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.
Zero-Emission Commercial Vehicles Accelerating the Transition
Road freight remains central in supporting economic activity around the world, but the trajectory of the sector’s carbon emissions currently does not align with climate targets set by governments globally. This report documents the state of the zero-emission commercial vehicle market to help decision-makers navigate the nascent sector. It shows that despite economic and infrastructure challenges, the transition to cleaner road freight has started and is gathering pace. Market participants are actively addressing the risks related to the value of commercial vehicles and batteries throughout their lifetime, indicating that some of these hurdles are not as severe as originally expected. The report was produced by BloombergNEF in partnership with Smart Freight Centre
Initiating a Dialogue and Designing a Collaborative Framework for Decarbonizing Logistics: A Concept Note
Logistics decarbonization needs to accelerate to meet the climate goals as agreed under the Paris Agreement. Many recognize that collaboration across supply chains is a necessary ingredient to achieve decarbonization, but it is not always clear what this collaboration looks like in practice. With data gathered from 20 semi-structured interviews with leading members of the Sustainable Freight Buyers Alliance (SFBA), Smart Freight Centre (SFC) has developed an approach that can help guide efforts around decarbonization roadmaps and that can shed more light on the supportive role that collaboration can play. This approach specifically focuses on three solution areas: optimization of logistics networks and increasing utilization; shifting to more sustainable transport modes and achieving multimodal logistics; and adopting zero emission technology and fuels such as battery electric trucks.
SRTI Annual Report 2024
The SRTI publishes an annual progress report that compiles and presents data disclosed by signatory shipowners on the SRTI online platform. This report highlights key data points related to shipowners’ policies and practices on ship recycling, offering an overview of both the initiative’s scope and the disclosures available.
Zero-Emission Commercial Vehicles: Accelerating the Transition 2025 Factbook for Investors
This report jointly published by BloombergNEF and Smart Freight Centre reviews the state of the zero-emission commercial vehicle market. The 2025 Factbook documents the rapid growth of zero-emission trucking worldwide and underscores both the opportunities and challenges facing the road freight sector as it transitions toward a net-zero future.
Preliminary assessment of etruck operational and economic viability
This report is a preliminary assessment of the economic and operational viability of electrification of drayage operations from and to the port of Rotterdam.
Data Partnership for Indian Road Freight
Smart Freight Centre’s Data Partnership Program is laying the groundwork for accelerating the adoption of Zero-Emission Trucks (ZETs) through strategic collaboration with stakeholders such as shippers, logistics service providers (LSPs), policymakers, and financial institutions. This report outlines the program’s rationale, methodology, and strategic alignment with India’s broader electrification goals under the PM e-Drive scheme.