Mitchells & Butlers: strengthening scope 3 reporting with supplier data
How we supported Mitchells & Butlers to make the next step in its supply chain carbon journey
Scope 3 supplier engagement
Bioregional supports organisations at all stages of the scope 3 supplier engagement journey. We’ll get you on course to achieve a net-zero carbon supply chain
Your supply chain is a big deal
Scope 3 emissions are where most of your carbon footprint sits. The supply chain usually accounts for around 75% of a company’s carbon footprint and can also contribute significantly towards an organisation’s nature impacts.
So, meeting net-zero targets means achieving significant reductions throughout your supply chain - you simply can’t get there without doing it.
Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions explained
What is scope 3 supplier engagement?
Scope 3 supplier engagement is the active collaboration with your suppliers to improve sustainability, ethical practices, and overall performance within your supply chain.
By engaging with your suppliers, you can address various issues such as reducing carbon emissions, promoting responsible sourcing, and enhancing labour standards.
6 benefits of effective supplier engagement:
- it’s essential for you to achieve your sustainability goals
- it fosters transparency, accountability, and innovation
- improve your brand reputation
- extend your influence beyond your immediate operations and drive positive change throughout your supply chain
- create more resilient and sustainable supply chains
- mitigate risks and maximise opportunities for long-term success
Your journey
Our expert team will guide you from start to finish through our robust engagement programme.
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Measure
We’ll establish your full carbon footprint and measure your procurement ‘hotspots’
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Target
We’ll work with you to set a supplier engagement target (often called an ‘absolute’ scope 3 target)
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Engage
Here’s where the actual engagement comes in. We’ll guide you through designing your questionnaire and we’ll support your suppliers through collaborative workshops and training
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Review
We collect and review your supplier data and integrate it into your absolute scope 3 report
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Futureproof
We can also create a bespoke procurement policy to guide you on all future procurement
Recent scope 3 and supplier engagement clients
Our unique approach
- We’re flexible, having worked with SMEs through to multinationals
- We understand exactly what to ask – making it clear and easy for your suppliers
- We’ll actively engage your suppliers for you – helping them understand the challenges
- We provide a cost-effective training programme that onboards multiple suppliers at the beginning of their carbon accounting journeys
Bioregional helped us to make sense of the technical data provided by our suppliers and make a call on what was appropriate to integrate into our scope 3 footprint. As well as giving us a more specific read on our carbon footprint, Bioregional’s recommendations helped us have productive conversations needed to amplify impacts throughout our supply chain, and support our choice of suppliers for future years.
Amy DeMarsac, Head of Investor Relations and Sustainability at Mitchells & Butlers
Bioregional’s data-driven, yet people-focused approach helped us understand where to focus our efforts to achieve our net-zero ambitions. We’re now better equipped to deliver on these ambitions with a set of ambitious but realistic targets and a roadmap outlining short- and long-term priorities.
David Mellon, Commercial Manager, British Heart Foundation
Our fees vary depending on the scale of the work involved for each client. Book an intro call below so we can find out more about your exact needs, and we’ll put together a proposal with full costings.
Book a call with our Associate Director, Steph Schlipper, for a time that suits you. You're welcome to book a chat even if you're not 100% sure what you're after, or which of our services may be for you.
Contact us
Get in touch with our Principal Consultant, Katie Moen.
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