ABOUT LAST YEAR
2025 Winner — Friedrich Zufall · ZUFALL.lab
Friedrich Zufall, a family-owned German logistics company, won the first Loxygen Sustainability Award at the CrossTrades AGM in Istanbul with ZUFALL.lab — a dedicated innovation hub that turned sustainability ideas into operational reality.
The project that won: cargo bike city logistics across 23,000 kilometres, delivering more than 10,000 parcels on zero-emission last-mile routes. But the award was not just about the bikes. It was about building a team and a space inside a logistics company where new ideas get tested, refined and scaled.
Today, the ZUFALL.lab team has grown to seven people — innovation pilots, community managers, storytellers and co-creation specialists — working from their own dedicated space in Göttingen to drive the next generation of logistics solutions across the Zufall group.
What made the submission stand out to the jury was simple: it was not a report or a strategy document. It was a working initiative with measurable impact, real kilometres, real parcels, and a team accountable for delivery.
That is exactly what we are looking for in 2026. Your project does not need to be this big. It needs to be real.
2025
What the first edition generated
The 2025 award at the CrossTrades AGM in Istanbul produced six submissions from four countries — and the impact went far beyond the ceremony.
Across Logistics introduced LNG and biomethane fuels alongside a client-facing carbon certificate programme.
Legendre Logistics built EKOLOG — a CO2e calculator integrated directly into their transport management system for CSRD reporting.
Matrix launched Barqa — a social enterprise combining a carbon calculator and modal shift advisory with community education for vulnerable groups. Shanghai Syntrans shifted containers from road to inland barge. Result: 30% lower cost CO2e saved — data directly usable in the client's Scope 3 report.
Royal Dutch LV presented their Sustainable Future programme as a core strategic priority.
What the award generated beyond the stage: the BESS Battery Logistics Webinar series was created from the momentum. Young Forwarders bookings were driven. High LinkedIn visibility and reach across the network. Members in Ethiopia and Panama were inspired to start their own initiatives.
Does this qualify ?
If you answer yes to any of the questions below, you have a submission.
Environmental — Have you switched any vehicles to electric, hybrid, HVO or LNG? Have you installed solar panels or green electricity in your warehouse or office? Have you optimised routing to reduce fuel consumption? Have you started measuring your CO2e emissions — even a first estimate? Have you published a sustainability statement on your website?
Social — Have you invested in training or personal development for your team? Have you supported a local community initiative — sponsoring, volunteering, donations? Have you improved working conditions, safety standards or fair wages? Have you run a diversity or inclusion programme?
Governance — Have you chosen a shipping line or carrier partly because of their sustainability performance? Have you proposed rail, barge or short sea instead of road to a client? Have you included a CO2e figure on a quotation or client report? Have you asked a subcontractor or carrier for their emissions data? Have you developed a green corridor or sustainable routing option?
Next Generation — Is there a young professional or team under 35 in your company who initiated any of the above? Has someone built a new tool, process or approach for sustainability?
Proven results that speak for themselves.
