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Nestle
Jun 15, 2023
Nestlé is the world’s biggest food and beverage company and is committed to using its global scale, resources and expertise to contribute to a healthier future for people and the planet. Nestle launched its Net Zero Roadmap in December 2020, announcing the intention to halve absolute emissions by 2030 and bring them to net zero by 2050. Nestlé’s Science Based Targets covers the full value chain. In addition, Nestlé also has carbon neutrality commitments for some of its brands such as Garden Gourmet, Nespresso and San Pellegrino.
UPS
Jun 15, 2023
UPS’s strategy is guided by its purpose: moving our world forward by delivering what matters. To meet the challenges of today and tomorrow, UPS is aligning its ESG efforts with its corporate strategy – Customer First, People Led, Innovation Driven. Determined to continue its leadership in decarbonizing the transportation sector, UPS has committed to 100% carbon neutrality by 2050, setting clear goals along the way to achieve a lower carbon footprint in a financially and socially responsible way.
Unilever
Jun 15, 2023
Unilever’s Compass commitments build on the UN Sustainable Development Goals and sets out to decouple growth from environmental impact, while at the same time increasing positive social impact. Working towards this goal, Unilever aims to completely eliminate carbon emissions from its owned operations and halve the greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint of its products across the value chain by 2030.
Learn more about our Develop Your Sustainable Logistics Roadmap Training: Interview with participant Ramon Huels from Adient
Jun 15, 2023
Amsterdam, 12 August 2021 - Ramon Huels, Commodity Manager Logistics at Adient, a global leader in automotive seating, spoke to Smart Freight Centre about his recent experience with our Develop your Sustainable Logistics Roadmap training.
GLEC Project Highlights the Importance of Improving Logistics-Related GHG Emission Calculations Through Optimizing Data Access and Exchange
Jun 15, 2023
Amsterdam, 26 July 2021 – Insights paper provides overview of status quo of logistics-related GHG data exchange across the supply chain and the necessary steps forward.
Landmark Collaboration to Accelerate the Shift to Zero-Carbon Freight: Smart Freight Centre, BSR and the World Economic Forum Announce the Establishment of Sustainable Freight Buyers Alliance
Jun 15, 2023
Amsterdam, Thursday 22 July 2021 - Smart Freight Centre, a global non-profit organization dedicated to sustainable freight transport, together with BSR and the World Economic Forum, announced today a new alliance to decarbonize freight transport by 2050. The Alliance is in partnership with the We Mean Business Coalition and the Mission Possible Partnership (MPP).
Decarbonizing the Air Transportation Sector: New Guidelines for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Greenhouse Gas Emission Accounting and Insetting Launched Today
Jun 15, 2023
Amsterdam, 20 July 2021 - Smart Freight Centre and MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics launch new greenhouse gas accounting and insetting guidelines for sustainable aviation fuel
Calculating and Reducing Road Freight GHG Emissions in Mexico
Jun 15, 2023
Amsterdam, Monday 12 July 2021 - Smart Freight Centre Announces GIZ Mexico Project, working to support the local efforts of freight decarbonization in Mexico.
The GLEC Framework is 5 years old today!
Jun 15, 2023
Amsterdam, 23 June 2021 - Celebrating 5 years since the Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC) developed the GLEC Framework: the only globally recognized methodology to calculate GHG emissions consistently across the multi-modal logistics supply chain.