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Take advantage of the opportunities offered by sustainability to increase efficiency and gain competitive advantages.
The transport and logistics industry forms the backbone of global supply chains – and is therefore in the spotlight when it comes to ambitious climate targets, regulatory requirements, and growing expectations from investors and customers.
However, this sector faces particular challenges: a high proportion of indirect emissions (Scope 3), complex fleet structures across different modes of transport, and fragmented value chains make it difficult to implement consistent ESG strategies.
For more than 25 years, DFGE has been supporting logistics and transportation companies in successfully overcoming these hurdles and driving forward the decarbonization of their business models in a practical and science-based manner.
Defining credible Climate Targets
More and more logistics companies are relying on Science-Based Targets (SBTi) to consistently reduce their emissions and make a credible contribution to the 1.5-degree target. But how can these ambitious goals be implemented in everyday practice – especially in a dynamic, often decentralized industry?
We provide comprehensive support along the way:
Learn more: In our free webinar, we show how science-based targets can be successfully implemented in logistics.
Innovative Ways to achieve Decarbonization
Traditional emission reduction often reaches physical limits in transportation—for example, due to infrastructure or limited availability of alternative drive systems. Book & Claim models create new opportunities here: companies can use them to promote sustainable transportation options, even if they cannot directly use them at present.
We support you in strategically embedding Book & Claim:
Recommended reading: You can find out more about the opportunities and challenges of Book & Claim in our latest blog article.
Those who take a structured approach to ESG today will have a clear advantage tomorrow. DFGE supports transport and logistics companies with a practical ESG roadmap that is scientifically sound, compliant with standards, and immediately implementable—without greenwashing, but with measurable results:
We support you in creating well-founded CO₂ balances/carbon footprints (CCF & PCF) in accordance with international standards such as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. We not only consider direct emissions (Scope 1 and 2), but also analyze upstream and downstream emissions (Scope 3) along your supply chain. This gives you a complete picture of your climate impact – as a basis for sound decisions, credible communication, and reporting to stakeholders.
Based on your individual emissions data, we work with you to develop a customized climate strategy in line with international initiatives such as Science-Based Targets (SBTi). We define realistic target paths, identify reduction potential, and develop concrete measures for your net-zero roadmap. Our goal: to leverage sustainability as a strategic competitive advantage.
Investors, business partners, and regulatory bodies are placing ever-greater demands on companies to adopt holistic ESG concepts. We can help you integrate environmental, social, and governance aspects into your corporate strategy in a structured manner. We also support you in establishing transparent supply chain processes, including risk assessment, supplier monitoring, and internal and external communication.
New legal frameworks such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) bring with them complex requirements. Our experts help you select the appropriate standards, define relevant key performance indicators (KPIs), and efficiently structure your sustainability reporting—always tailored to your industry and target groups.
The importance of the supply chain and the entire value chain in the logistics and transport industry is a key focus on the path to sustainable business practices. The most important reporting initiative in this area is undoubtedly EcoVadis. It helps producers to cover the entire supply chain, including all suppliers, for sustainability reporting. We are a close partner of EcoVadis and can help you with your own participation as well as with supporting your suppliers.
We impart knowledge where it is needed – in a practical and individualized manner. In workshops and training sessions, we raise awareness among teams about ESG and climate issues and show how sustainability can be implemented in everyday work. In addition, we develop digital KPI dashboards that allow you to visualize progress at any time and communicate it transparently both internally and externally.
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