Measure and Report on Freight Emissions

Seedling helps freight, logistics, and transportation businesses measure and reduce their carbon footprint with accurate, route-ready tools. Whether you're reporting Scope 1, 2, or 3 emissions, meeting client and regulatory requirements, or building a more sustainable supply chain, our platform delivers fast, compliant carbon reporting—without disrupting delivery.

Measure the carbon impact of your freight and logistics operations

If you're a shipping company or freight forwarder, you're likely being asked by your customers about the emissions impact of their shipments, as well as your total impact and plans to decarbonise as a business.

Accurately measuring and reporting the carbon footprint of transport is both a challenge and a real opportunity to gain a competitive advantage. By providing your customers with their emissions data, you help them to adapt, whether that's to new sustainability reporting regulations (like CSRD in Europe) or meeting the expectations of their end customers for 'greener' products.

For SMEs in the freight supply chain, the challenge is how to meet this demand without overburdening your team with cost and complexity. You need a compliant, accurate, but simple way to translate your activity data into an emissions impact.

How we help

Seedling helps SME shippers and freight forwarders to measure and manage a full scope (1, 2 and 3) carbon footprint, including the impact of shipments.

Our logistics carbon accounting software translates the activity data you already hold (mileage and transport type for example) into greenhouse gas emissions in line with the GHG Protocol, the gold standard for carbon accounting.

We're not just a software platform - with Seedling, you get one-to-one support from a carbon accounting expert too. We work to understand the data you have available and the best route to building a maximally accurate footprint. We answer your questions, helping you to navigate sustainability jargon and communicate your impact in a way that's genuine and transparent.

Intuitive platform

Collect and analyse your data, all in one place, with our easy to use software.

One-to-one support

Work with an expert to maximise accuracy and build a plan to decarbonise.

Reporting

With a click, engage your clients and other stakeholders with third-party assured emissions reporting.

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Simple, affordable, insightful carbon footprinting - make measurable progress toward Net Zero.
  • User-friendly software
  • Maximum accuracy
  • Considered, transparent offsetting
  • Detailed footprint analytics

FAQs

Your questions answered.

What are the biggest sources of emissions in logistics and transport businesses?

The most significant emissions usually come from Scope 1, fuel used in vehicles and fleets. However, Scope 3 emissions such as outsourced transport, warehousing, packaging, and upstream supply chains can also be substantial, especially in multi-modal operations.

How can we measure emissions from different vehicle types and transport modes?

Seedling uses activity-based data to calculate emissions from vans, trucks, HGVs, ships, planes, and even couriers—based on fuel usage, mileage, or weight-distance metrics. You can also track third-party transport partners and integrate logistics data for more accurate Scope 3 reporting.

Why is carbon reporting important for logistics and transport companies?

Customers, especially in retail, healthcare, and manufacturing, increasingly demand low-carbon delivery options and sustainability disclosures. Accurate carbon reporting supports procurement compliance (e.g. PPN 06/21), builds trust, and positions your business as a forward-thinking partner in a carbon-constrained future.

Still have questions?

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