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Global Supply Chain Report 2016
Read the global report to understand how new climate policy will impact supply chains; discover how disclosure leads to emissions reductions; and learn how companies and suppliers can better collaborate.
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Global Supply Chain Report 2016

Following a global deal at COP21, the UN climate conference, companies and their suppliers must mobilize towards a climate resilient world.

This is a decisive time for the Earth’s climate and for the global economy. The COP21 Paris Agreement requires global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to reduce to net zero well before the end of the century. With supply chains responsible for up to four times the GHGs of a company’s direct operations, they house sizable regulatory risk but also present ample opportunity for businesses to lower emissions.


Key stats
38%
in year one
Of suppliers diclosing for the first time 38% are working to reduce their emissions.
48%
in year two
When suppliers disclose for two years in a row the percentage reducing emissions increases.
69%
in year three
The majority of suppliers disclosing for three years or more are actively lowering emissions.


Mobilizing suppliers towards low carbon

Watch our video to understand how our program can help you and your suppliers achieve climate resilience.



Achieving climate neutrality is no longer theoretical, but now possible. Everyone is under starter’s orders, including multinational organizations and their worldwide supply base.
Christiana Figueres, Former Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC.
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