3. Partner with greener suppliers
Suppliers may take responsibility for managing parts of the service, and this means their 'green' credentials may be an important factor in determining the ultimate environmental impacts.
Key Disciplines
Procurement
3a. Select suppliers based on net zero goals and rigorous reporting
There are a number of questions to consider when selecting suppliers in terms of their net zero goals and reporting:
Has the supplier committed to meet the government’s Net Zero target, and published a Carbon reduction Plan, whatever the size of the contract?
Does the supplier offer reporting on carbon footrpint that follows the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and includes Scope 3?
Lifecycle phases
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
Suppliers may be signed up to the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which have tigthened the rules concerning the social and environmental information that companies have to report according to the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).
3b. Work with suppliers delivering on Social Value
An act was passed into UK legislation in 2020, covering the Social Value Model, and stating that public money spent through procurement every year in the UK must support government priorities and might improve economic, social and environmental wellbeing. Theme 3, 'Fighting Climate Change', focuses on support for the 25 Year Environment Plan.