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The Climate Web 10/5/2026
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2021 About 40% of emissions can be abated at very low costs
2021 Consumer-facing industries often have greater financial means to address decarbonization costs
2021 Eight global supply chains account for more than 50% of annual greenhouse gas emissions
2021 Eight supply chains are responsible for more than 50% of global emissions
2021 Emission split in Scopes 1, 2 and 3 upstream for selected industries
2021 Land use and heavy industries drive most emissions
2021 Price markup for products with net zero supply chains
2021 Supply-chain action can address “imported emissions”
2021 The cost of abating emissions by supply chain
2021 The impact of various abatement levers varies strongly across supply chains
2022 Comparing first-time responders with suppliers reporting through CDP for the third time
2022 Growing number of suppliers are opting to disclose information publicly -comparing 2019 - 2021
2022 Growth in CDP Supply Chain disclosures 2008–2021
2022 Less than half of the suppliers that reported environmental data through CDP in 2021 have set internal climate goals
2022 Percentage of responding suppliers reporting Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions
Almost half of the suppliers disclosing in 2021 reported reducing their water withdrawals, consumption and discharges when compared with the previous year. However, two thirds of suppliers failed to reduce their water withdrawals from water-stressed areas.
AstraZeneca finds value in CDP supply chain management
Because many supply chains are geographically dispersed, Scope 3 actions can have a favourable climate impact in countries where regulatory pressure is low
CDP found that the necessary cascade of action down the supply chain is not yet happening.
Examples of large supply chain losses
From data to knowledge
Full decarbonization requires very costly measures
Full decarbonization would lead to an increase of no more than 4% in end consumer prices
HSBC: “the reality is that delivering on ‘Scope 3’ emissions won’t happen unless a lot more is done to help the SMEs supplying their products”
Impact of Thai floods on HDD prices
Pressure for better product level emissions data is intensifying ... 66% of responding CDP Supply Chain members said that lifecycle analysis is a key future trend for driving sustainable supply chains
Supply chain risk categories
Supply chains have three main relationships
Tackling supply-chain emissions offers companies the opportunity to multiply their climate impact several times over.
The costs of deep decarbonization across supply chains are surprisingly low and result in an increase of only 1-4% on end-consumer prices
The industry is seeing significant supply disruptions
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