joy.
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