Smart Freight Centre
For A Project To Develop A Global Freight Strategy
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Amount$250,000
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Program
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Date Awarded7/14/2015
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
The Smart Freight Centre, based in Europe, is a new organization created to tackle the problem of freight pollution, filling a gap of capacity worldwide. Freight transport is growing rapidly, and its associated emissions are contributing to climate change and human health impacts, especially in developing countries. The goal of this grant is to support the development of a global strategy that includes technology innovation, improvements in logistics, and system efficiency. The Centre will convene and approach a diverse set of stakeholders, from clean energy experts to shipping companies and carriers. They will also test and apply what is learned in the city of Beijing through the Green Trucks China project.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.smartfreightcentre.org
Address
Keizersgracht 560, Amsteredam, 1017 EM, Netherlands
Grants to this Grantee
for leadership and staff development
This grant will enable smart freight center with development and implementation of a capacity building program for its senior staff.
for the Sustainable Freight Buyers Alliance and Zero Emission Freight Initiative
The Smart Freight Centre’s mission is to make the global freight and logistics sector more efficient, low carbon, and environmentally sustainable. Freight is a major contributor to climate change and reducing its emissions is now a focus of the electrification substrategy. The centre will implement a global strategy that includes working with private sector actors, shippers, and carriers in measuring emissions, and provide trainings to accelerate the procurement of zero-emission freight vehicles. (Substrategy: Electrification)
for an organizational growth and sustainability strategy
Smart Freight Centre is a global grantee with a small staff and lean operating budget. With this organizational effectiveness grant, Smart Freight Centre will work with a consultant to help them grow and secure additional funds to meet the opportunity on zero emission freight. (Substrategy: Electrification)
