When logistics leaders hear “digital twin,” they often picture abstract network models or forecast diagrams built on assumptions.

Helpful for sales and planning, but not able to withstand the realities of customer reporting, audits, or compliance. The breakthrough comes when a digital twin can power the calculation of historical shipment events.

Emissions figures stop being averages and become verifiable, auditable, and directly linked to the shipments moving through your network.

So, what is a logistics digital twin really? 

What is a Logistics Digital Twin

A digital twin is a live digital replica of a logistics network, updated continuously with operational data including carrier feeds, shipment events, invoices, and certified emissions factors.

Because it reflects your actual supply chain, it enables:

• Granular CO₂ per shipment calculated tank-to-wheel, well-to-tank, or well-to-wheel
  
• Audit-ready outputs aligned with ISO 14083 and CSRD requirements
  
• Full traceability where every emissions figure ties back to raw shipment data, ready for verification with customers, auditors, or regulators
  
  

This is emissions reporting built on operational reality, not assumptions.

Why Emissions Accuracy Matters Now

• Regulation: ISO 14083 and CSRD set strict requirements for verified emissions reporting across logistics operations.
  
• Customer demand: Buyers now expect CO₂ figures at the shipment and order level, not just annual reports.
  
• Procurement and tenders: Transparent emissions data increasingly influences who wins contracts.
  
  

Without a data-fed digital twin, emissions reporting risks being inaccurate, inconsistent, or non-compliant.

How It Works with Kinver and TerraTwin

Step 1 – Ingest and normalise data
Kinver ingests forwarder and carrier feeds, ERP extracts, and spreadsheets, then cleans, validates, and normalises everything into one model.

Step 2 – Activate the digital twin
TerraTwin mirrors your real transport network with shipments, modes, lanes, invoices, and CO₂ factors.

Step 3 – Calculate emissions with accuracy
Every shipment is assigned its CO₂ impact using certified methodologies across tank-to-wheel, well-to-tank, or well-to-wheel.

Step 4 – Deliver audit-ready reporting
Push results via API or export to ERP, BI dashboards, or ESG platforms. Data arrives clean, complete, and tied back to its source.

What You Can Achieve with a Digital Twin

• Compliance with ISO 14083 and CSRD without manual reporting
  
• Customer-level emissions transparency on invoices and portals
  
• Lane, mode, and carrier comparisons based on verified CO₂ figures
  
• Forecast-ready datasets for procurement and scenario planning
  

Real-World Outcomes

• Cut emissions reporting prep time by up to 90%
  
• Replace averages and estimates with verifiable shipment-level data
  
• Build stronger procurement and tender positions with proof-backed numbers
  
• Meet customer and regulator expectations with confidence
  

Meet TerraTwin

TerraTwin is Kinver’s emissions calculation engine. TerraTwin is a digital twin built to model real-world logistics networks. It powers accurate emissions calculations across every transport mode and integrates directly with your ERP, TMS, ESG, or BI platforms.

Coming soon, the TerraTwin Emissions Calculator will give logistics teams instant access to shipment-level emissions reporting. Whether through web tools, APIs, SDKs, or Excel Add-ins, TerraTwin makes certified emissions data easy to calculate, share, and scale.

The Competitive Edge

Organisations that use shipment-fed digital twins calculate emissions with the same accuracy as financial reporting. They meet compliance requirements, support procurement, and gain an edge in every tender.

With Kinver and TerraTwin, emissions reporting is accurate, automated, and audit-ready. It is powered by the operational reality of your supply chain.

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