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Sustainable Supply Chain
Regulation Landscape

Supply chain emissions are coming under great regulatory scrutiny as countries and local governments across the world become more explicit and precise on reporting and emissions standards. 

This paper helps you to navigate supply chain emissions disclosure, responsible supply chain disclosure and product & material traceability by: 

  • Understanding the sixteen major sustainable-focused regulations around the world that state how a major corporation must manage their supply chains and which regulations apply to your business​

  • Criteria for evaluating technological solutions that help navigate new regulations

  • Best practices for navigating sustainable supply chain regulations

This is a confusing and ever-evolving time for sustainability and supply chain management teams all over the world, but Sustainable Supply Partners is here to help you navigate it. We welcome you to reach out to discuss how to get started.

Single-Use Plastics Alternatives

Every year, the world produces approximately 300M tons of plastic.  Customers and regulators are challenging companies to move faster to find alternatives.  86% of customers say grocery stores should do more to reduce plastic packaging being sold.  127 countries have implemented some form of single-use plastic bans.  However, the path to migrating away from single-use plastic items remains complex and challenging.

The good news is that there are many options out there for hospitality brands to find both single-use and circular packaging options for cups, water bottles, dishware and bags.  Our white paper includes:

1. Five-Step Process for Evaluating & Selecting Single-Use Plastic Alternatives - This includes evaluating circular options, material & operational assessments and piloting, and customer insights evaluation

2. Deep-Dive Material Assessments on Common Products - A review of materials to consider including cost and considerations as well as spotlights on select scaleable circular solutions

3. 10 Steps To Get You Started - Immediate recommendations to get your team moving in the right direction on your journey to eliminate single-use plastic

Scope 3 Decarbonization Playbook

Companies are increasingly facing pressure from customers, investors, regulators and employees to understand the broader impact that their supply chain has on their environmental and social footprint. At the G7 conference this year, leaders from all 7 nations (including US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the UK) supported the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) recommendations to include Scope 3 emissions in all reporting effective in 2024. While the SEC regulation on scope 3 emissions is expected to be passed in the fall, companies are not waiting for regulation to act. Meanwhile, a recent Nielsen IQ survey release in May 2023 showed that 60% of respondents said they’d pay more for a sustainable product. 

CDP reports that scope 3 emissions account for 75% of total emissions and the vast majority of those emissions come from a company's suppliers. There is a plethora of tools and methodologies out there to manage scope 3 emissions but most are heavily focused on measuring, not mitigating emissions. "Supply Chain Decarbonization Playbook: You're Go-To Guide on Measuring & Mitigating Supplier Scope 3 Emissions" gives supply chain functions the necessary framework to get started on decarbonization immediately. The paper includes:

1.   Scope 3 Benchmarking by Industry - a breakdown of the progress on scope 3 emissions measurement and mitigation for top suppliers across 20 industries

2.   Scope 3 Emissions Measurement & Mitigation Maturity Framework - defines three maturity levels that companies are taking to measure and mitigate emissions, including direct emissions measurement and supplier incentives to decarbonize

3.   Emerging Technologies - an overview of new technologies that are helping companies innovate in how they estimate and mitigate emissions

4.   10 Step Plan - 10 steps that your organization can take right now to lay the foundation for scope 3 mitigation