The GLEC drives widespread, transparent, and consistent calculation and reporting of logistics GHG emissions.

GLEC has grown into a voluntary partnership of more than 150 companies, industry associations, programs, experts and other organizations.

The Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC), led by Smart Freight Centre, is a group of companies, associations and programs, and backed by leading experts and other stakeholders.

Since its inception in 2014, GLEC developed a universal method for calculating logistics emissions across road, rail, air, sea, inland waterways and transhipment centers. The “GLEC Framework for Logistics Emissions Methodologies” combines existing methods into one framework and fills the gaps for shippers, carriers and logistics service providers on how to report emissions from logistics operations.

GLEC members include Its members include well-known companies such as SNCF, DB Schenker, Deutsche post DHL, DSV, Heineken, HP, Kuehne Nagel, Maersk, Nestle, Pepsico, ALDI, DOW, ASSTRA, Carbonleap, Cargill, P&G, Scania.