ISO 14083

Who is ISO 14083 for?

ISO 14083 is designed for transport companies, logistics service providers (LSPs), freight forwarders, and shippers who want to measure and report their emissions in a standardized, transparent, and comparable way. It helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, sustainability goals, and customer expectations for carbon reporting. All reputable carbon accounting software and emissions calculators are aligned with ISO 14083.

Why was ISO 14083 introduced?

Before ISO 14083 was introduced, the lack of a unified emissions calculation method made it difficult to compare emissions across carriers, routes, or countries. This standard improves transparency, enables more accurate setting of emissions reduction targets, and simplifies carbon emissions reporting.

How is ISO 14083 different from ISO 14064?

ISO 14083 provides a consistent method to measure and allocate emissions at the shipment or logistics activity level.

ISO 14064 provides a framework to account for all GHG emissions at the organizational level, including those from logistics (which can be calculated using ISO 14083 as input for Scope 3).

Both ISO 14083 and ISO 14064 can be used in parallel to help companies accurately measure their transport emissions, as well as emissions from their other activities.