supply chain

Sir Michael Fallon MP has recommended the existing 50% target be stepped up for the remaining £550m spend to 2025

The department store hopes to cut its energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and use of valuable resources

A non-profit environmental group has awarded 58 companies a place on its leaderboard of businesses successfully engaging with suppliers to drive down emissions. The number of firms recognised for their efforts on CDP’s second annual Supplier Engagement leader board doubled since last year. These businesses, which include Bank of America, BT, Nestlé, Panasonic, Rolls Royce […]

A new wood fuel partnership is expected to boost the UK’s biomass supply chain. Chip-and-pellet distributors Forest Fuels and Billington Bioenergy will continue to operate independently but combine their customer service and distribution expertise and resources. The combined businesses, which will supply their products to more than 4,000 customers, say they have an “excellent geographical […]

The government is seeking views on measures and incentives that could encourage householders to invest in energy efficiency improvements. It has outlined a range of barriers to investment both on the demand and supply side and is inviting responses about the role of government in overcoming the barriers and stimulating the market through more direct […]

Asda and Co-op have launched a joint initiative to enable suppliers to submit aggregated data on energy, water and waste to both retailers. They are working with 2degrees to collect the sustainability data to drive supply chain efficiencies through working collaboratively. Suppliers who serve both retailers can submit their data once, which is expected to […]

A new service to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) get involved in the Hinkley Point C supply chain has been launched. Two local enterprise partnerships (LEPs), the Heart of the South West (HotSW) and West of England (WoE), are jointly funding the £1 million scheme over a three-year period. They aim to make sure […]

More than half (50.9%) of Scotland’s oil and gas supply chain sales were from overseas in 2015/16. That’s according to a new survey from Scottish Enterprise, which demonstrates the continued strong demand across the globe for Scotland’s skills, experience and expertise during challenging times for the sector. The sector’s £11.4 billion of international sales over the […]

Eight new corporations, including global brands McDonald’s and L’Oréal, have joined a green supply chain initiative. They aim to leverage their purchasing power to achieve deforestation-free commodity supply chains as CDP expands its green initiative. The firms include McDonald’s Latin American franchise Arcos Dorados, Swiss fragrance firm Firmenich, Brazilian meatpacker JBS, US healthcare company Johnson […]

O2 has become the first organisation to be awarded the top level of the Carbon Trust Standard for Supply Chain. The telecommunications provider achieved the Level 3 certification through creating contracts with suppliers to enrol in carbon reduction programmes. These suppliers represent almost 20% of O2’s supply chain emissions. The standard acts as the world’s first […]