The Opportunities of Using a Logistics Service Marketplace to Decrease Emissions of Transport and Logistics Industry

Markku Mikkola; Jukka Kääriäinen; Ville Hinkka; Harri Pyykkö; Emma Mulhern; Simo Salminen

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-95284-5_45

The Opportunities of Using a Logistics Service Marketplace to Decrease Emissions of Transport and Logistics Industry

Markku Mikkola^*
, Jukka Kääriäinen
, Ville Hinkka
, Harri Pyykkö
, Emma Mulhern
, Simo Salminen

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Currently transportation is responsible for 25% of total greenhouse gas emissions in Europe. This share is set to rise, as many other industries have larger incentives to reduce emissions. Thus far, a majority of companies have concentrated on their primary emissions (Scope 1) and the emissions caused by their energy use (Scope 2). Beginning in 2024, incoming EU regulations will demand that large companies report their indirect Scope 3 emissions, and they will gradually expand to include all companies operating within the EU by 2028. The fundamental aim of the regulations is to drive emissions reductions in supply chains. To tackle the challenges posed by this new legislation, this paper takes a closer look at decision-making in transport and logistics service purchasing and considers how the use of a digital marketplace that trades transport and logistics services could improve the emissions transparency in supply chains and steer companies to select less polluting service alternatives. Finally, the paper determines the characteristics for such a marketplace.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility
Subtitle of host publication	TRAconference 2024
Editors	Ciaran McNally, Páraic Carroll, Beatriz Martinez-Pastor, Bidisha Ghosh, Marina Efthymiou, Nikolaos Valantasis-Kanellos
Publisher	Springer
Pages	318-323
Number of pages	6
Volume	4
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-95284-5
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-95283-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-95284-5_45
Publication status	Published - 19 Jul 2025
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	10th Transport Research Arena, TRA 2024 - Dublin, Ireland Duration: 15 Apr 2024 → 18 Apr 2024

Publication series

Series	Lecture Notes in Mobility
ISSN	2196-5544

Conference

Conference	10th Transport Research Arena, TRA 2024
Abbreviated title	TRA2024
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Dublin
Period	15/04/24 → 18/04/24

Funding

This conference paper has been produced as part of the ongoing ADMIRAL project, which is co-funded by the European Union under grant agreement number 101104163 as part of the Horizon Europe programme (HORIZON-CL5-2022-D6-02-01).

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Keywords

marketplace
logistics service provider
scope 3 emissions
sustainable supply chain management
sustainable transport

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Mikkola, M., Kääriäinen, J., Hinkka, V., Pyykkö, H., Mulhern, E., & Salminen, S. (2025). The Opportunities of Using a Logistics Service Marketplace to Decrease Emissions of Transport and Logistics Industry. In C. McNally, P. Carroll, B. Martinez-Pastor, B. Ghosh, M. Efthymiou, & N. Valantasis-Kanellos (Eds.), Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility: TRAconference 2024 (Vol. 4, pp. 318-323). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-95284-5_45

Mikkola, Markku ; Kääriäinen, Jukka ; Hinkka, Ville et al. / The Opportunities of Using a Logistics Service Marketplace to Decrease Emissions of Transport and Logistics Industry. Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility: TRAconference 2024. editor / Ciaran McNally ; Páraic Carroll ; Beatriz Martinez-Pastor ; Bidisha Ghosh ; Marina Efthymiou ; Nikolaos Valantasis-Kanellos. Vol. 4 Springer, 2025. pp. 318-323 (Lecture Notes in Mobility).

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Mikkola, M , Kääriäinen, J , Hinkka, V, Pyykkö, H, Mulhern, E & Salminen, S 2025, The Opportunities of Using a Logistics Service Marketplace to Decrease Emissions of Transport and Logistics Industry. in C McNally, P Carroll, B Martinez-Pastor, B Ghosh, M Efthymiou & N Valantasis-Kanellos (eds), Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility: TRAconference 2024. vol. 4, Springer, Lecture Notes in Mobility, pp. 318-323, 10th Transport Research Arena, TRA 2024, Dublin, Ireland, 15/04/24. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-95284-5_45

The Opportunities of Using a Logistics Service Marketplace to Decrease Emissions of Transport and Logistics Industry. / Mikkola, Markku ; Kääriäinen, Jukka ; Hinkka, Ville et al.
Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility: TRAconference 2024. ed. / Ciaran McNally; Páraic Carroll; Beatriz Martinez-Pastor; Bidisha Ghosh; Marina Efthymiou; Nikolaos Valantasis-Kanellos. Vol. 4 Springer, 2025. p. 318-323 (Lecture Notes in Mobility).

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