Logistics firm Spring GDS launches SAF book-and-claim solution

Cross-border logistics firm Spring GDS launched its book-and-claim solution for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to reduce emissions from air transport and help customers meet their sustainability goals with verified reporting.

“Decarbonising logistics requires partnership, innovation, and accountability,” said Tatum Bross, project manager ESG at Spring GDS. “Our Book & Claim solution empowers customers to take direct action on their air transport emissions with measurable results, full traceability, and verified climate impact. Offsetting is no longer enough. True climate progress happens when we decarbonise at the source.”

The service is in line with the company’s target to reach net zero by 2040. Through this programme, Spring GDS customers can decarbonise their air shipments without needing direct access to the fuel itself.

The logistics firm said that it has secured a significant amount of SAF, ensuring verified emission reduction attributes for its customers.

The company said that each transaction is independently certified under ISCC standards and recorded on the fuel supplier’s blockchain platform to guarantee transparency and prevent double counting.

Customers receive verified reports aligned with global standards such as the GHG Protocol.

Spring GDS said that, in order to ensure transparency, it will manage the end-to-end process of the transaction including sourcing and purchasing SAF from certified suppliers, allocating verified emission reductions to customer shipments, and providing full documentation for ESG and Scope 3 disclosures.

The SAF initiative builds upon the company’s existing book and claim solution for use of HVO100 biofuel to cut road emissions across Europe.