Logistics companies get help with sustainability through project CARBON lesson
Sustainability is high on the agenda both nationally and internationally, with the main goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, especially CO2. The European Green Deal sets a target of 55% reduction in CO2emissions by 2030, compared to 1990, and aims for a climate-neutral Europe from 2050. The logistics sector plays a crucial role in achieving these goals.
Due mainly to freight vehicles still often running on diesel, the logistics sector is the third largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, according to Statistics Netherlands. From 2024-2025, large companies will be required under the CSRD legislation to report annually on their environmental impact. This will initially apply to listed companies and those with more than 250 employees.
Companies will have to report on scope 1, scope 2 and scope 3 CO2-emissions, including other greenhouse gases, converted to CO2-equivalents.
Scope 1 concerns direct emissions from sources that an organisation owns or controls, such as buildings, transport and production.
Scope 2 includes indirect emissions from purchased energy generated outside the company but used inside the company.
Scope 3 also includes indirect emissions, but these are caused by the activities of other organisations, such as suppliers, outsourced (logistics) activities and employee commuting.
What is CARBON class
The project CARBON lesson from the Fieldlab Technological Innovation & Smart Logistics (TISL) helps SME entrepreneurs in the logistics sector to actively start measuring, reporting and reducing CO2e-emissions. Together with supply chain partners, the project offers support and practical tools for making processes and organisational structures within a company more sustainable.
The CARBON lesson programme
The programme consists of 4 strategic and 4 operational workshops. In the strategic workshops, external factors, including laws and regulations and current CO2e emissions mapped out and linked to the business targets. This results in a detailed overview of the total CO2e emissions picture of the company. During the operational sessions, we take a closer look at the CO2e emissions of the company. We make a thorough analysis of the CO2e emissions per process, while also identifying improvement opportunities. This provides insight into the process-specific CO2e emissions and possible optimisations. In addition, a learning network is formed with companies, students, researchers from Fontys and Maastricht University and external experts. Within this network, a number of meetings will be organised around the theme of CO2e emission reduction.
For whom.
The project targets North Limburg SMEs in the logistics sector, who want to reduce their CO2e emissions want to measure and reduce them. The CARBON lesson project has already started at three companies; CTV Intermodal Container Transport, Rhenus Road BV. and TransMission Weert. Students from Fontys Venlo and Maastricht University Campus Venlo are working with these companies to reduce their CO2e-emissions. Separate workshops for both students and companies are organised and the students work closely with the companies on various assignments. After going through the strategic sessions, companies can move on to the operational sessions.
More information?
Then contact Fred Nooijen, project leader Fieldlab TISL, at 06-25478725
or f.nooijen@fieldlabsnoordlimburg.nl
