Smart Freight Conversations

How does a logistics provider cut emissions when it doesn't own a single vehicle? Phil Clawson, Global Head of Sustainability at Pegasus Logistics Group, joins Andy Golding, Director of Strategic Services at Smart Freight Centre, on Smart Freight Conversations to share his three-legged stool approach: - High quality, credible data - Efficiency through load and route optimization - Cleaner pro...

The data on electric trucks might surprise you. In the latest episode of Smart Freight Conversations: The Catalyst Series, Andy Golding sits down with Colin McKerracher, Head of Clean Transport at BloombergNEF, to unpack what 20 years of energy transition data reveal about freight electrification. Some numbers worth knowing: - Electrified transport is now the single largest category of global ener...

What happens when a carrier decarbonizes but its customer isn't paying for it? The reduction happens, but nobody can claim it. That gap is exactly what Environmental Attribute Certificates (EACs) are built to close. In the latest episode of Smart Freight Conversations: The Catalyst Series, Andy Golding talks with Maria Lacalle, Head of Customer Decarbonization at Carboninsets, about how EACs...

Scaling SAF takes more than one company at the table. In the latest episode of Smart Freight Conversations, Andy Golding, Director Strategic Services at SFC, sits down with Cécile Calvet Fabre and Andrea Caderon, SAF Program Managers at Airbus, to talk about what it takes to turn aircraft manufacturer ambition into real CO2 emissions reductions across air transport. Key highlights: - Airbus has co...

No single company can scale sustainable aviation fuel on its own. In this episode of Smart Freight Conversations: The Catalyst Series, Andy Golding, Director Strategic Services at Smart Freight Centre, sits down with Joerg Huebeler (Neste) and Tarja Koski (Finnair) to discuss what five years of partnership between a fuel producer and an airline looks like, and what it takes to scale sustainable av...

95% of DSV's emissions sit in Scope 3. No single company can solve that alone. In the latest episode of the Smart Freight Conversations: The Catalyst Series, Andy Golding, Director Strategic Services at SFC sits down with Natalia Lykova, Senior Director of Group Sustainability Insights at DSV, to share how one of the world's largest logistics providers is turning emissions data into real...

How can logistics companies move from emissions measurement to meaningful decarbonization action? In this episode of Smart Freight Conversations: The Catalyst Series, Andy Golding, Director of Strategic Services at Smart Freight Centre, speaks with Cécile Bray, Global Head of Climate and Environment Programs at GEODIS, about how global logistics providers are approaching decarbonization across mul...

How does one of the world's largest consumer goods companies reduce transportation emission intensity by 8% in a single year? In this Catalyst Series episode, Andy Golding speaks with Frank Kreßmann, Director of Global Transportation Sustainability at Procter & Gamble, about how P&G is driving freight decarbonization across a global supply chain serving 5 billion consumers. In this ep...

Can small trucking companies lead the transition to zero-emission freight? In this episode of Smart Freight Conversations: The Catalyst Series, Andy Golding, Director of Strategic Services at Smart Freight Centre, speaks with Jennie Abarca, Owner of King Fio Trucking, about her experience electrifying drayage operations at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. From purchasing her first electric...

In freight decarbonization, no company can do it alone. In this episode of Smart Freight Conversations, Andy Golding speaks with Tom Fisher, Global Alternative Fuel Program Director at C.H. Robinson, about how collaboration across the logistics ecosystem can help turn ambition into action. Key topics discussed: • Building strong foundations through measurement and efficiency • Why collaboration ac...

How can airlines and freight forwarders work together to scale sustainable aviation? In this episode of Smart Freight Conversations: The Catalyst Series, SFC CEO Christoph Wolff speaks with Blaise Brigaud (Senior Vice President Group Sustainability, Air France–KLM) and Chelsea Lamar (Vice President Sustainability, AIT Worldwide Logistics) about how collaboration can accelerate Sustainable Aviation...

Why do freight emissions matter so much for sustainability and logistics professionals? In this episode of Smart Freight Conversations, Andy Golding, Director Strategic Services, sits down with Rebecca Powell, Senior Program Manager for GLEC at SFC, to unpack: - Why freight emissions are a major part of corporate carbon footprints - How the GLEC Framework simplifies logistics emissions accounting...

In this episode of Smart Freight Conversations, Andy Golding, Director Strategic Services at Smart Freight Centre, sits down with Andrea Schoen, Chief Development Officer, to unpack the world of Low Emission Transport Services (LETS) in aviation. What are LETS, and how can they help companies reduce emissions through the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)? How does fuel attribution work, and w...

