News / New guide to help shippers lower transport emissions at procurement stage

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Shippers have been offered a “toolbox” to help them gauge and reduce transport emissions in the freight procurement stage – sending “a message” to the transport industry. 

Smart Freight Centre and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) have released guidelines to help freight buyers reduce the greenhouse gas emissions  in their supply chains. 

Transporting goods around the world generates 8% of global CO2, but most shippers depend on their freight transport providers to cut emissions.  

“The beauty of our guidelines is that they allow ...