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Three Ways You Can Apply Book and Claim in GHG Emissions Inventories
May 14, 2025
In the evolving landscape of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting, the concept of "book and claim" is gaining traction. This market-based approach and methodology, which decouples the physical flow of energy from its environmental attributes, enables a flexible approach to emissions accounting. It is important for companies to take a lead in transportation decarbonization to get viable measures to scale.
Zero Emission Freight Initiative Annual Summit 2025：How Technology and Markets Are Driving Zero Emission Freight Transformation
Apr 23, 2025
Smart Freight Centre China, as the Secretariat of the Zero Emission Freight Initiative (ZEFI), sincerely invites all stakeholders to participate in the Zero Emission Freight Initiative Annual Summit 2025, which will be held on May 15 at Beijing Jianguo Garden Hotel, China.
Smart Freight Centre Identifies Priority Locations for Public Charging Infrastructure
Apr 25, 2025
Smart Freight Centre (SFC) has published its latest report, “Accelerating Public Charging: Determining Near-Term Medium and Heavy-Duty Public Truck Charging Locations,” offering a new, data-driven methodology to guide the development of public charging infrastructure for battery-electric trucks (BETs).
The report marks a significant milestone in efforts to align infrastructure planning with real-world logistics demand, identifying strategic locations in both Germany and Poland where public charging investments can deliver maximum impact for freight decarbonization.
SFC's Conformity Assessment Scheme: Ready to assure your Market Based logistics reporting
Apr 01, 2025
Smart Freight Centre launched its Conformity Assessment Scheme to increase trust in GHG emissions reporting in the market. Whenever a company reports its greenhouse gas emissions inventory – be it to customers, investors or other stakeholders – the comfort that an independent third-party verification provides is undeniable. Based on ISO 14083, SFC built a scheme to train, assess and approve Validation and Verification Bodies to do competent assurance engagements in the logistics sector. In 2023, SFC approved the first Validation and Verification Body for verifying GHG emission claims in accordance with ISO 14083 for freight transport: Verifavia. Over the last two years, another three VVBs have joined that first one as Approved for the ISO 14083 scope.
Smart Freight Centre Releases Industry-Standard GHG Calculation Method for Ro-Ro Shipping
Mar 26, 2025
Amsterdam, March 26 - Smart Freight Centre (SFC) hosted the official Global Ro-Ro Community stakeholders’ meeting during its annual flagship event, Smart Freight Week, in Amsterdam on March 18. Global stakeholders involved in the transportation of finished vehicles by sea came together to launch the standard methodology for scope 3 Greenhouse Gas emissions accounting for deep-sea Ro-Ro shipping.
Smart Freight Week 2025: A Milestone Event Driving Freight Decarbonization
Mar 27, 2025
Amsterdam, March 27, 2025 — Smart Freight Week 2025, held last week, marked a significant step forward in the global effort to decarbonize freight and logistics. Bringing together over 830 attendees, 226 expert speakers, and 20 sponsors, the event featured 63 dynamic sessions, covering emissions reduction, digitalization, policy frameworks, and innovative financing for sustainable logistics.
Reductionist "Reductions" Beware - LETS improve accounting to bolster Book and Claim acceptance
Mar 11, 2025
Book and claim systems help jumpstart logistics decarbonization. Altruism only gets us so far. An organization's value chain-based investments via book and claim must count. Accounting and reporting standards for greenhouse gas emissions are under review, in transportation and beyond, and don't allow for carbon credits. "Netting," or subtracting "reductions". At the same time, transportation accounting has a standard: ISO 14083. If organizations get a little nerdy today, they set the ecosystem up for success tomorrow. When booking or claiming, accounting for the lower emission profile - not the "reduction" - is more consistent with standard logistics accounting, aligns all users of a "market-based" approach, and such standard accounting and alignment might increase the chance book and claim is approved by key reporting and target bodies. End result = more decarbonization.
Smart Freight Centre Launches Interpretation Service to Strengthen Transparency and Compliance
Feb 27, 2025
To support organizations in meeting logistics emissions reporting standards, Smart Freight Centre has launched a new Interpretation Service as part of its Conformity Assessment Scheme.
Smart Freight Week 2025: The Future of Logistics is Here
Jan 30, 2025
The future of logistics is here! Smart Freight Week 2025, the leading global event in logistics decarbonization, will take place from March 18–20 at De Kromhouthal in Amsterdam. Smart Freight Week will bring together leaders, innovators, and key stakeholders from across the freight and logistics sector to exchange knowledge, explore innovative solutions, and drive the transition to a zero-emission future.