- The "
Zero Carbon Project " aims to support the world's transition to a net-zero future - Schneider will partner with its top 1,000 suppliers which represent 70 per cent of Schneider's carbon emissions
Under the program, Schneider will provide tools and resources to program participants to help them set and achieve their own carbon reduction targets. Suppliers will be first encouraged to quantify their CO2 emissions using the company's digital tools. Suppliers will then use that data to set goals and strategies for emissions reduction. Suppliers will also work towards their goals through decarbonization initiatives such as energy efficiency or renewables.
The program will be supported by Schneider's Energy & Sustainability Services division, which has partnered on similar supply chain decarbonization initiatives with its corporate clients, including Walmart, GSK, and the global
"The challenges posed by climate change are something we urgently need to tackle together," said
For many organizations, reducing supply chain emissions can be one of the most challenging aspects of decarbonization, but also one of the most important priorities, since a majority of organizational emissions can be found in the Scope 3 category (which includes all other indirect emissions that occur in a company's value chain.
"We've been actively reducing the carbon footprint of our supply chain. Through the use of our EcoStruxureTM platform, we managed to reduce energy consumption in our plants and distribution centers by more than 10 per cent every three years for the past 12 years. We currently operate 30 zero emission sites, and more than 120 others will be added to the list in the next five years," said Mourad Tamoud,
Earlier this year,
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