Transport & Logistics

Transport and logistics organisations face increasing pressure to reduce emissions while managing operating costs, maintaining service reliability and responding to evolving regulatory requirements. Vehicle fleets often represent a significant operating expense and a major source of Scope 1 emissions, making them one of the most tangible opportunities to improve financial performance and reduce transition risk.

Rising fuel and maintenance costs, increasing stakeholder expectations and the introduction of climate-related disclosure requirements such as AASB S2 mean fleet decisions now have broader implications for both business performance and climate risk management.

Whether you own your fleet (Scope 1) or outsource these parts of your operations (Scope 3), defining a coherent strategy and identifying the right partners to implement it are crucial to building a strong business case and ensuring supply chain resilience.

Understanding Fleet Transition Opportunities

Fleet electrification offers a practical pathway to reduce emissions, lower whole-of-life operating costs and strengthen organisational resilience as Australia transitions to a lower-carbon economy. Unlike many emissions sources, vehicle fleets remain fully under operational control, allowing organisations to take direct action to manage both costs and emissions.

Whether managing a fleet or procuring logistics services, we help organisations understand the opportunities and challenges associated with fleet decarbonisation by assessing fleet composition, vehicle utilisation, operational requirements and infrastructure readiness. This enables organisations to identify where electrification can deliver the greatest value and where alternative approaches may be required.

Building the Business Case

Effective fleet transition planning requires more than comparing vehicle purchase prices. We assess the full financial implications of fleet decisions through detailed total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis, incorporating fuel costs, maintenance, depreciation, infrastructure requirements and future emissions exposure.

Our assessments help organisations understand:

• The true cost of operating existing internal combustion engine (ICE) fleets.
• Where electric vehicle (EV) alternatives can deliver financial benefits.
• Fleet segments most suitable for electrification.
• Charging infrastructure requirements and network capacity considerations.
• Available government incentives, grants and tax concessions.
• The costs, risks and opportunities associated with staged fleet transition programs.

By combining operational data with financial modelling and scenario analysis, we help organisations make informed investment decisions that align with both commercial and sustainability objectives.

Managing Climate and Transition Risk

Fleet decisions increasingly influence climate-related financial disclosures and transition risk management. This applies not only to organisations reporting under AASB S2, but also to businesses that supply or contract with organisations subject to mandatory climate reporting requirements.

A proactive approach to fleet decarbonisation can help organisations strengthen climate disclosures, improve resilience planning and reduce reliance on carbon-intensive assets. It also provides a practical mechanism for demonstrating progress against emissions reduction targets and broader decarbonisation commitments.

Delivering Cost-Effective Emissions Reduction

Fleet electrification can help organisations reduce emissions, lower operating costs and manage transition risk. We help organisations understand where electrification makes commercial sense, what infrastructure may be required and how fleet decisions can support broader decarbonisation and climate reporting objectives.

Once this strategy is developed, we partner with the organisation's procurement team to use our deep industry knowledge and network to identify the best partners and value enhancement opportunities across vehicle sourcing, charging infrastructure, software, onsite renewable generation, energy procurement, demand-side response, and financing.

A comprehensive end-to-end package that takes the burden and complexity out of the transition to low-carbon mobility.