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.
EV Deployment Guidelines - Tools and Templates
These MVP (Minimum Viable Product) decision support tools, contributed by Maersk and tailored to complement the EV Deployment Guidelines, deliver practical templates and frameworks based on their real-world fleet and vendor logic to help companies plan, implement, pilot, and scale electric trucking operations effectively.
Institutionalizing Freight Emissions Accounting in India
This whitepaper proposes a nationally harmonized approach to institutionalizing freight emissions accounting in India, aligned with ISO 14083:20233 and the Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC) Framework and adapted using India-specific emission factors. Drawing on the collaborative work undertaken by Smart Freight Centre (SFC) India, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore, this paper outlines a practical roadmap to operationalize a Clean Freight Program for India, proposed to be anchored under Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) / Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) with multi-stakeholder governance and a digital Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) framework.
GLEC Framework for Logistics Emissions Accounting and Reporting version 3.2 - Chinese version
全球物流排放 理事会： 物流排放 核算与报告框架
ER Listing Application form
To apply to the SFC CAS, Emissions Reporters (ERs) must complete an Application Form (ASU-TPL-010-2) and submit the signed application, along with all supporting evidence mentioned in the application form, to assurance@smartfreightcentre.org.
Accelerating ZET Deployment: Complementary Demand-Side Measures to Strong CO₂ Standards
Road freight decarbonization is at a critical stage, with zero-emission trucks (ZETs) essential to meet EU climate targets. Despite strong supply-side regulation, ZET adoption remains slow due to high upfront costs, delayed infrastructure, and fragmented policies. Targeted demand-side measures, aligned policies, and focus on TCO-viable use cases are needed to accelerate uptake. Collaboration across shippers, carriers, policymakers, and industry coalitions is key.
Empowering Shippers: How Book and Claim Plus a Clear Action Plan Can Unlock Heavy Road Freight Decarbonization
Road emissions account for two-thirds of global freight transport emissions. This White Paper explores how the book and claim model can support credible procurement of low emission transportation services (LETS) in road freight, overcoming data and network limitations to accelerate fuel deployment, ensure verification, and enable shippers’ decarbonization goals. Authored by SFC with contributions from Procter & Gamble, Normec Verifavia, and Gruber Logistics.