ENERGY & ESG
“Climate change threatens the prosperity of people and communities , especially those within our business ’ agricultural supply chain ”
ROBERTA BARBIERI VP , GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY , PEPSICO
will be acutely aware of the influence Scope 3 emissions have on their net-zero strategies . By taking action as a collaborative group , leveraging both the scale of their buying power and value of their international influence , they call all impact meaningful change faster . “ More than 98 % of REI ’ s emissions sit in Scope 3 , meaning our path to achieving our science-based target hinges on achieving significant emissions reductions from our manufacturing partners as well as the supply chains of the brands we retail ,” explains Scandling . “ The academy will be a valuable tool to support our manufacturing partners and eventually the brands we retail and their manufacturers .”
This is echoed by Swedeen , who understands how the strength of a larger partnership can increase their collective impact . “ We are excited to partner with CEBA and our corporate partners here , so climate action can become as easy as possible for our suppliers and their upstream value chain ,” he adds .
The future of the Clean Energy Procurement Academy The CEPA is still in its infancy , as the foundational partners begin to establish the training and education behind the project , which stands to support procurement operations around the world . There is also great ambition in the project , reflecting the huge potential it has to accelerate the growth of renewable energy purchasing across international supply chains .
“ Currently , our participation in the partnership is focused on suppliers of our Amazon-branded devices and the consumer electronics supply chain ,” says Kausch . “ However , this is a crossindustry partnership with the ambition to serve suppliers in all manufacturing sectors .
64 March 2024