D UNIVERSAL
POSTAL
D UNION
UPU International Bureau To: Union member countries
Weltpoststrasse 4
3015 BERNE Designated operators
SWITZERLAND
T +41 31 350 3111 For information to:
3110
Restricted unions
Regional Project Coordinators
Contact: Mr James Hale
[email protected] Berne, 13 June 2022
Reference: 5055(DPRM.RESU.REG)1046
Subject: OSCAR campaign launch
Dear Sir/Madam,
1 am pleased to inform you that we have now iaunched this year’s reporting campaign in OSCAR the UPU’s —
Online Solution for Carbon Analysis and Reporting. By means of this ietter, 1 wouid like to invite and encourage
you to take part. You are now abie to log on to OSCAR to enter your data for 2021. The campaign wili ciose
on 1 November 2022, which marks the final deadiine for reporting. However, we encourage you to start your
data coiiection and reporting as soon as possibie.
OSCAR is a state-of-the-art tooi, taiiored to the postal sector and aiigned with internationaily recognized
methodologies. When used to its fuli capacity, it enabies you to anaiyze your organization’s carbon footprint,
compare your performance from year to year, and strategicaily identify the necessary emission reduction
measures. The outputs can aiso be used to support the business case for securing investment in more efficient
infrastructure. OSCAR is available free of charge to ali UPU designated operators. Last year, 72 designated
operators woridwide engaged with OSCAR. For more information, piease visit www.oscar.post.
1 wouid iike to draw your attention to resoiution C 17/2021 on ciimate action in the postal sector, which received
unanimous approval at the Abidjan Congress. For the UPU to achieve signiflcant reductions in emissions, ts
essentiai that ali designated operators generate baseiine measurements, set targets and record their progress;
OSCAR is ideai for this purpose, and i encourage ali members to make good use of this tooi.
UPU staff remain at your disposai to answer questions and provide support. Additionai guidance materials in
multipie ianguages are avaiiabie to aid you with data reporting and resuits interpretation. The OSCAR ranking
system, which provides recognition to users providing comprehensive and quaiitative reporting, wiii be appiied
again this year. Oniy the names of the highest-ranked “Category 1” users wili be made pubiic.
To enabie us to contact you regarding your data and results, we again ask you to specify a focai point whom
we can contact by e-maii. Piease send any updated focai point information to
[email protected].
Your engagement is an important contribution towards buiiding a positive brand for postai operations giobaily,
identifying joint responses and improving our abiiity to move forward as a sector. We trust that you wiii make
fuii use of OSCAR as your carbon management tooi, and we look forward to receiving your contribution.
Yours faithfuiiy,
JJ4’)’J3. JA
KObftÅUNIKATSIOONfMINISTEERIUM
17. 06. 2022
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Director General