The Transporeon Platform with Update on Carbon Visibility

Transporeon, Europe’s leading transport management platform, has launched the beta version of its Carbon Visibility Dashboard. The Carbon Visibility Dashboard is designed to help shippers and carriers accurately, transparently, and efficiently measure and benchmark their greenhouse gas emissions in transportation. The calculation method fully complies with the GLEC framework (Global Logistics Emissions Council), the highest and latest standard for calculating greenhouse gas emissions in the logistics industry.

(Ulm) The demand for accurate, straightforward, and transparent emissions measurement is growing rapidly. Companies increasingly want or cannot wait until 2023, when sustainable reporting becomes mandatory under the EU directive CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive). The CSRD will apply to companies with 250 or more employees. Approximately 55,000 companies are affected. Furthermore, the European Union’s climate policy “Fit for 55” will extend emissions trading to the transport sector in 2026.

With the Transporeon Carbon Visibility Dashboard, companies can predict and optimize their emissions long before the new regulations come into effect. Both shippers and logistics service providers can report the same greenhouse gas emissions for the same transports. Transporeon’s Carbon Visibility is the first solution that includes both real-time and primary data. This is an important distinguishing feature as it allows users to override standard values and limit reported emissions to actual values.

Some Improvements to the Alpha Version

The alpha version of Carbon Visibility was introduced in December 2021 as a result of Transporeon’s technology incubator Transporeon4Future, which was established to promote innovation in sustainability. The beta version incorporates all feedback from the previous version and includes several key improvements:

• All transports within the Transporeon network are now visible.
• The new upload function allows for the calculation of transports outside the Transporeon network.
• Improved dashboards for reporting – developed in collaboration with users.
• Easy access via the control panel.
• Integration of real-time visibility and primary data-driven calculations.

Stephan Sieber, CEO of Transporeon, comments: “We are pleased to have reached another milestone on the way to launching the most innovative real-time solution for Carbon Visibility. It promises to become the gold standard for calculating greenhouse gas emissions. We are grateful to our customers for agreeing to validate the product during the alpha and beta phases.”

Technology Will Drive Sustainability

Chris Daly, Chief Sustainability Officer at PepsiCo Europe, comments: “Technology will significantly advance our approach to sustainability ‘pep Positive’ and help us maintain visibility of our CO2 footprint – a crucial step on our path to net zero by 2040. By collaborating with digital platforms like Transporeon, we hope to identify opportunities for emissions reduction within our distribution network. This can unlock potential for greater efficiency and flexibility in our operations, on our way to a greener value chain.”

Petra Lippertova, Head of Logistics Operations – Group Procurement, comments: “At DS Smith, sustainability is at the core of our actions. Reducing CO2 emissions is one of our focus areas, and we are always looking for new tools to measure and reduce our CO2 footprint. In Group Logistics, we focus on scope-3 emissions. To support our work in this area, we are excited about the partnership with Transporeon and look forward to using Carbon Visibility BETA starting in April to measure and assess our progress. We know that reducing CO2 emissions is an important issue for many of our stakeholders and customers – including investors, shareholders, industry groups, and NGOs. Our goal is to meet the requirements of all our external stakeholders and enhance the quality of our offering. Ultimately, it’s about delighting our customers. The partnership with Transporeon is one of many opportunities where we are committed to achieving this goal.”

Measuring Greenhouse Gas Emissions is a Challenge

The precise and standardized measurement of greenhouse gas emissions is a significant challenge in the logistics sector, as data sources are highly fragmented, the effort for granular reporting is high, and datasets and their availability are inconsistent. Carbon Visibility simplifies and standardizes this process. By measuring their bottom-up scope-1 emissions through transports, carriers can improve the accuracy of shippers’ scope-3 transport emissions. Carbon Visibility enables the calculation of emissions for all modes of transport (road, rail, air, sea, and intermodal) on a global level and involving all stakeholders. With the help of the real-time visibility provider Sixfold, a more accurate data foundation for calculations is created.

Carbon Visibility Helps Its Users in Four Ways:

1. Automated measurement of scope-3 emissions in full compliance with the GLEC framework.
2. Benchmarking based on the most accurate data.
3. Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions based on data-driven recommendations.
4. Reporting to authorities and customers.

In addition to calculating and reducing their CO2 footprint, shippers can reduce their effort and costs for data entry, optimize their transport networks, and increase transparency. Carriers can proactively manage their CO2 emissions and better position themselves with potential customers through sustainable business models. Carbon Visibility particularly offers transparency for those carriers investing in reducing their CO2 emissions.

Final Version Will Reflect Feedback

In total, 100 Transporeon customers (shippers, carriers, and logistics service providers) will have access to the beta version of Carbon Visibility. The final version of the tool will be based on their feedback. Companies such as PepsiCo, Sipro, Trane, Evonik, Rewe, and DS Smith have agreed to assist in validating the beta version. The release of the final product version is planned for summer 2022. It will be available to all Transporeon customers.

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