Smart Freight Shippers Alliance China
Advancing climate action through collaboration and supportive policy
Many multinationals have a presence in China because it is a global center of manufacturing and a growing consumer market. They depend heavily on their logistics networks to be successful as a business, but also to effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
These multinationals share common challenges. How to make the logistics network more efficient and sustainable? How to increase transparency and reliability of goods moved? How to anticipate and align with government policy?
The Smart Freight Shippers Alliance China is an industry-led alliance of multinational companies that want to tackle these challenges together. Facilitated by SFC, the alliance works together with industry associations, government and other stakeholders to achieve concrete action and supportive policy.
These multinationals share common challenges. How to make the logistics network more efficient and sustainable? How to increase transparency and reliability of goods moved? How to anticipate and align with government policy?
The Smart Freight Shippers Alliance China is an industry-led alliance of multinational companies that want to tackle these challenges together. Facilitated by SFC, the alliance works together with industry associations, government and other stakeholders to achieve concrete action and supportive policy.
What will this alliance deliver?
- Smart Freight Forums: at least three forums per year that bring together representatives from industry, government and research to develop practical solutions and link these with government policy implementation. Topics have included 1) shift from trucks to rail and barges; 2) logistics emissions calculation; 3) urban freight; and 4) safe, compliant and sustainable transport services. Reports can be downloaded here.
- Facilitated Shippers Dialogues: multinationals share knowledge and experiences, and join forces to implement solutions where collaboration is essential, such as carrier management, asset sharing, new energy vehicles, and multi-modal transport.
- Collaboration projects with carriers: multinationals support their carriers and drivers through training (Smart Transport Manager Training) and implementing concrete solutions that improve efficiency and reduce emissions. The alliance brings in relevant partners, such as industry associations, technology providers, OEMs, experts, and local governments.
Why should you join Smart Freight Shippers' Alliance?
SFSA is for multinationals who believe in collaboration and want to:
- Take a visible leadership role in making China’s logistics sector more efficient and sustainable together.
- Learn from peer multinationals and gain access to experts and partners in China to improve your own logistics network: transparency, reliability, flexibility and sustainability.
- Influence and stay up to date with relevant government policies and regulations impacting sustainable freight in China.
- Members get free passes for SFC e-training courses: 3 GLEC Framework, 3 Sustainable Logistics Roadmap and 3 Smart Transport Manager Training. Discount on other SFC services.
- Current members include: IKEA, Lenovo, Scania, Shell China.
- Current Friends include: H&M, Toys R Us, CML, UPS, Shenyi, and WABCO.
Events 2020
- March 2020 - Smart Freight Alliance Webinar: Impact of COVID-19 on Chinese Logistics and Industry Cooperative Response
- May 2020 - Smart Freight Alliance Workshop: Transport Safety and Future Intelligent Truck Management Sharing Session from WABCO & Background Paper
- May 2020 - Smart Freight Alliance Webinar: Shipper's Dialogue on Transport Economy and Fair Pricing in Logistics
- June 2020 - Smart Freight Forum: Multi Modal transportation and Industry's Choice
- June 2020 - Webinar on Technology and Measure Best Practices: Arkema experience sharing /BPZ Logistics Strategy and Execution
- 18 September 2020 - Smart Freight Forum: Smart and Digitalized Freight Operation Joint event with the China Federation for Logistics Purchasing
- 25 September 2020 - Smart Freight Shippers Alliance Event with Lenovo contact su.li@smartfreightcentre.org
- Postponed until 2021 – HVTT 16 side event: White Paper on Transport Economy and Fair Pricing in Logistics in China
How can you get involved?
Multinational companies that are interest in joining the Smart Freight Alliance or other organizations interested in the Smart Freight Forums can contact: Boyong Wang, Director of Strategic Partnerships, China: boyong.wang@smartfreightcentre.org +86 18612228406
