carbon offsets

Logistics real estate company Link Logistics is investing in carbon offsetting for its operational emissions.

AskWaves explains carbon insets, how they may benefit companies and what limits they may have.

CSX, XPO Logistics and AIT Worldwide Logistics were among several companies to make sustainability announcements on Earth Day.

AIT Worldwide Logistics plans to use carbon offsets and emission-reduction strategies to reach net-zero emissions by 2035.

Carbon offsets are a growing alternative or additional step toward reducing emissions in sectors like transportation.

“I think we’re looking at the beginning of the largest commodity market we’ve ever seen,” said Peter Fusaro, founder of the Wall Street Green Summit.

EcoCart will manage a new carbon-offset program for Walmart Canada that will aim to eliminate emissions from its last-mile delivery operation.

With convenience and sustainability top of mind for consumers and retailers, Ohi is starting carbon-neutral deliveries in under two hours.

“Climate protection is an issue that impacts everyone. While we can work towards this goal internally, we also wanted to provide an opportunity to enroll our customers in our mission toward carbon neutrality,” said Mark McCullough, Gebrüder Weiss USA CEO.

“The first thing to do is to have an understanding of what type of offset it is that you’re looking for because there’s quite a range of pricing,” said Andrew Hall, director of sustainable finance at Trayport.

United Airlines is getting lots of attention with bold statements that it hopes to fly hydrogen jets in seven years and supersonic jets by the end of the decade.

By partnering with Carbon Fund, Convoy is offering two environmental attributes certificates to customers interested in lowering their emissions.

The Science Based Targets initiative standard for setting net-zero emissions targets can provide companies with guidance while increasing the credibility of their goals.

Logistics company Blume Global announced Monday it is carbon neutral. CEO Pervinder Johar tells FreightWaves how the company got there.

Carbon-neutral digital freight network company Convoy commits to reducing emissions, improving lives of truckers and increasing diversity.

Ware2Go, which offers shipping to merchants of all sizes with a specialization in e-commerce, will automatically purchase carbon offsets through Pachama for its customers.

As companies purchase carbon credits to help meet net-zero emissions goals, AskWaves digs into the positives and negatives of carbon offsets.

Carbon markets expert and OPIS Director of Global Carbon Pricing Lisa Street chats with FreightWaves Editor-at-large John Kingston about how transportation companies can be involved in the carbon markets.

Onfleet announced a carbon offset program that will see it partner with its customers to contribute $8 per metric ton of carbon dioxide generated through delivery operations to reforestation and old forest protection programs.

FreightWaves introduces FreightWaves Carbon Intelligence. Learn more here!

E-commerce fulfillment company ShipBob has partnered with data-driven carbon marketplace Pachama to offer brands a carbon-neutral shipping option.

Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker are flying carbon-neutral weekly routes from Germany to China, using carbon offsets and sustainable aviation fuel.

Having proved it could achieve 100% offsetting of CO2 emissions from Expedited Max in 2020, DHL eCommerce Solutions is officially declaring its service with the highest carbon footprint as carbon-neutral moving forward.

Certified B Corporation Flock Freight raises the bar with a commitment to offset carbon emissions from FlockDirect shipments for customers.

Using domestic reloads and street turns are among Blume Global’s strategies to reduce empty miles and emissions.

“Flight shaming” campaigns failed to recognize that airlines only account for 2 percent of global carbon emissions.