Australia Post asks its transport partners for emissions data, as part of a commitment to hold its Scope 3 flat to 2030 while parcel volumes keep growing. Two questions follow: what are they asking carriers for, and how do you answer in a way that helps keep the contract?
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What the 2030 framework commits to
Australia Post's 2030 Sustainability Framework commits to maintaining Scope 3 emissions at 2025 levels through to 2030. Parcel volumes are expected to rise over that period, so holding the line means cutting emissions per parcel, and it plans to do that by working with air-freight partners, contractors and suppliers to reduce transport carbon. If you move parcels or freight for Australia Post, you are one of those partners, and your emissions are part of the number it is trying to hold.
The 2030 Sustainability Framework targets
| Target | Commitment to 2030 |
|---|---|
| Scope 1 | A further 8% cut from a 2025 baseline, led by fleet electrification |
| On-site solar | Increase installed capacity from 14 MW to 30 MW |
| Electricity | Maintain 100% renewable-matched supply |
| Scope 3 | Hold at 2025 levels, by working with air-freight partners, contractors and suppliers |
For a carrier, it's fuel per tonne-kilometre
A carrier's footprint is fuel first, diesel on the road or jet fuel in the air. The answer Australia Post can use is a Scope 1 and 2 footprint from your fuel data, expressed per tonne-kilometre so that a better load factor, a backhaul, or a cleaner vehicle shows up as a real reduction rather than a rounding difference. That is the same discipline behind any customer's data request, tuned to freight, and the same thing Brambles' CHEP is asking its transport partners.
“Holding Scope 3 flat while volumes grow only works if carriers cut intensity. The partner who can show emissions per tonne-kilometre is the one who can prove they helped.”
Why intensity, not just a totalHow to respond
A first response to Australia Post
- Reconcile fuel from fuel cards and telematics per vehicle
- Apply the current NGA Factors on a well-to-wheel basis, method shown
- Express emissions per tonne-kilometre for the Australia Post work
- Flag what is measured and what is estimated
- Keep the evidence together, ready to substantiate
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