Demand for green logistics is accelerating. It’s estimated to reach $50bn in 2025, compromising 2% of overall logistics spend. Driven by consumers, investors, and regulators wanting to reduce emissions, emission requirements now appear in shipping tenders. This is why we’ve created a Tender Uploader.

Why is fulfilling shipping tender emissions requirements a pain?

A salesperson working for a Freight Forwarder is an expert in shipping. They are not an emissions expert. Therefore, they must consult their in-house Sustainability Lead. From there, the process is incredibly laborious.

The tender spreadsheet must be reformatted so it’s compatible with an emissions calculator, then uploaded to the calculator, processed, downloaded with the emissions results, reformatted to match the original, handed back to the salesperson, and finally submitted to the shipper.

That’s too many steps for a deal you may not win. This is why Lune has created a simple Tender Upload tool.

What is the Tender Uploader?

Lune’s Tender Uploader empowers Forwarder sales teams to add emission estimates into tender spreadsheets, automatically. No more formatting — and reformatting — spreadsheets over and over again. What took hours, now takes minutes.

To use it, Freight Forwarders simply map tender spreadsheet columns to the correct properties via the Lune dashboard. They only have to do this once. Once mapped, Lunes emission intelligence will automatically add emission estimates for each lane into the correct column. No formatting is required!

Now, sales teams can focus on closing deals, and sustainability teams can stay focused on decarbonisation.

How to add emission estimates to tenders – fast

Shippers expect emissions visibility from Freight Forwarders. Before, time and cost influenced shipper decision-making. Now, time, cost, and emissions influence shipper decision-making.

Failure to provide these emissions estimates before placing a shipment has resulted in Freight Forwarders losing deals. It’s a critical risk. Yet, the sales team responsible for winning new business lacks the time, resources, and expertise to fulfil green tender requirements.

To start winning deals using emission estimates, upload your first tender now. We’ll handle the rest.