Library
Welcome to SFC’s Library
The SFC Library is your central resource for a wide range of documents essential for understanding and applying our standards and practices. Here, you will find guidance and normative documents, as well as reports, whitepapers, templates, forms, procedures, and other key publications that support sustainable freight management. All of our materials are protected by copyright, and while we allow their use in certain circumstances, we retain full rights over their content.
Most uses of SFC guidance documents do not require specific permission from us, provided acknowledgment of the source is made. This document indicates which use of our guidance documents require written permission from us.
The use of SFC normative (indicated with “specification” in title) documents is more controlled, particularly for Validation and Verification Bodies - VVBs. The rules for their use are described in the same document mentioned above.
GLEC Framework for Logistics Emissions Accounting and Reporting version 3.2, October 2025
The Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC) developed the GLEC Framework: the only globally recognized methodology for harmonized calculation and reporting of the logistics GHG footprint across the multi-modal supply chain. It can be implemented by shippers, carriers and logistics service providers. Designed to inform business decisions and steer efforts to reduce emissions. It is in alignment with: ISO 14083, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, the UN-led Global Green Freight Action Plan and CDP reporting.
Air Pollutant Emissions Report - Methodology for the logistics sector
Air pollutants comprise a range of chemical compounds that negatively impact the environment and climate. In the transport sector, these emissions primarily result from fuel combustion and contribute to short-term warming, acid deposition, and reduced agricultural productivity. Addressing them presents a key opportunity for the logistics industry to advance decarbonisation, as pollutant and GHG sources often overlap. Smart Freight Centre, in collaboration with the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), is updating and expanding its 2017 Black Carbon Methodology to include additional pollutants such as NOx, SOx, and particulate matter, providing comprehensive guidance for all freight transport modes.
Data Insights to Inform Truck Electrification Along the I-10 Corridor
A new data analysis that challenges the narrative that electrifying long-haul freight corridors is unattainable with today's technology. The report, Data Insights to Inform Truck Electrification Along the I-10 Corridor, a collaboration between the Smart Freight Centre (SFC), Altitude by Geotab, and Terawatt Infrastructure, reveals that the current operational realities of heavy-duty diesel trucking on the I-10 corridor are highly compatible with existing battery-electric vehicle (BEV) capabilities.
Zero-Emission Commercial Vehicles Accelerating the Transition
Road freight remains central in supporting economic activity around the world, but the trajectory of the sector’s carbon emissions currently does not align with climate targets set by governments globally. This report documents the state of the zero-emission commercial vehicle market to help decision-makers navigate the nascent sector. It shows that despite economic and infrastructure challenges, the transition to cleaner road freight has started and is gathering pace. Market participants are actively addressing the risks related to the value of commercial vehicles and batteries throughout their lifetime, indicating that some of these hurdles are not as severe as originally expected. The report was produced by BloombergNEF in partnership with Smart Freight Centre
Initiating a Dialogue and Designing a Collaborative Framework for Decarbonizing Logistics: A Concept Note
Logistics decarbonization needs to accelerate to meet the climate goals as agreed under the Paris Agreement. Many recognize that collaboration across supply chains is a necessary ingredient to achieve decarbonization, but it is not always clear what this collaboration looks like in practice. With data gathered from 20 semi-structured interviews with leading members of the Sustainable Freight Buyers Alliance (SFBA), Smart Freight Centre (SFC) has developed an approach that can help guide efforts around decarbonization roadmaps and that can shed more light on the supportive role that collaboration can play. This approach specifically focuses on three solution areas: optimization of logistics networks and increasing utilization; shifting to more sustainable transport modes and achieving multimodal logistics; and adopting zero emission technology and fuels such as battery electric trucks.
SRTI Annual Report 2024
The SRTI publishes an annual progress report that compiles and presents data disclosed by signatory shipowners on the SRTI online platform. This report highlights key data points related to shipowners’ policies and practices on ship recycling, offering an overview of both the initiative’s scope and the disclosures available.