How do EU sustainability regulations affect European logistics operations?

The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive requires larger companies to report Scope 3 emissions, which include freight transport arranged through third-party logistics providers. This is driving structured investment in sustainable logistics: route consolidation to reduce empty running kilometres, modal shift from road to rail where transit time allows, adoption of alternative fuels including HVO biofuel for road freight and sustainable aviation fuel for air express, and load optimisation to maximise vehicle utilisation per departure. Both logistics providers and the businesses that book freight through them fall within the scope of the reporting obligation.