Transporeon Drives Decarbonization of Supply Chains

As the COP26 Climate Conference of the United Nations in Glasgow enters its final negotiation days, Transporeon calls for action. Europe’s leading digital freight platform presents a new technical solution for measuring and assessing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the supply chain with Transporeon Carbon Visibility.

(Neu-Ulm) On the path to climate neutrality, certified GHG reporting will further drive progress towards improved climate balances for each individual shipment and create incentives for fleet renewal on the part of carriers.

Starting in 2026, emissions trading will also apply to the logistics sector in accordance with current EU climate policy “Fit for 55”. Objective reporting will therefore have a direct impact on the business of companies. However, analyzing CO₂ emissions across different modes of transport in logistics is akin to comparing apples and oranges.

Stephan Sieber, CEO of Transporeon, announces: “Transporeon Carbon Visibility has been developed in close collaboration with our customers. We are currently validating and improving the alpha version of the product. The beta version is planned for early 2022. By then, we will increase the number of participants from more than ten to over 100 selected carriers, freight forwarders, and shippers, regardless of whether they are already existing Transporeon network partners or not!”

Customers Involved in Development

Among those involved in the development of the innovative tool are Alfa Laval, Ball, Daikin Europe, Girteka, Knauf Insulation, K+S, and Nestlé. Users can accurately measure and report their footprint in the logistics chain. The carrier receives precise bottom-up scope-1 emissions management, which also improves the accuracy of a shipper’s scope-3 transport emissions. The result is a classic win-win situation for all parties involved. In addition to direct emissions (scope-1), scope-3 also includes all other indirect emissions that may occur along a company’s value chain.

Transporeon Carbon Visibility integrates and automates the management of GHG emissions by utilizing its real-time transparency features. This enables more accurate data entry (e.g., fuel consumption) for precise GHG calculation. Furthermore, the tool, which uses primary data to exclude standard emission factors, fully complies with the specifications proposed by the Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC).

Certified Foundations for Decision-Making

The solution provides a certified basis for steering tactical and strategic decisions. The platform is primarily designed for API, but manual uploads of transport data via csv/xls files are also possible. Transporeon Carbon Visibility covers all modes of transport on an international level. Harmonized emission data facilitates horizontal collaboration among shippers: The standardization of transport emissions opens up opportunities for shippers to exchange information, for example, about specific transport corridors and to learn from each other through best practices. Carriers, especially SMEs, benefit enormously from improved performance in sustainability for their market positioning. Due to “Fit for 55” and the extension of GHG certificates to the transport sector, it is essential for logistics companies to provide accurate measurements to avoid relying on high standard values. Another advantage of regulation is the improved predictability of fleet investments.

Hackathon for ALICE

The development of Transporeon Carbon Visibility stems from its own technology incubator Transporeon4Future, which promotes innovations in sustainability. Earlier this year, Transporeon initiated a hackathon to support ALICE, the “Alliance for Logistics Innovation through Collaboration in Europe”, to contribute to their roadmap for decarbonization. The goal of this roadmap is to promote co-modal transport services across the EU within a well-synchronized, intelligent, and seamless network.

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