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Supply Chain & Procurement Links
Supplier expectations; carbon contracts; sustainable procurement policy.
10 min read · Jacob Willis, Net Zero Lead · Last reviewed July 2026
For many organisations, the largest energy and carbon impact lies not in their own operations but in their supply chain - the goods and services they buy. A policy that addresses only direct operations may miss most of the picture. Extending it to the supply chain is increasingly essential.
In this lesson
- 01The scope 3 reality
- 02Why address the supply chain
- 03Supplier expectations
- 04Sustainable procurement
- 05Influence and collaboration
- 06Products and services
- 07Balancing ambition and practicality
- 08Sources and further reading