Smart Freight Centre
For General Operating Support
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Amount$400,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/8/2016
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Term24.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Organization
Overview
The Smart Freight Centre, based in Europe, is a global 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 proposed general support grant will allow the Centre to implement a global strategy that includes working with the private sector actors, shippers, and carriers, in technology innovation, improvements in logistics, and system efficiency to reduce carbon emissions. The Centre will continue to test and apply its strategy in China 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)