How do you actually decarbonize freight — without building trucks or producing fuel? In this episode of Smart Freight Conversations, SFC CEO Christoph Wolff speaks with Tobias Bohnhoff, CEO of shipzero, about the critical role of data in freight decarbonization. They discuss: – Why data is the foundation of credible climate action – Primary vs. modeled emissions data – The scaling potential of Boo...

In this episode, Christoph Wolff, CEO of Smart Freight Centre speaks with Roel Vissers, Chief Commercial Officer of Milence, about building Europe’s first dedicated charging network for heavy-duty electric trucks. Milence — a joint venture between Volvo Group, TRATON Group and Daimler Truck — is working to break the “chicken-and-egg” barrier slowing electric truck adoption. In this episode, we cov...

What does it really take to deploy zero-emission trucks at scale across Europe? In this episode of Smart Freight Conversations: The Catalyst Series, SFC CEO Christoph Wolff sits down with Girteka’s Former Chief Commercial Officer, Mark Mulder, to share a clear-eyed view of the practical challenges and opportunities – from residual value uncertainty to infrastructure planning and operational realit...

In this episode of the Catalyst podcast series, Smart Freight Centre CEO Christoph Wolff sits down with Theye Veen, Chief Commercial Officer and Co-Founder of SkyNRG — one of the world’s pioneers in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). From launching the first SAF-powered flights to navigating the challenges of scaling production, Theye shares SkyNRG’s 15-year journey, key inflection points, and what’...

In this episode of Smart Freight Conversations: The Leadership Series, we sit down with Rajeev Mehta, Chief Logistics Officer at UltraTech Cement, to explore how India’s largest cement producer is driving sustainability across its logistics network.  UltraTech is rethinking low-carbon logistics across every mode of transport:  Expanding coastal and rail terminals to shift freight to cleaner modes ...

In this episode of Smart Freight Conversations: The Leadership Series, we sit down with Patricia Pinilla, Sustainability Initiatives Director at Normec Verifavia, to explore the real-world value of independent verification in the logistics decarbonization journey.  Patricia shares how Normec Verifavia:  Bridges the gap between Smart Freight Centre frameworks and customer understanding  Supports cl...

In this episode of Smart Freight Conversations: The Leadership Series, we speak with Golden Xing, Director of Global Logistics Operations at Lenovo, to explore how one of the world’s leading technology companies is advancing decarbonization across its global supply chain.  Golden shares how Lenovo:  Became the first PC and smartphone manufacturer with near- and long-term emission reduction targets...

In this episode of Smart Freight Conversations: The Leadership Series, Moritz Tölke, Director for Green Projects at Sovereign Speed, shares how a medium-sized carrier is driving meaningful climate action without waiting for perfect conditions.    Moritz breaks down how Sovereign Speed:  Is deploying HVO100 and scaling fleet electrification  Uses primary fuel data instead of modeled estimates  Buil...

Welcome to another episode of The Catalyst Series – a special edition of Smart Freight Conversations featuring the changemakers leading the freight sector toward zero emissions. In this episode, Smart Freight Centre CEO Christoph Wolff sits down with Nico De Golia, Director of Sustainability and Innovation at Microsoft Logistics, during the SFC US Fall Meeting in Seattle – hosted by Microsoft. Tun...

The Catalyst Series: Bridging the Gap Between Sustainability and Logistics Teams In this episode, Andy Golding, Head of SFC Academy, is joined by Kelly Hobson, Managing Director of Shape Tomorrow and founder of Sustainable Logistics Live. Together, they unpack the communication gap between sustainability professionals and logistics teams—and what it really takes to drive organization-wide decarbon...

In this episode of Smart Freight Conversations: The Leadership Series, we sit down with Nicolas Duchene, CEO of Normec Verifavia, to explore the essential role that verification and assurance play in building trust, enabling investment, and scaling credible decarbonization across the logistics sector.  From auditing transport emissions and validating insets to navigating the challenges of an evolv...

In the final episode of our 3-part Climate Logistics series, Professor Emeritus at Kühne Logistics University, Alan McKinnon returns to explore how decarbonization and resilience intersect in the logistics sector — and why supply chains must adapt without losing momentum on emissions reduction. Hosted by Andy Golding (Head of Academy, Smart Freight Centre), this episode covers: -How many decarboni...