Denmark-based global transport and logistics company DSV announced today an agreement with Google Cloud to secure nearly 10 million liters of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to help address emissions from Google Cloud’s air freight operations.
DSV and Google Cloud described the agreement as a pilot that lays the groundwork for a broader sustainability collaboration between the companies.
Brian Stewart, Senior Director, Logistics at Google Cloud, said:
“This collaboration builds on our ongoing efforts to reduce emissions across Google Cloud’s global logistics operations. Partnering on sustainable aviation fuel provides an auditable, transparent mechanism to address air freight emissions while helping accelerate commercial demand for lower-carbon fuels.”
Under the agreement, the companies will use a book-and-claim model, allowing verified emissions reductions to be allocated independently of fuel consumption. This approach allows the associated environmental impact to be attributed transparently and support scalable carbon reduction, the companies said.
The collaboration is expected to secure up to 9.7 million liters of SAF through DSV’s SAF program, produced exclusively from waste and residue feedstocks, excluding palm and palm-derived materials. DSV said that the SAF reduces lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from aviation by 85% compared with conventional fossil jet fuel, with the new agreement expected to deliver an estimated reduction of 25,000 tonnes of lifecycle GHG emissions.
The companies said that each tonne of CO₂e emissions reductions is allocated to a specific shipper and protected against double-counting, creating a clear and auditable trail for Google Cloud’s emissions reporting.
Frank Sobotka, CEO, Air & Sea Division, DSV, said:
“Our customers want practical ways to lower the emissions of the goods they move. By combining Google Cloud’s ambition with our SAF programme, we turn a sustainability goal into measurable results in air freight.”
