Keeping your transport footprint under control with the TK'Blue solution!
The low-carbon transition has become a major challenge for the transport sector. Faced with the growing demands of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and environmental regulations such as ISO 14083, companies need to better measure and reduce their GHG emissions. In France and around the world, shippers, carriers and freight forwarders are looking for the right tools to optimize their ecological performance while maintaining their competitiveness.
In this context, TK'Blue Agency is a key player. This independent agency offers a rating and environmental reporting service dedicated to freight. The TK'Blue platform provides accurate information and tools to assess and manage the climate impact of freight operations. Thanks to its solutions, companies can not only meet regulatory obligations, but also promote their commitment to sustainable development to their customers.
This article explains how TK'Blue's offers help to better control the impact of transport emissions, and how its integration with the GCI tool represents a strategic method for supporting the ecological transition of players in the sector.
1. TK'Blue, a tool to support carbon-free transport
2. The ecological footprint of freight transport
2.1 The carbon footprint of freight transport in France and worldwide
2.2 Why take into account the ecological footprint of transport?
2.3 The future of transport in the face of increasingly stringent regulations
3. TK'Blue, a partner of choice for our customers
3.1 Providing a transport database on the GCI platform
3.2 Going further in the analysis of transport emissions with the tool
3.3 Promote your commitment to eco-responsibility with Hub-CO2®.
TK'Blue, a tool to support carbon-free transport
🌍 Who is TK'Blue?
Founded in 2011 by Philippe Mangeard (Chairman), TK'Blue is an international labeling and rating agency dedicated to freight and logistics.
Its main mission is to measure, analyze and reduce the environmental impact of transport today and in the future. As an accredited third party, the company provides services to measure, analyze and optimize the environmental and societal impact of logistics activities.
📊 What does TK'Blue offer?
It offers high-performance tools for calculating, measuring and managing greenhouse gas emissions linked to freight transport activities. It offers methods adapted to specific needs:
- 📦 Shippers: enabling them to accurately calculate the environmental and social performance of all their transport operations, and effectively determine and manage their improvement.
- 🚚 Carriers: enabling them to promote the quality of their offer and economic, environmental, societal and social performance to their customers.
- 📑 Freight forwarders: enabling them to accurately calculate the environmental and social performance of all their transport operations, and to automatically publish accurate reporting for each of their customers, in compliance with ISO 14 083, the GLEC standard and Afnor Spec X43 072.
In short, the organization is positioning itself as a key partner to support logistics and mobility stakeholders in their transition to more sustainable practices, by providing tailored tools to measure and improve their ecological efficiency.
The ecological footprint of freight transport
🌐 The carbon footprint of freight transport in France and worldwide
The transport sector is one of the main contributors to climate pollution worldwide. In France, it accounts for around 30% of CO₂ emissions , a large proportion of which comes from freight. The rise of international trade and the growing demand for logistics have intensified this ecological footprint.
Road transport alone is responsible for 93% of the sector's greenhouse gas emissions. Sea and air transport, although more efficient for certain distances, also generate significant volumes of pollution, particularly on long-distance routes.
On a global scale, the ecological footprint of the transport sector is a major issue in the transition to low environmental impact activities. International regulations, such as the commitments of the Paris Agreement, are encouraging stakeholders in this sector toreduce their climate impact and adopt more sustainable approaches.
💡Why take the ecological footprint of transport into account?
💰 Reducing costs and optimizing results
By reducing their carbon footprint, companies can make significant savings. By optimizing routes, improving vehicle load factors and promoting less polluting travel solutions, operating costs are reduced. What's more, the integration of methods such as multimodal freight (combining rail-road or river-road) helps optimize flows and limit environmental impact.
📜 Improving ecological efficiency and regulatory compliance
Companies have to comply with increasingly stringent regulations.
The new European CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) requires large companies to make a detailed declaration of their environmental impact, including emissions generated by freight transport (Scope 3). Although it is important to note that the proposed Omnibus Directive, currently under discussion, could raise the thresholds for application of the CSRD, thus reducing the number of companies concerned by these reporting obligations.
ISO 14083 is a benchmark for harmonized and reliable calculation of GHG emissions in transport and logistics. Compliance with this standard enables companies to ensure the transparency and comparability of their carbon data, while facilitating compliance with regulatory requirements and stakeholder expectations.
