Welcome to the COFRET website
COFRET is a collaborative research and demonstration project, part-funded by the European Commission, which will deliver a methodology for the calculation of the carbon footprint along the full supply chain. The COFRET methodology will draw upon existing initiatives already being developed by various stakeholders in the supply chain so that it is aligned with the needs of those responsible for shipping and transporting goods by whatever means. This will be supplemented through stakeholder consultation and a gap analysis so that any missing elements in the existing methods can be identified and plugged. The development of the methodology will be supported and tested through practical application by key stakeholders in real supply chain situations with a view to incorporating it into standardised supply chain management systems.
As part of the process of pulling together information about carbon footprinting of freight transport and forging links with existing initiatives the aim is to make the COFRET website the first point of reference for information on this issue.
