STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
SCOPE 3
For day-to-day business , this stakeholder engagement is often seen in the challenges of Scope 3 , one of the most talked about topics when it comes to sustainability .
This covers the greenhouse gas emissions ( GHG ) from upstream and downstream activities in a company ’ s value chain .
Talking at our flagship event , Procurement and SupplyChain LIVE 2023 , Patrick Linighan , CSO at Clyde & Co , spoke of a set of sustainable procurement principles it implemented which encourage suppliers to adopt its sustainability targets as a minimum , before they become obligatory in three years ’ time .
Patrick said : “ One thing we ’ re looking at is what opportunities there are with our suppliers to look at innovative products or services but , in order to create innovation , you have to create trust .
“ What ’ s been really successful is bringing in not just suppliers , but also our internal teams . You have to involve the commercial teams – the buying or procurement teams – in regards to what the strategy looks like .”
228 October 2024