BENGALURU — The
TCI-IIMB Supply Chain Sustainability Lab at the Indian Institute of Management
Bangalore (IIMB), has become the first organisation in India to achieve ISO
14083 certification for its groundbreaking digital platform the Transportation
Emissions Measurement Tool (TEMT).
The TCI-IIMB Supply Chain Sustainability Lab was founded in
collaboration with the Transport Corporation of India (TCI).
The certification underscores the platform’s ability to
accurately quantify and report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from freight
transportation activities, helping organisations to measure, manage, and
ultimately reduce their transportation-related emissions in line with
regulatory requirements and sustainability goals.
Organisations need robust tools to measure their emissions
before they can take meaningful action to reduce them. The TEMT, with its
certified emissions factors across multiple transport modes, empowers
organisations to quantify and report emissions accurately, setting the stage
for effective emission-reduction strategies.
In India, the transportation sector is responsible for
around 14 per cent of the country's total GHG emissions, with freight
transportation accounting for nearly 40 per cent of carbon dioxide (CO2)
emissions within this sector.
Without intervention or cleaner technologies, transportation
emissions are projected to increase by 4-fold between 2016 and 2050,
potentially reaching 1.17 billion tonnes of CO2 by 2050 and would increase the
share of transport in total emissions to 19 per cent. Accurate measurement is
the critical first step toward mitigating these emissions.
ISO 14083, developed by the International Organisation for
Standardisation (ISO), provides a global standard for quantifying GHG emissions
from transport operations.
Applicable to road, rail, air, maritime, and inland waterway
transport, it covers fuel combustion and electricity consumption. The standard
outlines calculation methods, data requirements, and reporting guidelines,
offering a standardised framework for tracking emissions and enabling
organisations to make informed decisions on emission-reduction strategies.
NICDC Logistics Data Services Limited (NLDSL), a subsidiary
of the National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC) under the
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of
Commerce and Industry, has integrated ISO 14083 emission factors API into its
flagship programme, the Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP).
This integration enables users to seamlessly calculate
emissions from freight activities, promoting transparency and sustainability in
logistics operations.
Girish Kumar Surpur, CEO and Director, NICDC Logistics Data
Services, mentioned that as NLDSL continues to innovate for a sustainable
future, ULIP’s Carbon Emissions API, developed in collaboration with - TCI-IIMB
Supply Chain Sustainability Lab at IIM Bangalore empowers trade and logistics
players to measure the environmental impact of their transportation activities.
By calculating the emissions and utilising other data
sources available with ULIP -- companies now can develop tools necessary for
informed, actionable decisions on sustainability including modal shifts.
Together, we can drive meaningful change towards a lower-carbon logistics
ecosystem.
The TEMT is a comprehensive online platform designed to
measure emissions across all modes of transportation. It integrates
India-specific emission factors, validated through ISO 14083 certification,
ensuring data accuracy and relevance.
The tool allows users to calculate emissions for both past
and future shipments and compare emissions between different transport modes
for a given origin-destination pair. It also offers users the flexibility to
build customized transportation chains, with all past entries securely stored
in the cloud for easy monthly tracking and year-over-year comparison.
The platform is commodity-agnostic, meaning it applies to
all types of shipments.
