Library
Welcome to SFC’s Library
The SFC Library is your central resource for a wide range of documents essential for understanding and applying our standards and practices. Here, you will find guidance and normative documents, as well as reports, whitepapers, templates, forms, procedures, and other key publications that support sustainable freight management. All of our materials are protected by copyright, and while we allow their use in certain circumstances, we retain full rights over their content.
Most uses of SFC guidance documents do not require specific permission from us, provided acknowledgment of the source is made. This document indicates which use of our guidance documents require written permission from us.
The use of SFC normative (indicated with “specification” in title) documents is more controlled, particularly for Validation and Verification Bodies - VVBs. The rules for their use are described in the same document mentioned above.
Procurement Playbook Toward Zero Emissions Logistics Services
This innovative Playbook empowers shippers and freight buyers to optimize sustainable logistics procurement by aligning with industry-recognized standards. Key highlights include: streamlining the procurement process for effective sourcing of low-carbon solutions; pinpointing crucial sustainable criteria to enhance logistics procurement; practical tools and mechanisms for inclusion of sustainability in any sourcing strategy, RFI, RFP and evaluation.
Exploring Sustainability in Road Freight Electrification: a Comprehensive FAQ
The publication addresses the sustainability challenges inherent in the electric truck’s lifecycle, offering comparisons with traditional diesel trucks where relevant. It provides clear insights into how both the vehicle and battery industries are addressing these challenges, subsequently empowering logistics actors with actionable steps to ensure sustainability amidst the transition.
Measuring and Reporting the Carbon Footprint of Electric Freight Vehicle Operations: Whitepaper
This Whitepaper addresses the critical aspect of measuring and reporting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from electric vehicles in logistics. As the adoption of electric freight vehicles gains momentum, particularly in the US and the EU, understanding and accurately accounting for their carbon footprint is crucial. This Whitepaper provides essential guidance for logistics professionals, offering nuanced insights into lifecycle emissions calculation, specifically tailored to electric vehicles and electricity usage. This resource acts as a valuable supplement to the ISO 14083 and the GLEC Framework.
Cloud Report VII: Monitoring and Implementing Efficient and Zero-Emission Freight Transport
In order to optimise European investments in R&I projects in the field of transport and logistics, BOOSTLOG carries out a thorough evaluation process of concluded Research and Innovation (R&I) projects financed with EU-funds. This evaluation is conducted from the perspective of different key domains of transport and logistics (T&L), (defined by BOOSTLOG as “Logistics clouds”) to identify R&I gaps in T&L and prioritise the needs to be addressed in future research programmes, thus contributing to develop an innovation ecosystem for the logistics sector that also contributes to the EU policy objectives.
How The Sustainable Freight Buyers Alliance Connects Stakeholders to Decarbonize Logistics
From Episode 2 of Kuehne+Nagel's podcast series "Partnerships in Sustainability," featuring Rik Arends, Director of the Sustainable Freight Buyers Alliance (SFBA) at Smart Freight Centre. In the podcast, Rik sat down with Host Caroline Oates and Patrick Schuster, Global Head of Strategy Road Logistics at Kuehne+Nagel, to discuss SFBA's pivotal role in forging partnerships for greener logistics, Kuehne+Nagel's commitment to amplifying the voices of small carriers in the sustainability conversation, and unveiling the power of Book & Claim in financing and jumpstarting the decarbonization journey.
SFC India - Freight Decarbonization Roundtable - Summary Report
Summary Report Roundtable