Clean cargo guide
The Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG) has released a new guide for understanding and applying its Carbon Emission Accounting Methodology for calculations and benchmarking in the ocean container shipping sector.
Angie Farrag-Thibault, project director of CCWG and global lead of BSR’s Transportation and Logistics practice, said: “Following the guidance in this report ensures its proper use for calculating transport emissions, as well as benchmarking and evaluating the performance of individual carriers.”
She added: “We will continue to engage other global initiatives and policymakers to ensure the methodology remains in leading practice among global industry carbon-emissions-accounting standards”.
The CCWG CO2 methodology is used by more than 20 container cargo carriers, collectively representing more than 80% of global ocean container capacity, who annually report their vessel emissions performance via the CCWG reporting platform.
This data is available in standardised trade lane emission performance scorecards for over 20 leading multinational shipper and freight forwarder members who use this information to inform logistics procurement decision making as well as sustainability reporting.
CCWG also annually publishes the industry average trade lane emission factors publicly and the latest version will be coming out in mid-July.
Members of the CCWG include Electrolux, Heineken, HP, IKEA, Marks & Spencer, Nike; DAMCO, DHL, DB Schenker, JF Hillebrand and Kuehne + Nagel.
Six new companies joined the group in 2015 – Agility Logistics, Belk Inc, BMW, Geodis, Hermes Logistics, and “K” Line.
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