Co2 registration and calculation can’t wait – it costs.
Companies that reach their 2030 carbon reduction targets are those that started measuring, calculating and documenting their emissions years ago. Without history, you can’t improve performance, document progress or meet requirements.
The first step is always the same: record, calculate and report. This provides a data foundation you can build on. Digitized processes make your work faster and more accurate – and you ensure calculations according to ISO 14083 and GLEC Framework, without manual hassle and risk of errors.
Maybe your company itself is not directly CSRD-covered:
– not listed in the EU,
– not over the threshold of 500 employees (reporting from 2025),
– not over 250 employees or €40m turnover / €20m balance sheet (reporting from 2026),
– not a non-EU company with €150m turnover in the EU (reporting from 2028).
But if you supply to companies that are CSRD-covered, the requirements will still come to you. They have to report their Scope 3 data – and that means you have to provide valid Co₂ figures.
That’s why it’s expensive not to get started now. The later you start, the harder – and more expensive – it will be to catch up.
Expertise in recording, calculating and reporting Co2
Starting to register, calculate and report is an immediate necessity.
Companies that reach their 2030 goals have typically started in 2018.
If the process starts in 2026, in addition to being pressured by customers and authorities, you lack:
data history, clarified processes, digital systems, partner agreements, investment capacity.
Highly regulated and high-Co2 intensive sectors where the EU expects significant reductions by 2030: Transport & Logistics, Industrial Production, Construction, Energy & Utilities, Agriculture & Food, Aviation & Shipping, Cement, Steel, Glass, Aluminum, High Power Technology (Data Centers).
Especially in our field of Transportation and Logistics, today is a good day to start recording, calculating and reporting. This can be done in many ways, so it’s a good idea to get expertise on exactly where your company stands on this topic.
Our multi-modal solutions ensure that we have the expertise and platforms to handle Sea Freight, Road Transport, Rail and Air Freight.
The experts in both Co2 and solutions support the market with efficient solutions and data integrations to minimize employee load and ensure a price-efficient solution.
What is scope 1, 2 and 3?
Scope 1 is the Co2 emissions the company itself creates from sources under its own control.
In short: Everything you burn yourself or produce directly.
Scope-1 examples: Fuel in own trucks, cars, trucks, machines Natural gas or oil for heating in your own buildings Industrial processes that emit Co2, CH₄ or N₂O Own generators or boilers
Scope 2 is Co2 emissions from the electricity and district heating you buy and use.
In short: It’s not the company itself that emits the Co2 directly – but the demand created by buying the energy.
Scope 2 examples: Power consumption for production Power for servers and IT Electricity or district heating for heating and cooling
Scope 3 is everything a company indirectly causes throughout the value chain – both upstream (suppliers) and downstream (customers).
This is typically 80-95% of the total Co2 impact for most companies.
Scope 3 is complex, but this is where the biggest reduction potentials often lie.
In short: Everything that the company influences – but does not control.
Scope-3 examples:
Scope 3 is divided into 15 categories, but the most important for logistics and production are: Transportation purchased from external forwarders/carriers Employee transportation and travel Purchased materials and goods (production at suppliers) Waste treatment Use of products sold Disposal of products Leased assets Investments
Integrated Co2 tracking in logistics becomes a critical component.
The 2030 Targets directly affect all CSRD-covered companies, and this applies to around 50,000 organizations across the EU. But the real impact is far greater because these companies are deeply embedded in global value chains. When a CSRD company has to document and reduce its carbon footprint, all their suppliers – large and small – are automatically involved. Therefore, in practice, the requirements affect 10× more companies because suppliers, subcontractors and logistics partners must be able to provide CO2 data, progress measurements and documentation of reductions if they want to retain customers.
We are therefore at the start of a massive chain reaction that will accelerate in the period 2024-2027. In this phase, many companies are moving from “ad hoc” CO2 accounting to structured, continuous data flows where emissions must be measured, tracked and reported continuously. For most companies, logistics and transportation are among the largest and most opaque items, especially in Scope 3, where they lack both data and control.
That’s why integrated Co2 tracking in logistics and transportation will be a critical component in achieving the 2030 goals. Without automation, real-time data and consistency between ERP, logistics planning and transportation documentation, companies simply won’t be able to deliver the data quality that CSRD requires. This isn’t just reporting – it’s the future of competitiveness.
Although Co2 currently appears to be a questionable commercial investment, there is no doubt that in the longer term, it is a business imperative to be able to Co2, and we can already do that today.
CO₂ reduction becomes a joint project driven by data sharing, digitization and supplier collaboration.
Deadlines come quickly, and companies that haven’t already started risk falling permanently behind – both regulatory and commercial.
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What is co2?
co2 stands for carbon dioxide and is a naturally occurring gas in the atmosphere consisting of one carbon atom (C) and two oxygen atoms (O).
The gas is vital for plants that use it for photosynthesis and produce oxygen, but when too much man-made CO2 is emitted from burning fossil fuels, the greenhouse effect is amplified, leading to climate change.
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