SUSTAINABILITY At ABB Smart Buildings Gianluca leverages his comprehensive background to optimise global procurement strategies, enhance supplier relationships and deliver sustainable value creation across the organisation’ s diverse portfolio of electromechanical and electronic solutions.
From pioneering partnerships with suppliers to developing recycled materials for safety-critical applications or implementing comprehensive carbon footprint tracking across global supply chains, ABB’ s approach under Gianluca’ s guidance offers a model for how divisions within global technology companies can drive meaningful environmental impact while maintaining operational excellence and product quality.
ABB has ambitious circular procurement initiatives, but they come with challenges.
These include scaling sustainable practices across a global supply chain and understanding how strategic supplier partnerships are enabling breakthrough innovations in materials science.
Gianluca discusses the company’ s Mission to Zero framework and the practical steps ABB is taking to achieve its 2030 sustainability targets, including a 25 % reduction in Scope 3 emissions.
Q. HOW IS ABB APPROACHING CIRCULAR PROCUREMENT TO GO BEYOND TRADITIONAL ZERO-WASTE GOALS IN ITS SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGIES?
» Circular procurement at ABB starts with embedding sustainability into product and process design, sourcing and operations.
88 October 2025