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Carbon Emissions Reporting in Shipping: The Power of an API-First Approach

Written on December 8, 2022. Posted in Emissions.

Making meaningful improvements toward sustainability and reducing carbon footprints starts with GHG emissions reporting. Measuring greenhouse gas emissions and examining the various sources allow organizations to monitor their current emissions in relation to their GHG emission...

ISSB Confirms Scope 3 Included in IFRS’ Climate Disclosure Standard: How CFOs & Heads of Sustainability Can Prepare

Written on November 29, 2022. Posted in Emissions, Sustainability.

A number of challenges are inherent with Scope 3 emission reporting—measuring and tracking CO2 for what is outside of an organization’s control—but it is becoming more necessary to invest in a strategy for reporting and reducing these carbon emissions. The ISSB recently announced...

How Searoutes Helps the Shipping Industry Accurately Measures Carbon Emissions Data

Written on November 22, 2022. Posted in Emissions.

Transportation professionals have had a lot to manage over the past three years. Since COVID-19 began, consumer demand for goods boomed while capacity stretched thin, sending transportation rates sky-high. While some of these issues have waned, kinks in the global supply chain...

Carbon Emissions Measurements & Calculations Methodologies in Shipping: Which is the Most Accurate?

Written on November 17, 2022. Posted in Emissions.

When taking steps toward reducing carbon emissions, there is a necessary first step of measurement and calculation to find where the organization currently stands. This step establishes the baseline and is used for comparison when making changes and examining the results. This...

SURVEY RESULTS: BREAKING DOWN THE BARRIERS TO CORPORATE CLIMATE ACTION

Written on November 2, 2022. Posted in Emissions.

Oliver Wyman recently conducted a survey in partnership with Climate Group that asked climate practitioners about their most significant barriers to progress in reducing their carbon footprint. The most common response was the ability to measure and reduce Scope 3 emissions up...

The Big Value of Data Completeness for Transport Carbon Emission Data

Written on October 6, 2022. Posted in Emissions.

Did you know that a company’s supply chain typically accounts for 80% of its total climate impact? For most businesses, tackling transport carbon emissions is one of the more difficult sustainability-related tasks. But momentum toward cleaning up supply chains is picking up...

The Value of Freight Shipping Emissions Data Mapping as a Service via an API

Written on September 28, 2022. Posted in Emissions.

Despite all the negative consequences of 2020, there were two remarkable things that happened. First, carbon emissions decreased by 5.4% around the globe, as quarantining and social distancing led to drops in commuting, vacationing, and other activities. Secondly, global supply...

This One Tip of 11 Aids Shippers in Selecting a Freight Forwarder Focused on Carbon Emission Reduction

Written on September 16, 2022. Posted in Emissions.

It’s no secret that consumers now expect that the businesses they buy from are environmentally and socially conscious. According to the 2022 Retail and Sustainability Survey from the business applications firm CGS, 42% of U.S. consumers prefer to wait for a sustainably...

Decarbonizing Ocean Container Transport: Smart Freight Centre Publishes 2021 Clean Cargo Global Average GHG Emission Intensities

Written on August 5, 2022. Posted in Emissions.

The Smart Freight Centre, an international non-profit that reports on and works to reduce emissions from freight transport, has published its annual emissions intensities report for 2021. The report is curated as part of the Clean Cargo initiative, which seeks to track total emissions...

Best Practices to Track, Measure, and Reduce Container Ship Emissions

Written on July 27, 2022. Posted in Emissions.

Ocean shipping has long been the backbone of the global supply chain. While demand continues to rise, the concern over container ship sustainability, i.e., methane, nitrogen oxides, and carbon emissions, has caused a shift in how businesses optimize shipping services. Due...