The Roadmap to Supplier Decarbonization: From Starting Simple to Embracing Science

As businesses and public organizations strive to implement the principles of sustainable procurement, understanding your company's carbon emissions is essential, and indirect emissions, i.e., those coming from the supply chain are a key part of that. In fact, as Julia Salant, General Manager for the carbon solution at EcoVadis, explains, Scope 3 emissions constitute a vast chunk of all carbon emissions and as such should be a priority for businesses. The management of Scope 3 emissions isn’t easy – as it falls outside of companies’ direct control, but is essential for sustainability and builds transparency and trust among stakeholders, investors, and customers.