Reduce CO₂ from road transport without changing your supply chain
Many companies would like to reduce their CO₂ footprint from transportation. The challenge is that electrification and alternative fuels are not yet possible on all routes, markets and tasks. That's why we have established the DSV CO₂ Bank.
DSV CO₂ Bank makes it possible to purchase documented CO₂ reductions where electric trucks and other technologies already work in practice - always within DSV's own network.
This means you can reduce and document CO₂ from road transport now, while the market, technology and infrastructure mature.
What is DSV CO₂ Bank?
Many companies are already working to reduce their CO₂ emissions.
The first reductions typically come from your own activities such as energy, buildings or production, where you have control.
The biggest challenge often lies in the transport chain, where you do not control the operations yourself, and where you rely on your suppliers.
DSV CO₂ Bank is the solution to this particular issue.
When DSV implements electric trucks and other technologies where it can already work in practice, we create documented CO₂ reductions. These reductions can be included in the DSV CO₂ Bank and purchased by companies that want to reduce their transport-related CO₂ emissions in their climate accounts.
This way, you can reduce CO₂ from road transport without changes to your daily transport flows and at the same time deploy technologies into operation where the market is feasible.
Reduce and document CO₂ without waiting for technology
DSV CO₂ Bank makes it possible to reduce and document CO₂ from road transport - even in periods and areas where the market does not yet support full electrification of own routes.
Companies' environmental and CO₂ reporting is becoming more comprehensive year by year, and the deployment of the infrastructure and technology that will make the transport industry more sustainable is still progressing.
The biggest change in heavy transport since the diesel engine
For more than 100 years, heavy road transport has been fundamentally the same: a diesel engine that provides traction, heat and noise and just needs to run.
It has worked. Really good, even - but the industry is now transitioning to wind and solar.
It feels like turning an aircraft carrier in the middle of the open sea: you can't turn sharply, but it moves and once the course is set, the direction is hard to stop.
At DSV we feel the change every week.
Electric trucks are now in daily operation in Road Denmark and solve tasks that seemed unrealistic a few years ago.
New models are emerging with a range of 450–600 km, and new pilot projects are testing the technology on long, international routes, most recently between Sweden and Jutland over the Øresund Bridge.
At the same time, the drivers discover something that is never on the specification sheet.
"I run distribution on Zealand every day, and it just works, even in winter. Although charging can still be a bit of a hassle at times, I actually have more energy after a day of work in my new, quiet office on wheels."
Pallet, driver at DSV
Where electric trucks are not yet feasible, we have other solutions for you
Range, charging infrastructure and economics mean that the technology today makes the most sense on selected routes and set-ups, typically where we have fixed patterns and can plan charging properly.
However where electric trucks and other low/zero emission solutions can already work in practice, they create significant CO₂ reductions.
It is these reductions that we collect in the DSV CO₂ Bank, so you can help drive the switch even if your own routes are not yet ready for electricity.
That way, we don't let the perfect get in the way of the good.
DSV invests in new technology and operational experiences, and through DSV CO₂ Bank, you as a customer can buy into documented, auditable CO₂ reductions, already today.
DSV issues a CO₂ reduction certificate that can be used in your Scope 3 climate accounting for road transport without changing your daily transport flows.
DSV CO₂ Bank does not change your transportation. It changes your climate accounting.
When does DSV CO₂ Bank make sense?
DSV CO₂ Bank is primarily used by companies where transportation constitutes a significant part of the CO₂ footprint and where direct deployment is not yet possible on your routes and markets. This often applies to companies that work with ESG, CSRD or Scope 3 reporting and therefore need reductions that can be documented in the climate accounts. This ensures that you can meet your climate targets on time.
The solution is particularly seen among manufacturing companies, life science and pharma, retail/e-commerce, machinery and industrial production, as well as larger global supply chains where transport flows are complex and international.
What happens when we take the dialogue?
In the first dialogue, we clarify transport patterns, CO₂ targets, documentation requirements and expected volumes. Based on this, you will receive a price estimate, schedule, technical clarifications and the opportunity to assess whether DSV CO₂ Bank fits into your setup.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Direct reductions occur when your specific transports are physically carried out with low or zero emission solutions, such as electric trucks or the use of HVO on your own routes.
Indirect reductions make it possible to reduce your Scope 3 emissions even if your own routes cannot yet run low or zero emission fuel. Here you buy certified CO₂ reductions created in DSV's road transport network where low or zero emission solutions have been implemented in practice.
Both solutions contribute to real reductions, the difference is where and how the reduction occurs.
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DSV CO₂ Bank is used by companies with international transport flows, Scope 3 reporting requirements and their own CO₂ targets, where direct deployment cannot be implemented yet.
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Scope 3 covers CO₂ emissions that lie outside the company's own operations, but for which the company is still responsible from its value chain.
This could include, for example, transportation, purchasing of goods, distribution and waste.
For most companies, Scope 3 constitutes the largest part of the total CO₂ footprint, which is often also the most difficult to reduce.
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Yes. DSV CO₂ Bank is targeted at Scope 3 for road transport and comes with a certificate and documentation for your reporting.
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No. DSV CO₂ Bank requires no changes in operation and can be used even in complex international transport flows.
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No. DSV CO₂ Bank reduces emissions in the DSV's road transport network, whereas offsetting compensates outside of transport.
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Yes, many customers choose a combination: Direct deployment, where it is possible, and reductions from DSV CO₂ Bank, where it is not yet possible.
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Yes. A CO2 report creates a baseline and makes it easy to define level, scope and goals. The report is included when you purchase from DSV CO₂ Bank.