Our Corporate Sustainability Initiatives
Discover our commitment to a sustainable future—rewriting supply chains to make the world better for generations to come.
Building stronger, more sustainable supply chains of the future
To make an environmental impact, we must all work together. That is why our environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives focus on making improvements within our company, with our customers and contract carriers, and within the transportation industry as a whole.
Committed to sustainability: Real tech to minimize your global freight emissions
This webinar shares the best practices you need to create a sustainable supply chain.
Our sustainability goals
In 2023, we were proud to announce that we reached our emissions intensity goal two years early.
C.H. Robinson has reduced its Scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity by 47%, exceeding its goal to reduce its emissions intensity 40% by 2025 against a 2018 baseline. Progress was driven, in part, by our continued efforts to identify supply chain efficiencies and leverage renewable energy.
Our latest ESG report
Read the details of our material ESG issues. Learn about our approach to environmental, social and governance topics, and our progress against various goals. Access more ESG information in our ESG resource hub.
Industry focused sustainability efforts
C.H. Robinson is leading the way forward in logistics and sustainability by addressing customer needs and laying the foundation for the next generation.
SmartWay partner
We have been a long-time partner of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Transport Partnership, which measures and benchmarks freight transportation efficiency.
Academic research
By working with academic institutions, we help advance the transportation industry’s sustainability efforts as a whole. Our white paper, A Model for Estimating Carbon Emissions from LTL Shipments, is a great example of this collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Customer and supplier sustainability improvements
Efficient supply chains are smart for businesses as well as the environment. As a Smart Freight Centre Accredited Partner, we develop and act on waste reduction plans. From network models to inventory and transportation planning, shippers and carriers can use these plans improve service, lower costs, and reduce their carbon footprint.
Related resources
State of Supply Chain Sustainability 2022 report
Find out how 3,300 supply chain professionals are prioritizing and practicing sustainability at their companies in this new research C.H. Robinson helped sponsor.
Featured partnership with SmartWay
C.H. Robinson has long recognized that sustainability is smart business. It joined SmartWay in 2005 when the partnership was first forming. The partnership with EPA SmartWay supports the company’s commitment to advance sustainability in transportation and logistics.
Smart Freight Centre and World Economic Forum
Along with other leading organizations, C.H. Robinson has supported Smart Freight Centre in partnership with World Economic Forum to develop a framework and accounting guidelines for a book and claim chain of custody system for transportation supply chain emission reduction actions.