DB Schenker, Case

Counteracting the climate crisis with sustainable venture building

Industry Logistics and transport

Topic Commerce

Focus Venture Building

Services Business, Data Backbone

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Starting point

The global and rapidly evolving business landscape provides logistics and transportation companies with new opportunities to innovate and take on a pioneering role in promoting sustainable processes. DB Schenker wanted to use its extensive knowledge in the areas of logistics and sustainability to find new ways to reduce the CO2 footprint and increase transparency in the supply chain.

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Approach

Just one data upload away from reducing your transport emissions

Import your transportation data

Simply upload your data and the algorithms behind NxtLog automatically clean and format it so it's ready for analysis. This saves time and effort and ensures that your data is accurate and can be used immediately.
Analyze your transport emissions

You can easily track and monitor your carbon footprint on our emissions analysis page. You can see your progress over time and compare your emissions with industry benchmarks. With this information, you can make more informed decisions about how to reduce your environmental impact and improve your sustainability.
Reduce your transport emissions

Our recommendation engine uses advanced algorithms to analyze your transport data and provide personalized recommendations for sustainable logistics products. All you need to do is enter your data and our system will identify the most cost-effective and environmentally friendly options for your specific needs.

“When building a sustainable venture, it is important to engage with stakeholders within and outside the company in order to understand how to create added value economically, ecologically and socially with the new business model.”

Patric Hoffmann Senior Vice President Global Ventures & Innovation at DB Schenker, Logistics & Transportation

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Result

To overcome these complex challenges, DB Schenker and Etribes have jointly developed, validated and prototyped a new data venture. The venture NxtLog was created through an iterative development process.

Takeaways

Putting core expertise to work. DB Schenker brought its knowledge of logistics and sustainability into a new data venture. Together with Etribes, it developed, validated and prototyped NxtLog.
One upload is enough. Customers upload their transport data, and algorithms clean and format it automatically. They can then track their emissions and compare them with industry benchmarks.
From measurement to recommendation. A recommendation engine uses the transport data to suggest the most cost-effective and sustainable logistics products.

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