eCourier.co.uk, the world's first online courier company, has announced today that it has gone CarbonNeutral®. This means that eCourier has worked with The CarbonNeutral Company (TCNC) to offset its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions through investment in several carbon-saving projects, including a sustainable forestry project in Leicestershire as well as renewable energy projects in New Zealand and the USA.

Tom Allason, CEO of eCourier said: "We are really proud to have become CarbonNeutral; however, this is just a starting point. We want our customers to be assured than an eCourier delivery will be the most environmentally responsible delivery they can make."

Jonathan Shopley, CEO of The CabronNeutral Company said: "Transport is one of the biggest producers of CO2, and we welcome this move by eCourier. The real positive is the action the company is taking to reduce emissions and the educational role they have with their customers. More companies should follow this lead."

eCourier's ongoing programme to reduce emissions will be conducted in conjunction with ECCM (Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Management), the science partner of TCNC. ECCM is currently producing a carbon audit to encompass all aspects of eCourier's business including power usage, supplier review, waste recycling, energy sources, intelligent lighting, and of course fuel emissions.

eCourier already has logistics' most efficient supply chain thanks to "Larry", the company's award-winning intelligent transportation system. Larry improves the efficiency of each individual eCourier by cutting so-called "dead" mileage through near perfect allocation of resource. In March 2006 eCourier took this one step further by collaborating with Oxygen, innovators in phosphate lithium-ion battery technology, to trial electric scooters with a view to replacing its current fleet of motorbikes. These trials will be continuing in 2007. In early 2007 eCourier will be announcing its ground breaking environmental strategy aimed at dramatically reducing the company's environmental impact and making eCourier the world's first Carbon Negative Transportation company, removing more carbon from the environment than it contributes.

For further press information, please contact:

Union PR
Tel: 020 7428 0999
E-mail: vicky@unionpr.co.uk

Notes to Editors:

About eCourier.co.uk

eCourier.co.uk currently delivers approximately 25,000 deliveries a month (and growing) with a team of 125 couriers in London. Using cutting edge technology, eCourier has been growing at an average of 30% per month over the last 26 months, making it one of the fastest growing businesses in the UK.

Awards won by eCourier to date include:

• O2 / Real Business, Top 50 to Watch in Mobile
• British Computer Society, President's Award for Mobile Computing
• Natwest Startups Awards, Best Use of Technology
• Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Excellence in Information Management
• Department of Trade and Industry, Innovator's Award for Transport
• National Customer Service Awards, eCommerce Category
• Medallist for IT Director of the Year, British Computer Society (Jay Bregman, CTO)
• BT / Growing Business Essence of the Entrepreneur, UK Top 20 (Tom Allason, CEO)
• 2006 Webby Awards, Official Honouree
• Effective IT Awards: Most Innovative Use of IT, Most Effective Use of Communications
• Technologies and Most Effective Use of IT in Manufacturing and Logistics
• CNET Networks: Mobile Product or Initiative of the Year

About The CarbonNeutral Company

The CarbonNeutral Company is the world's leading carbon offset and climate consulting business. We enable businesses and individuals to tackle their climate change impacts in a way which delivers value - commercial, environmental, personal.

The company works with over 200 B2B, B2C, NGO and government clients including BSkyB, Honda, Avis Europe, Barclays Bank, The World Conservation Union, Berkeley Homes, Ricoh and the Radio Taxis Group as well as celebrities and 50,000+ consumer clients.

CarbonNeutral® is the registered trademark of The CarbonNeutral Company (TCNC). It is the leading brand mark and quality standard for action on climate change. It means global warming emissions have been measured, reductions recommended, and the remaining emissions 'offset' in accordance with the CarbonNeutral protocol. This protocol assures quality of offset projects, and carbon footprint assessments. TCNC commissions an independent verification of CarbonNeutral programmes to further underpin their carbon promise. For more information please go to www.carbonneutral.com or call 020 7833 6000.