Small firms are key

摘要

Small operators account for 99% of all companies active in the European road haulage system, so they play a key role for the reduction of CO_2 emissions, which everyone - from governments through to shippers and logistics service providers-now considers absolutely essential. Now small enterprises have been called upon to fortify their efforts for a greener supply chain. This state of affairs has been confirmed by a study presented by the Smart Freight Centre (SFC) from Amsterdam and the Centre for Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chains (CSLS), at Hamburg's Kuehne Logistics University. It is one of the first studies addressing the decarbonisation potential of small and medium-sized forwarders in Europe. It is based on data, rendered anonymous, from more than 800 freight forwarders from 32 European countries. The data was provided by the international logistics platform Transporeon.