For transport operators & asset-heavy logistics businesses
Start your annual sustainability reporting—without disrupting operations.
VURDHAAN helps airlines, shipping companies, road freight operators, and transport infrastructure owners produce credible, decision-useful sustainability reports—built on robust emissions accounting and audit-ready evidence.
First step: establish a clean annual reporting baseline (data → narrative → publishable report).
The reporting problem isn’t writing—it’s evidence.
Transport operators often have fuel, fleet, facility, and supplier data in multiple systems. Without a repeatable method, reports become a scramble—risking inconsistencies, credibility gaps, and missed commercial opportunities.
Problem
Data is fragmented (fuel, energy, waste, HR, procurement) and hard to validate across sites and subcontractors.
Impact
Inconsistent scopes, weak audit trail, and unclear narrative can trigger investor/customer pushback and internal rework.
Solution
Build an annual reporting system once: consistent data capture, GHG Protocol accounting, and a publishable report structure.
Our approach: operationally-light, audit-ready.
Designed for small-to-mid transport organisations: minimal disruption to teams, maximum repeatability for Y+1 reporting.
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Define scope & reporting boundary
Confirm organisational boundary, reporting period, and what “good evidence” looks like for your stakeholders.
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Build your data capture system
Templates and workflows that match how transport operations actually run (fleet, terminals, depots, voyages, routes).
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Calculate emissions & intensity KPIs
GHG Protocol-aligned Scope 1, 2, and relevant Scope 3—plus intensity metrics (e.g., per tonne-km or pax-km).
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Materiality & narrative that stands up
Translate data into a clear story: governance, risks, strategy, and performance—without overclaiming.
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Publish & prepare for Y+1 assurance
Deliver a publishable report and an evidence pack that makes next year’s reporting faster and more credible.
Services built for transport reporting realities
Benefits-first support that helps you publish confidently—and repeat it every year.
Framework selection & alignment
Choose what fits: GRI backbone, TCFD/IFRS S2 structure, and CSRD/ESRS mapping where applicable—without duplicating effort.
GHG inventory (Scopes 1–3)
Credible emissions accounting with transparent assumptions—built for scrutiny from customers, financiers, and auditors.
Data collection templates & workflows
Operationally-light templates that reduce back-and-forth and create a clear audit trail across sites and contractors.
Intensity KPIs for transport
Meaningful performance indicators (per voyage, per route, per tonne-km/pax-km) that leadership can act on.
Materiality & stakeholder narrative
Focus the report on what readers care about: fuel efficiency, climate risk, safety, labour, and supply chain exposure.
Assurance readiness support
Evidence packs, calculation logs, and consistency checks that make third-party assurance far less painful in Y+1.
Report drafting, design coordination
Clear, publishable copy and structure—plus coordination with your internal/external designers to ship on time.
Post-publication improvement plan
Turn Year 1 into a platform: gaps, priorities, and a practical roadmap for stronger disclosures next cycle.
Proof of expertise (without the fluff)
We build your reporting around recognised disclosure structures and calculation methods—so it holds up to scrutiny.
Standards & frameworks we align to
- GHG Protocol (Scopes 1, 2, 3 operational boundaries)
- GRI Standards (incl. GRI 305 Emissions, plus energy and other relevant disclosures)
- TCFD (governance, strategy, risk management, metrics & targets)
- ISSB / IFRS S2 disclosure-ready structure for climate risks & opportunities
- CSRD / ESRS mapping support where EU reporting is relevant
- CDP readiness support (where customers/investors request it)
Typical deliverables you can re-use next year
- Reporting boundary memo + assumptions register
- GHG inventory workbook + calculation notes
- Scope 3 screening & prioritisation map (transport-relevant categories)
- Intensity KPI dashboard (route/fleet/terminal views)
- Draft report narrative (governance → strategy → performance)
- Assurance evidence pack (data lineage, checks, sign-offs)
The VURDHAAN effect
Less reporting fire-drill
Repeatable workflows that reduce internal chasing and last-minute reconciliation.
Credibility you can defend
Transparent calculations, consistent boundaries, and a clear audit trail—ready for scrutiny.
Commercially useful insights
KPIs that highlight hotspots (fleet, routes, terminals) so leadership can prioritise action.
A platform for Y+1 improvement
Year 1 becomes your baseline—making Year 2 reporting faster, stronger, and more comparable.
See how reporting becomes repeatable
Two quick interactives to make the journey concrete for transport operators.
Capture: operational data that already exists
We start with the sources you already have: fuel uplift or bunker delivery notes, fleet telematics, electricity bills, refrigeration/top-up logs, and facility activity data (depots, terminals, workshops).
- Light-touch templates matched to routes, voyages, or depots
- Clear ownership: who supplies which data, by when (Y+1 repeatable)
- Evidence-first: store documents once, reference them every year
Level 1: Publish a credible baseline
Get a clean Scope 1–2 inventory, a practical Scope 3 screen, and a report structure that can expand in Y+1.
Key requirements & deadlines (brief)
Requirements vary by jurisdiction. Here’s the practical “what to watch” view—so you can plan your Y+1 reporting cycle.
Global baseline direction
Investor-focused climate disclosures are converging around the TCFD structure and ISSB/IFRS S2-style requirements: governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics/targets.
- Plan for Y+1 publishing: collect and lock data during the year; draft and assure after year-end.
- Make Scope clarity non-negotiable: Scope 1–2 plus relevant Scope 3 value-chain categories.
- Don’t overclaim: disclose what you can evidence today; improve year-on-year.
EU (CSRD / ESRS): already live for some—pressure flows downstream
The first CSRD-aligned reports are published in 2025, and expectations tend to flow to suppliers and operators through procurement and finance.
- Be ESRS-aware: prepare to evidence Scope 1, 2, and relevant Scope 3, plus governance and risk.
- Assurance readiness: start building an evidence pack now—even if you’re not mandated yet.
- Practical move: publish a credible baseline this year; widen scope and depth in Y+1.
Australia: mandatory climate reporting starts 1 Jan 2025 (for in-scope entities)
From 1 January 2025, many large Australian businesses and financial institutions must prepare annual sustainability reports containing mandatory climate-related financial disclosures.
- If you’re not in-scope: expect customer pressure anyway (tenders, contracts, financing).
- Practical move: build a clean annual reporting baseline now so Y+1 is faster and more defensible.
- Transport operators: prioritise fuel, electricity, refrigerants, and key Scope 3 categories first.
Ready to publish a credible first report?
If you’re a small-to-mid transport organisation, the fastest path to sustainability maturity is simple: start with annual reporting, build your evidence base, then improve year-on-year.
What happens after you contact us
- Quick scoping call: your operations, stakeholders, and reporting goals.
- Data reality check: where your fuel/energy/fleet/supplier data sits today.
- Clear plan: a practical reporting roadmap for this cycle and Y+1.
No forms here—just a direct route to the team.