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Part 1 - From Pilot Corridors to Commercial Scale: Aligning Shipper Demand, Ecosystem Readiness, and Clean Power
Mar 20, 2026
A two-part series exploring a “market-based” accounting and reporting approach to transportation decarbonization based on a flexible chain of custody approach. Part I explores the common ways a “Mass Balance” chain of custody model is used in the transportation value chain—and its associated emissions reporting.
Smart Freight Centre and Shift4Good Launch First-of-Its-Kind Investment Platform to Accelerate Logistics Decarbonization
Mar 06, 2026
Amsterdam, Paris: As supply chains continue to evolve under the influence of geopolitical shifts, energy security priorities, and evolving industrial policies, Smart Freight Centre and Shift4Good are establishing a long-term partnership to support the transition toward more resilient and low-carbon freight systems.
EV Deployment Guidelines
Feb 18, 2026
Smart Freight Centre has released the EV Deployment Guidelines, a comprehensive resource co-developed with Maersk to guide fleet owners through the electrification of trucking operations. This marks a pivotal step in accelerating the global shift to eTrucking, which goes far beyond emissions cuts - it's a fundamental transformation of logistics business models, infrastructure, and strategies.
From Data to Decarbonization: SFC–TERI Whitepaper Anchors India’s Freight Emissions Accounting
Feb 10, 2026
New Delhi, February 10, 2026 - Smart Freight Centre (SFC) India, in collaboration with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and IIM-Bangalore, released a Whitepaper titled, Institutionalizing Freight Emissions Accounting in India: Pathways for Clean Freight Programs and Policy Integration at the high-level convening, “Road to Zero Emissions: Measuring and Reporting Freight Emissions", held in New Delhi
Smart Freight Centre, PSNM, and PragmaCharge led coalition to build multiple charging hubs in Poland in 2026
Feb 19, 2026
In June 2025 Smart Freight Centre (SFC), PragmaCharge, and the Polish Association for New Mobility (PSNM) launched the Poland-Germany Zero Emission Road Freight Corridor Consortium to facilitate the roll out of heavy-duty electric trucks along Poland’s busiest trucking corridors, including routes into Germany.
Clean Air Action: The Emergency Brake on Climate Change
Dec 10, 2025
During COP30, a funder (Clean Air Fund), a founding company (IKEA), and an active NGO (the World Resources Institute), came together to reflect on progress and explore what else is needed. Sophie Punte, Founder of Smart Freight Centre, which is the newest member of the Alliance, was curious to find out what role better measurement of emissions from freight transport and logistics can play.
New White Paper Published "Empowering Shippers: How Book and Claim Plus a Clear Action Plan Can Unlock Heavy Road Freight Decarbonization"
Dec 10, 2025
Amsterdam, December 10, 2025 - Smart Freight Centre (SFC) has authored a new white paper, with contributions from Procter & Gamble, Normec Verifavia and GRUBER Logistics, on unlocking road freight decarbonization through use of the chain of custody model, “book and claim”.
Smart Freight Centre Publishes First Industry-Average Emission Intensity Factors for Deep-Sea Ro-Ro Shipping
Dec 03, 2025
Amsterdam, December 3, 2025 - Smart Freight Centre (SFC) has released the first industry-average greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity factors for deep-sea roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) shipping, providing the automotive and logistics sectors with a consistent and credible benchmark for Scope 3 emissions reporting.
Invisible Threats, Visible Solutions - How Air Pollution Accounting Can Clear the Air for Logistics
Nov 13, 2025
SFC is helping the freight sector make the invisible visible, by adding air pollution to the picture alongside GHGs. This practical, standards-aligned approach gives members clear insights to act on health, climate, and efficiency, all from one consistent methodology and inventory: Air Pollutant Emissions Report - Methodology for the logistics sector