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“Food supply chains are dynamic and global, making traceability and credible data collection incredibly challenging”
Luke Quinn, Head of Business Solutions, Agreena
Why credibility is essential for supply chains At the heart of the Scope 3 problem is a widening gap between the emissions that companies report and those they can actually verify.“ Credibility and transparency are fundamental to managing and reporting Scope 3 emissions because these emissions make up the largest, most complex and least directly controlled portion of a company’ s climate footprint,” says Luke. Credibility determines whether climate claims are trustworthy, compliant and effective.
Nonetheless, most companies still rely on unverified, average-based reporting. This undermines the opportunity to unlock co-investment, shared finance and genuine progress across supply chains. Verified outcomes – traceable and attributable emission reductions – are necessary for procurement and finance teams to plan and price against, and for sustainability leaders to report with confidence.
Crucially, credible reporting also allows for the collective sharing of both the costs and benefits of decarbonisation. By working together, companies and their suppliers can transform sustainability from an added expense to a shared opportunity, aligning financial incentives and delivering results at scale.
“ Sharing the costs and benefits of decarbonisation turns sustainability from an expense into an opportunity,” Luke explains.“ No company can meet its Scope 3 targets without engaging its
82 February 2026