Policy & Compliance
Calculating Freight Emissions – A free Member webinar
Wednesday 11 October
J oin BIFA and Pledge at this 60-minute webinar to learn more about calculating freight emissions and the steps that you can take now to understand and reduce emissions in the international supply chain. During this FREE webinar, BIFA will be joined by Lucinda Maxwell from
Pledge, who will provide an overview on ‘how to unlock sustainability in transport & logistics’.
Lucinda leads Climate Solutions at Pledge, a software company helping to decarbonise logistics through its accredited and integrated platform. Lucinda also leads Pledge’s work on
sustainability regulation and offsetting, making her the perfect host for this webinar. Focusing on the Calculation of Freight Emissions, this event will give you a better, more transparent understanding of: • The issues surrounding the industry and their potential impact, • What needs to be recorded/reported, • Key legislations, • The potential impact on UK freight forwarders, • Accredited carbon measurement tools.
Customs research BIFA Members are invited to take part in research being carried out by Ipsos on behalf of HM Revenue & Customs in relation to companies that deal with Customs processes. This is the eighth wave of research and will look in particular at the structure of the intermediary industry, Customs processes, the transition to the CDS system and experiences around GVMS. Please look out for an e-newsletter from BIFA with details of how to access the survey, which is due to go live in early October.
For more information and to register for the event, visit www.bifa.org/events
BIFA Member event: Customs Representation & Establishment
Over 500 BIFA Members joined the Customs Representation & Establishment webinar on 20 September presented by Robert Windsor, Member Policy & Compliance Director. During the event Robert covered complex topics including: • The legal background • Liability • Representation • Establishment • Due diligence. The presentation and a recording of the event are now available – contact bifaevents@bifa.org to request the link.
Other resources on this subject include: • BIFAlink May 2023 – How to go about verifying establishment, • BIFAlink August 2023 – Customs Agents: the importance of vigilance, • BIFAlink September 2023 – Taxation (Cross Border) Trade act 2018 and Customs representation, • Good Practice Guide – A guide to due diligence regarding credit application procedures, • Good Practice Guide – A guide to due diligence at an individual shipment basis, • Good Practice Guide – A guide to the
appointment and responsibilities of a Customs agent. Scan the QR codes below for past copies of BIFAlink and the BIFA Good Practice Toolbox.
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