Smart Freight Centre
For The Sustainable Freight Buyers Alliance And Zero Emission Freight Initiative
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Amount$450,000
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Program
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Date Awarded6/3/2022
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Term24 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
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)
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.smartfreightcentre.org
Address
Keizersgracht 560, Amsteredam, 1017 EM, Netherlands
Grants to this Grantee
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 general operating support
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 Climate Initiative. 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. The Smart Freight Centre will continue to test its strategy in China and Europe with plans to expand to India and the U.S. (Substrategy: Transport Electrification)
