"Carbon Reduction @ Suppliers"

We consider Climate Change not just as a global trend. We underline the need for business to lead by example and contribute to decarbonization of economy.

Siemens is leading the way: carbon neutral operations by 2030

How Siemens is going carbon neutral

Supply Chain Management at Siemens intends to focus on energy efficient, low carbon emission suppliers

Working with reliable and conscientious suppliers is not a new concept for Siemens which obliges its partners to meet the requirements of the Code of Conduct. Decarbonization will be therefore another key element of our future collaboration and partnership.

1. Gaining Transparency

In 2018 and 2019, Siemens SCM conducted information surveys to more than 10,000 suppliers to gain transparency over our suppliers‘ CO₂ reduction plans and actions and their willingness to cooperate in joint efforts on this topic. We also managed to developed an economic model with an external service provider to calculate the CO₂ footprint of all products and services delivered by our suppliers.

2. From calculated Transparency to Primary Data provided by the suppliers

This step was followed by development of the “Carbon Reduction@Suppliers” approach. We designed a “Carbon Web-Assessment” (CWA) which is combined with our CO₂ calculation tool. During the first pilot in April 2020, selected buyers approached pilot suppliers for a primary data information. The vast majority showed positive results and very promising CO₂ reduction actions which they had already implemented.

3. Way forward in sourcing decision

In fiscal year 2021, Siemens SCM will begin to roll out our ‘Carbon Reduction@Suppliers‘ initiative with some thousand suppliers to be contacted. Our aim is to receive as many responses via CWA as possible to replace the calculated CO₂ footprints with real data provided by our suppliers. This data will be the basis of future individual CO₂ reduction plans. We strive to be as informative and transparent as possible. A series of videos will accompany our program with information on the tools and how to provide the necessary data, as well as learning content for CO₂ reduction. The first video can be seen here.

We trust in a cooperation with energy efficient, low carbon emission suppliers.

Set with us the right strategic direction in climate change.

"Carbon Reduction @ Suppliers" is designed to support our suppliers in their target setting and action plans for reducing their climate footprints.

Watch our first video describing our intentions and plans for future collaboration with our suppliers.