🏆 Competitive differentiation and attractiveness
Consumers and buyers, whether B2B or B2C, are increasingly attentive to companies' environmental commitments. Displaying a responsible transport policy enhances brand image and can be a competitive advantage. Many companies are choosing to integrate environmental criteria into their selection of logistics partners, prompting freight service providers to improve their practices.
⚙️ Key actions and strategic partnerships
To accelerate the ecological transition, companies can take important steps such as electrifying their fleets and using biofuels or hydrogen. The search for innovative solutions and the establishment of partnerships with specialized players, such as TK'Blue, can optimize eco-environmental performance. By working with experts, companies can identify best practices and integrate them into their overall strategy.
🚀 The future of transport in the face of increasingly stringent regulations
The European Union has set ambitious targets with a 45% reduction in CO₂ emitted by heavy-duty vehicles by 2030 and carbon neutrality targeted for 2050. A recently adopted international standard defines a methodological framework for the evolution of the CO₂ footprint of transport, facilitating the establishment of reliable ecological communication.Companies need to rethink their logistics today to incorporate these developments.
In this context, relying on a solution like TK'Blue enables freight transport players to better anticipate regulatory changes and optimize their decarbonization strategy. Thanks to its data analysis and tracking methods, it supports shippers, carriers and forwarders in adapting to new standards and optimizing their ecological performance.
TK'Blue, a partner of choice for our customers
📂 Provision of a transport database on the GCI platform
The integration of the TK'Blue database into GCI enables companies to better manage the carbon footprint of their transport operations, by accessing a comprehensive database. This database contains a wide range of emission factors specific to different modes (road, sea, air, rail), making it easier to measure and reduce GHG emissions.
Thanks to these detailed data, transport operators can accurately analyze the climatic impact of their logistics activities and adjust their strategies accordingly. This approach guarantees more reliable calculations and greater compliance with current regulations.
How do I access the TK'Blue database via GCI?
When publishing a GHG report, it is possible to use this information to provide precise details of emissions linked to the movement of products (Scope 3). This functionality makes it possible to calculate emissions linked to the transport of goods, and contributes to better traceability of the impact of transport. Companies can use this information to lend credibility to their CSR communications.
We aim to meet ministerial requirements and guidelines by promoting more responsible sports and raising awareness among our members and the general public.
📈 Go further in the analysis of transport emissions with the tool
The climate footprint of transport is a strategic issue for companies committed to Corporate Social Responsibility. With TK'Blue, they have a powerful tool for tracking and analyzing in detail the CO2 and GHG emissions linked to their logistics activities.
The tool allows you to :
- Calculate GHG emissions per transport operation, based on default values, modeled data or primary data (carrier labeling).
- Benefit from a detailed dashboard by mode, activity, customer, zone... and powerful BI to analyze and benchmark your environmental performance.
- Manage action plans, verify results and identify ways of reducing GHG emissions.
This approach enables us to showcase our CSR commitment and display an ambitious yet realistic low-carbon trajectory, a sign of the ongoing improvement of our Carbon Competitiveness.
🌱 Enhance your commitment to eco-responsibility with Hub-CO2®.
Using the Bilan GES, it is possible to calculate the intensity of GHG emissions from platform operations, and immediately highlight the eco-responsible commitment of logistics.
Why use Hub-CO2®?
- Customers will increasingly demand this data for their Scope 3 GHG reporting.
- Since 2025, the integration of Hub operations emissions has been mandatory in the overall GHG reporting of transport operations (ISO 14083).
- Promote the environmental performance of platforms to differentiate them from the competition.
A turnkey, flexible and compliant solution Hub-CO2® offers an approach that can be adapted to each level of maturity and regulatory or commercial needs.
The management of transport flows is crucial if carriers and shippers are to commit to the sector's low-carbon transition. Taking into account GHG emissions linked to the transport of goods is not only necessary to comply with regulations, it is also an opportunity to ensure the effectiveness of a CSR approach.
Thanks to its innovative method, TK'Blue helps freight companies assess and reduce their environmental footprint. By offering a comprehensive tool for analyzing, reporting and monitoring emissions, it enables companies to optimize their ecological impact while remaining competitive. The integration of TK'Blue with GCI reinforces this dynamic by providing easier access to a reliable logistics information base, and by enabling greater value to be placed on efforts to reduce carbon footprints.
Today, it is essential to adopt appropriate methods to manage and reduce the environmental impact of transport and logistics activities. By relying on high-performance tools, companies can control their climate footprint, improve their energy efficiency and meet the growing sustainability expectations of their business partners.
Our carbon experts will be happy to give you a free free demonstration of our platform. 🚀
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