CO₂ reporting – AI-based transport optimization as a solution for reaching your sustainability targets
Here you read why the carbon footprint is important, how you can save money and protect the environment at the same time.
Imagine you could save up to 25% on your transport costs and reduce your emissions by 20% at the same time. All of that fully automated.
CO2-reporting offers your company a clear competitive advantage. It not only helps you to comply with legal requirements, but also enables significant cost savings through optimised processes. Sustainability and efficiency go hand in hand at S2data – and CO2-reporting is the key to this.
How our AI-based software works
Let’s look at how the S2data Platform works using this example:
Example of savings through transport optimization
Example:
- Let´s say you carry out 114 transports. This costs you 72,413€. After using our AI-based software, you only need to carry out 75 transports. You have saved 34% of your transports and around 22% of your costs. By saving money, you have also avoided the emission of 28 tonnes of CO2.
To make these more tangible: 24.28 tons of CO2 correspond to a distance travelled of around 172,000 km, i.e. a journey four times around the world.
CO2-reporting in logistics
In our industry, reporting involves recording, calculating, and reporting emissions. To do this, we collect data such as fuel consumption, transport routes and vehicle types. The following methods are used for this:
- Optimised cargo space utilization: More efficient use of the cargo space reduces empty runs and number of transports carried out. This reduces fuel consumption.
- Reduction of avoidable journeys: Precise route planning and consolidation of transports avoids empty kilometres.
- Algorithm-based solutions: Modern algorithms and dynamic adjustments in transport planning can be used to react to fluctuations in production and material control.
From Baseline to optimization
To be able to quantify the savings for CO2 reporting in detail, a so-called baseline is created. It is defined as CO2 emissions before the implementation of optimisation measures. This baseline is then compared with the values after the measures have been introduced.
Typically, the calculation is based on an average value that is calculated monthly. In addition to the CO2-reduction, the improvement in transport capacity utilisation is analysed. The S2data platform also enables a detailed analysis of CO2-emissions down to material level, for individual routes or transported products.
The following factors are considered:
- 1. load space utilisation before and after optimisation: higher utilisation means fewer transports and lower emissions.
- weight utilisation: optimised weight distribution increases efficiency and reduces fuel consumption.
- transports saved: How many transports could be avoided through optimisation?
- kilometres saved: What distance could be saved through better route planning?
Why CO2 reporting is important
Since the introduction of the CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) in 2024, companies have been obliged to record their emissions. Many companies are facing new challenges with CO2-reporting, particularly because of the European Green Deal. The deal provides for a 55% reduction in emissions by 2030 and climate neutrality by 2050. This means that reporting is not just a technical measure, but also a significant contribution to achieving sustainability targets.
As one of the important key performance indicators (KPI), CO2-reduction helps to demonstrate the success of optimisation measures in the supply chain in a transparent and comprehensible manner.
CO2-emissions can also be measurably reduced in your supply chain. The effect – you save money and protect the environment.