The Council

An independent, not-for-profit peak body

An independent, not-for-profit peak body for freight decarbonisation in Australia and New Zealand, built for operators already investing in it.

The Council is mode, fuel and technology agnostic. It covers road, rail, maritime and air, and every pathway from efficiency to electrification to low-carbon fuel.

The Council today

How it's structured

Founding members: DP World · NewVolt Infrastructure · Port of Melbourne. Founding membership is open.

The founding team

Built by people who've done the work

The Council is led and governed by practitioners with roots in freight, sustainability and policy.

Michael Blake

Founder & Executive Director

  • 25+ years in global logistics and supply chain management; 10 years specialising in transport decarbonisation.
  • Founder of Laderen Metrics, a freight emissions measurement and reporting platform built on ISO 14083 and the GLEC Framework.
  • Led collaborative research with Swinburne University of Technology on real-time Scope 3 data collection for last-mile logistics.
  • Industry speaker: Global Shippers Forum, Supply Chain Week, GreenPort Oceania, SIMPAC, Tasmanian Freight Summit, Queensland Transport & Logistics Council.

Anthony Headlam

Founding Director · CEO & Co-Founder, NewVolt Infrastructure

  • Building a national EV charging network for heavy freight.
  • Freight electrification, depot charging infrastructure and renewable-powered transport operations.
  • Brings the operator's perspective to the Council.

Travis Brooks-Garrett

Founding Director · Chief Commercial Officer, DP World

  • CCO at DP World, with major port and logistics operations across Australia and New Zealand.
  • Elected Director of the Global Shippers Forum.
  • Represents the demand side: the shippers and port operators driving Scope 3 requirements through procurement.

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