In an effort to address the growing environmental challenges in the shipping and logistics industry, a UK-based initiative, Ship Green, has recently launched an “industry-first” “cost-effective” carbon calculator for tracking shipping emissions, reports Offshore Energy.
This tool is expected to aid industry professionals in measuring and managing their carbon footprint.
Environmental Challenges in Logistics
The logistics industry often described as a ‘broken link’ in environmental conservation has been wrestling with a range of challenges. Central to these concerns is the imperative of transport decarbonization and the overarching goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
As part of this effort, all professionals in the supply chain will soon be required to record their CO2 usage. By March 31, 2025, manufacturers, transporters, and distribution and trading companies must submit their Emissions ESG report to the EU Commission and relevant state authorities, including data on CO2 emissions from shipments.
About Ship Green
Ship Green is the brainchild of the team from Wallis Shipping, a UK-based company that has been operational since 1987. The initiative is a “not-for-profit” organization described as a “peer-to-peer networking group” and an information hub for sustainable shipping. Jenna Morgan, a second-generation freight forwarder and the founder of Ship Green, envisions this initiative as a pathway towards a ‘greener future for our future generations.’
“Ship Green offers a low-cost carbon calculator API to record the CO2 of cargo, with profits investment into environmental projects. We offer a network of like-minded eco freight forwarders with an info hub of research and industry news to ensure everyone stays ahead of the curve with changing legislation.”
Agents can integrate the calculator into their software, quotations, invoices, and websites. Ship Green also enables in-house shippers and agents to track their carbon output and offset it against various global environmental protection programs, thus simplifying compliance with changing regulations.
Commitment to Sustainability
Morgan highlights that Ship Green members will be asked to sign up to a range of pledges, including offering clients with slower freight movements to reduce emissions, avoiding old transport vehicles, not shipping waste, scrap or conflicting materials, firearms, weapons or ammunition shipments.
Other pledges include not shipping single-use items, not participating in non-sustainable supply chain and steering clear from elaborate cross-trades.
As a result, Morgan hopes that the Ship Green CIC could help many not just remain compliant with legislation, but also become an active and meaningful member of the sustainability movement.
“I’ve set this up with my children in mind. Whilst watching David Attenborough’s Extinction, my eldest daughter looked at me and said ‘Mum, what are you doing to help the planet?’. I knew I needed to do more, not just be part of the problem. I wanted to give something back, and this is for them that we must find and create change,” she explained.
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Source: Offshore-Energy
