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Prospection: A Fresh Perspective on Road Freight Electrification
The article is a thought provoking read that discusses the solutions that the logistics and freight industry can play in the transition towards electric trucks and a summary of what industry experts think the present state looks like.
The article discusses the significant disparity that exists between the envisioned future of road freight and its present state as discussed during a Smart Freight Week session on electrification, the article emphasizes the need for significant changes across nine key themes identified during the event. These encompass areas such as relationships, service value, and operations, all crucial for building a socially and economically sustainable sector.
Written by Tharsis Teoh, Senior Technical Manager and Road Freight Electrification expert at Smart Freight Centre.
What can major corporations teach us about green freight transportation?
Amsterdam, 26 January 2021 - By Sophie Punte, Executive Director, Smart Freight Centre.
Climate change. Why bother?
Amsterdam, 15 December 2020 - By Bonne Goedhart, Business Development Manager, Smart Freight Centre. Why multinational companies should care about their outsourced logistics supply chain emissions.
Coping with the COP (don't COP out!)
This week, Smart Freight Centre moderated a session on decarbonizing freight as part of the transport event En Route to COP26.
How corporate leadership can catalyze sectoral change
Amsterdam, 23 October 2020 - By Eszter Toth-Weedon, Senior Partnership Manager, Smart Freight Centre. It's not always the size of the company that makes a difference. A review of the sustainable freight approaches of selected sectors.
Freight Buyers Are the Zero-Emission Fuel We Need
Amsterdam, 24 September 2020 - By Eric Olson, Senior Vice President, BSR, Sophie Punte, Executive Director, Smart Freight Centre and Chhavi Ghuliani, Director, Partnership Development, BSR
Shippers in the Driver's seat
Amsterdam, 16 July 2020 - By Eszter Toth-Weedon, Senior Partnership Manager
Supply Chains in the Time of Corona
Sophie Punte spoke at the Roundtable on Shocks to Manufacturing and Supply Chains at the World Economic Forum’s Virtual Industry Strategy Meeting 2020.
Carbon Offsets for Freight Transport Decarbonization
15 January 2020 - By Suzanne Greene, SFC Technical Advisor A freight carbon offset presents an opportunity for transport operators and their customers to invest carbon offset capital within the freight transport sector itself, accelerating the transition to a more sustainable global transport network.