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Greenwashing & What to Know About the Lack of Reporting Standards

Written on March 22, 2023. Posted in Emissions.

As focus on sustainability increases for everyone from consumers to businesses to governmental agencies, there is a growing concern about the negative impacts of greenwashing and how we can seek to eliminate it. Greenwashing, or exaggerating and making false claims of an organization’s...

Questions To Ask Your Climate Partner When Measuring Logistics And Transportation Emissions

Written on March 8, 2023. Posted in Emissions.

There is increasing demand for businesses to reduce their transportation carbon emissions. On the one hand, there is the demand coming from downstream in the supply chain, ultimately, because the consumer is demanding it. At the same time, green initiatives and different types...

How to Reduce Carbon Emissions with Clean Supply Chain Procurement

Written on March 1, 2023. Posted in Emissions.

To effectively reduce carbon emissions and improve sustainability, shippers and freight forwarders must carefully consider the strategies and practices they use. One methodology of carbon emission reporting leads to the greatest degree of accuracy, while two others can hinder...

How to Track Carbon Emissions by Shipping Mode

Written on February 20, 2023. Posted in Emissions.

Reducing your carbon footprint can seem like a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be. There are various sources of carbon emissions, and within the scope of transportation, under Scope 3 emissions, your carbon footprint can be broken down by shipping mode. Each mode of...

How Logistics Companies Can Route Better for Reduced CO2 Risk

Written on February 13, 2023. Posted in Emissions.

Much of logistics companies’ work falls under the largest segment of carbon emissions—transportation. In the U.S., 27% of all carbon emissions are the result of transportation, and within transportation, 26% are from medium and heavy duty trucks, for a total of 422.8 million metric...

US CO2 and Carbon Emissions Regulations for Shippers to Know: Why Sustainability Matters More Than Ever in 2023

Written on January 31, 2023. Posted in Emissions.

The U.S. government currently has over 30 climate laws and policies; however, this number is actually behind a few countries, like the U.K., that have fewer greenhouse gas emissions per capita. In January 2023, the U.S. government released its National Blueprint for Transportation...

Got Milk-Run? Searoutes Introduces New Road API for Greener Distribution Strategies

Written on January 30, 2023. Posted in Uncategorized.

The Problem How to measure the CO2 efficiency of your distribution strategy while minimizing the number of trips and providing regular, reliable service. The Solution We identify the source of your emissions by computing CO2 results, including FTL rotation distances,...

A Look at Milk Runs in Logistics as a Path to Lowering Carbon Emissions

Written on January 28, 2023. Posted in Emissions.

Companies today increasingly focus on reducing their carbon emissions in their supply chains to meet sustainability goals and address environmental concerns. One underutilized way for companies to achieve this is by implementing milk runs as a logistics strategy. Milk runs are...

The Value of Data Cleansing in Freight Emissions Reporting & Calculations

Written on January 18, 2023. Posted in Emissions.

Today’s logistics and supply chain operations would be nothing without the data they depend on. Every decision based on data analysis makes an important assumption—that the data used is reliable. In fact, this is what gives data any kind of value, that it can be trusted to provide...

What is the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)?

Written on January 11, 2023. Posted in Sustainability.

In today’s world, businesses are expected to operate in a manner that is mindful of social and environmental issues, taking into account the impacts of their operations and making efforts to minimize negative effects. With the goal of helping companies make progress toward sustainability,...