Sustainability in Transport & Logistics
Helping transport and logistics businesses reduce emissions risk, meet customer and regulatory requirements, and build the resilience needed for long-term commercial success.
Transport and logistics sits at the centre of the decarbonisation challenge. Customers increasingly expect credible emissions data from their supply chains, regulators continue to tighten reporting and decarbonisation requirements, and investors are scrutinising transition readiness more closely than ever.
Acclaro Advisory helps organisations navigate this complexity through practical, senior-led support. We work with transport and logistics businesses to develop decarbonisation strategies, strengthen reporting capabilities, meet regulatory obligations, and identify opportunities to create long-term commercial value through sustainability.
Transport
Road haulage, passenger transport, fleet operators, rail, aviation, maritime, and last-mile delivery
Planning a credible transition, reducing emissions exposure, and meeting the reporting and customer requirements reshaping the transport sector.
Transport operators face growing pressure to decarbonise while maintaining operational performance and managing significant capital investment decisions. The challenge is not only reducing emissions, but doing so in a way that aligns with asset lifecycles, customer expectations, regulatory developments, and long-term business strategy.
We support organisations to:
- Develop fleet decarbonisation and transition strategies aligned to operational and commercial realities
- Measure and manage Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions across the full fleet and operational footprint, with the data quality and methodology needed to satisfy customer audits and regulatory reporting
- Respond to customer reporting requirements and sustainability-focused procurement processes
- Develop science-based targets and net zero roadmaps that are commercially realistic and aligned to sector-specific decarbonisation pathways
- Navigate the regulatory landscape—including emissions trading scheme exposure, fleet CO2 standards, clean vehicle incentives, and CSRD obligations—with clarity on what applies, when, and what evidence is required
- Deliver materiality assessments and ESG reporting frameworks
Logistics
Third-party logistics providers, warehousing, freight forwarding, supply chain management, and parcel and express delivery
As sustainability becomes a procurement priority, logistics providers are under increasing pressure to provide transparent emissions data and demonstrate credible progress on decarbonisation. Organisations that respond effectively are better placed to strengthen customer relationships, improve operational resilience, and compete for future contracts.
We support organisations to:
- Develop emissions measurement and reporting capabilities for customer and regulatory requirements
- Identify the operational efficiency and emissions reduction opportunities within warehouse networks, covering energy management, refrigeration, renewable energy procurement, and building performance
- Build decarbonisation strategies for transport, warehousing, and last-mile delivery
- Design and implement packaging reduction programmes that reduce material cost, improve recyclability, and meet extended producer responsibility obligations across customer and own-brand packaging
- Build supplier and subcontractor sustainability engagement programmes that bring the carrier and haulier network into the emissions reduction strategy
Core sustainability solutions for transport & logistics
Key sustainability questions shaping the sector
Transport and logistics leaders are managing sustainability pressures that are now directly linked to contract retention, cost performance, regulatory compliance, and investor confidence. The questions we hear most often from senior executives include:
- How do we build a credible transition plan amid changing technology, infrastructure and regulatory requirements?
- How do we provide the emissions data customers increasingly expect from their logistics partners?
- How do we reduce emissions while maintaining commercial performance and operational flexibility?
- How do we respond to sustainability requirements in tenders and procurement processes?
- How do we set realistic net zero commitments and demonstrate credible progress against them?
Looking for support with your sustainability challenges?
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