Why it’s time for Procurement to drive the enterprise sustainability agenda

May 23, 2022 EcoVadis EN


Enterprises globally are witnessing significant pressure from their key stakeholders – customers, investors, regulators, communities, employees and their suppliers to push the sustainability agenda forward. GHG emissions is a key sustainability topic that has become an imperative for organizations to take action on. Given that for many organizations almost 70% of their emissions are in their supply chain and more than half of those emissions reside in upstream supply chain implies that procurement functions must play a key role in engaging with suppliers to move the needle.


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