“Open Source is the key“
The companies in the Open Logistics Foundation founded the Working Group “Enabling Logistics Decarbonisation” this summer – with what goal?
Making logistics sustainable is essential in overcoming environmental, economic and social challenges and ensuring a future worth living. Sustainability helps companies to remain fit for the future by minimising risks and creating new opportunities. This includes adapting to changing market conditions and ensuring the availability of resources for future generations. The first Project, “Emissions Reporting”, is already helping companies to take a very concrete approach.
The companies hope that this project will create a new standard for exchanging sustainability data along the supply chain. Why is the Open Logistics Foundation needed for this?
Suppose a component for data exchange, such as the iLEAP interface, is openly accessible as an open source implementation. In that case, this enormously lowers the hurdle for trying out, implementing and operational use. The Open Logistics Foundation offers companies an environment – a “safe space” in which the industry’s heavyweights, who are competitors, as well as platform providers and start-ups, can talk openly with each other. I am convinced that the industry will benefit greatly from a joint reference implementation.
What fundamental contribution does open source make to increase sustainability?
Open source promises equal opportunities for all, stands for transparency and ensures trust among companies along the supply chain that exchange data with each other. Against this backdrop, it is clear that open source solutions are also indispensable for greater sustainability in logistics: open source is the key.
This interview was published in the fourth edition of the Open Logistics Magazine. You can read the full magazine and register for future editions here.
