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The Smart Freight Centre Community

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About us

Smart Freight Centre (SFC) is an international non-profit organization focused on reducing the emission impacts of global freight transportation. The SFC Community unites members and partners committed to driving change.

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Our Vision

A zero-emission global logistics sector by 2050 or earlier, consistent with 1.5° pathways.

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Our Mission

To accelerate the reduction of logistics emissions by fostering collaboration within the global logistics ecosystem.

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Our Goal

Mobilize the global logistics ecosystem, in particular our members and partners, in tracking and reducing its greenhouse gas emissions to achieve 1.5° pathways​.

Mobilizing the logistics industry with our members & partners

Emissions Accounting

We bring together solutions that tackle key challenges in logistics emissions management. From providing standardized tools to generate transparent, comparable data, to promoting best practices for emissions reduction, our programs and resources make it easier for companies to account for and share their logistics emissions.
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Aviation

The journey toward sustainable air freight requires collaboration and innovation across the sector. From increasing transparency in greenhouse gas emissions to adopting cutting-edge solutions, we bring together a portfolio of programs and trainings to support organizations in decarbonizing air transport.
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Maritime

Our solutions are designed to support container carriers, forwarders, and shippers of all sizes in their journey toward decarbonization. With tools to enhance emissions performance, access to best practices, and resources for collaboration, these solutions help companies tackle the challenges of reducing their carbon footprint.
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Road Freight

Our solutions tackle key challenges in electric vehicle (EV) adoption. From generating combined demand that drives competitive pricing for electric trucks to accelerating the development of reliable charging infrastructure, our programs and trainings are designed to make the transition to zero-emission fleets achievable and practical.
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Become a Member

Organizations on their journey to freight decarbonization can become a member of the SFC Community. Members have access to a wide portfolio of programs and initiatives to help them collaborate to improve their GHG emission performance and supply chain economics.

We offer a two-tiered membership structure: Premium and Base.

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Our activities

We offer a wide range of activities to help you decarbonize your organization.

Smart Freight Week

Smart Freight Week is our annual flagship event dedicated to advancing global freight decarbonization through industry-wide collaboration. Learn more.

Smart Freight Fall Meeting

The Smart Freight Fall Meeting brings our Community together every fall for interactive working sessions an workshops to exchange views and ideas on logistics decarbonization best practices. Learn more.

Webinars and events

SFC is advocating for the decarbonization of the logistics industry through external engagements and often present as a host or co-host of knowledge sessions, webinars and events. Through these engagements we educate and inform relevant industry stakeholders about specific themes regarding the decarbonization of logistics. Learn more.

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Smart Freight Centre believes in a collaborative effort from the logistics industry while working towards developing long term sustainable goals and solutions, and has undertaken a diverse range of projects, spanning across the global logistics industry. Each project showcases an unwavering commitment towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions in global freight transportation. Learn more.

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We offer trainings that help you create and implement a sustainable logistics roadmap, take you through calculation of your emissions with the GLEC Framework and the ISO standards, and help you become a change agent within your organization to accelerate your sustainability goals.

Browse through our webinar courses and our self-paced e-trainings and see which one suits you best! Visit our Smart Freight Centre Academy.

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Smart Freight Centre (SFC) offers a solution for companies facing the challenge of accurately calculating and reporting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with their freight transportation and logistics activities. By partnering with SFC Accredited tools and programs, companies can ensure that the GLEC Framework, the industry standard for GHG emissions, is applied correctly. SFC Accreditation assesses the methodological conformance and reporting alignment with the GLEC Framework, providing companies with trusted and credible calculations and reports. SFC Accreditation is aimed at tools and programs that seek to support their client companies in demonstrating conformity with the GLEC Framework to both internal and external stakeholders. Learn more.

Regional Offices

Learn more about our work to accelerate decarbonization through our regional offices in China and India.

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News

3 weeks, 4 days ago

iLEAP Technical Specifications and Whitepaper Now Available

Smart Freight Centre and SINE Foundation have released two complementary knowledge products to advance emissions transparency in global logistics: the iLEAP Technical Specifications v1.0 and the accompanying iLEAP Whitepaper v1. These resources mark a key milestone in supporting trusted, interoperable, low-cost emissions data exchange enabling the logistics sector to meet growing demands for accurate, decision-grade information.

1 month ago

GIZ and Smart Freight Centre Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Sustainable Maritime Freight through Greener Reefers

Hamburg, June 2, 2025 — Today, at the Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and Smart Freight Centre (SFC) officially announced a mutual collaboration and support to accelerate the global transition to sustainable maritime freight transport. The work will promote the development and adoption of Greener Reefers, a new generation of energy-efficient, climate-friendly refrigerated shipping containers.

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