Implementing shipment-based CO₂e emissions reporting for complex LTL network structures
Calculating emissions for partial load shipments with network structures is complex. BTG faced this challenge and partnered with shipzero. Now BTG can send individualized reports with accurate emissions data at the shipment level at the push of a button.
Summary
BTG faced the challenge of establishing sustainable processes while precisely recording CO2e emissions to meet increasing customer demands for detailed and transparent reporting, particularly from shippers required to report Scope 3 emissions under CSRD. As an LTL transporter working through complex network structures with regional hub locations and partner carriers, BTG needed to break down these networks into accurate emissions data at the shipment level. Internal data management was laborious, requiring considerable manual effort to extract data from the Transport Management Systems (TMS), check plausibility, and create standardized reports.
BTG sought a professional service provider who could implement precise emissions calculations in complex network structures and automatically produce GLEC-compliant reports at the shipment level. Through the collaboration initiated in 2022, shipzero integrated data automatically from BTG's TMS, incorporated network and partner-specific information about hubs and vehicle types, enabling accurate emissions calculations per transport section from originating to receiving forwarder. Today, BTG reliably sends CO2e reports to customers at the push of a button, allowing them to precisely track complex transport structures with emissions calculations at the shipment level.
BTG uses shipzero to:
· Automatically produce GLEC-compliant CO2e reports at the shipment level at the push of a button, meeting increasing customer demands for detailed and transparent Scope 3 emissions reporting under CSRD
· Calculate accurate emissions for complex LTL network structures by incorporating network and partner-specific information about hubs and vehicle types from forwarding partners
· Eliminate laborious manual data management by automatically integrating data from the TMS with built-in correctness and plausibility checks
· Enable customers to precisely track complex transport structures with emissions calculations per transport section from originating to receiving forwarder
BTG needed to precisely record CO2e emissions for complex LTL network structures with multiple transshipment points and partner carriers, but faced laborious manual data management requiring considerable effort to extract, validate, and report emissions data.
shipzero automatically integrated data from BTG's TMS with correctness and plausibility checks, incorporated network and partner-specific information, and enabled GLEC-compliant shipment-level reporting at the push of a button.
Challenge: Increasing requirements for professional emissions reporting in complex networks
Like many logistics service providers, BTG faced the challenge of establishing sustainable processes in an industry characterized by cost pressure, fast pace, and flexibility. Precisely recording CO2e emissions was a central concern in the company's sustainability efforts – not least due to increasing customer demands for detailed and transparent reporting. These demands come primarily from shippers who must precisely report their Scope 3 emissions under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
Since BTG typically doesn't operate linear transport but works through regional hub locations of partners, the complex network structures also needed to be broken down into emissions data. For example: BTG transports LTL freight from Augsburg to Lübeck. Via their transshipment warehouse in Fulda, a partner carrier takes the goods to its own receiving hub in Bremen, where the transported products are transshipped again before final delivery to Lübeck.
Accordingly, internal data management for calculating CO2e emissions was laborious: BTG had to extract the correct data from the TMS with considerable manual effort, check it for plausibility, and based on this, create correct and standardized reports.
Solution: Detailed emissions calculations for LTL transports at the shipment level
BTG sought a professional service provider who could implement precise emissions calculations in complex network structures and automatically produce GLEC-compliant reports at the shipment level. Contact between the logistics service provider and shipzero came about through quality management in 2022. shipzero's granular approach fits well with BTG's mindset oriented toward the highest possible quality and corresponding quality management.
At the beginning of the collaboration, shipzero was able to build on primary qualitative and activity-based information such as route profiles and vehicle types. In a first step, data was automatically integrated from BTG's TMS and subsequently checked for correctness and plausibility. Following this, shipzero also incorporated network and partner-specific information about hubs and vehicle types from forwarding partners. This now allows accurate emissions to be calculated per transport section from the originating to the receiving forwarder.
Results: Reliable shipment-level reporting at the push of a button
BTG reliably and regularly sends CO2e reports to its customers at the push of a button. These reports allow customers to precisely track the complex transport structures with emissions calculations at the shipment level.
The transparent, data-based recording and analysis of emission values enables BTG to take targeted measures to reduce CO2 – from optimizing transport planning to selecting more environmentally friendly logistics partners. This positions BTG to meet both current customer demands and future regulatory requirements while maintaining their commitment to quality management excellence.
“With shipzero, we record and analyze the emission values of our transports transparently and based on data. This allows targeted measures to reduce CO2 – from optimizing transport planning to selecting more environmentally friendly logistics partners.”
Hanns-Peter Raffelt, BTG Quality Manager
Outlook: Leveraging emissions intelligence for continuous improvement
BTG sees opportunities for more sustainable logistics in the collaboration with the emissions management platform in the future as well. With the foundation of transparent, data-based emissions tracking now in place, BTG is well-positioned to continuously improve their environmental performance while maintaining the quality standards that define their business.
The ability to analyze emissions data at a granular level opens new possibilities for strategic decision-making, from route optimization to partner selection. As regulatory requirements continue to evolve and customer expectations for sustainability transparency increase, BTG's investment in professional emissions reporting positions them as a forward-thinking leader in the LTL transport sector.
BTG Internationale Spedition GmbH is a Germany-based logistics provider specializing in national and international freight forwarding, contract logistics, and multimodal transport solutions. Headquartered in Langweid am Lech, BTG supports customers across road, rail, sea, and air with tailored, reliable supply-chain services. With decades of industry experience, the company combines operational expertise with a strong focus on transparency, efficiency, and sustainability in logistics.
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