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Summary of CDP Global Supply Chain Report 2021

Core Content

The CDP Global Supply Chain Report 2021 highlights the critical role of supply chain management in addressing environmental challenges. It underscores the need for companies to go beyond their own operations and engage with their suppliers to reduce environmental impact at scale and speed. The report emphasizes that the environmental impact of a company's supply chain is significantly higher than that of its direct operations, with an average of 11.4 times more greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Main Points

• Environmental Impact of Supply Chains:
  A company's supply chain is responsible for a large portion of its environmental impact. CDP found that in 2021, 11,457 suppliers responded to the climate, water, and forests questionnaires, representing a 41% increase from 2020.

• CDP's Role:
  CDP provides a transparent and science-based disclosure system that enables companies and cities to monitor and report on their environmental impact. This system helps drive accountability and action across the supply chain.

• L’Oréal’s Commitment:
  As a leader in the beauty industry, L’Oréal has pledged to reduce its environmental impact by engaging suppliers and setting ambitious targets. They aim for a 50% reduction in direct emissions (scopes 1 and 2) from strategic suppliers by 2030, compared to 2016 levels. In 2021, 75% of L’Oréal’s strategic suppliers responded to CDP's questionnaires.

• Supplier Engagement:
  L’Oréal actively engages its suppliers through initiatives like "Spread the Green Vibes" and the CDP Supply Chain program. This engagement helps suppliers measure and report their environmental impact, including carbon emissions and water use.

• Key Findings:

  • Only 20% of suppliers reported Scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services.
  • 62% of suppliers did not engage on water-related topics.
  • 59% of suppliers kept their data private, indicating concerns about accuracy and transparency.
  • Third-party verification of data is rare, with only 17% of climate-related disclosures verified.

• Challenges:

  • Companies often focus only on their own operations, neglecting broader supply chain impacts.
  • Environmental issues are interconnected, and addressing one (e.g., climate change) without considering others (e.g., deforestation, water scarcity) is insufficient.
  • Many suppliers, especially those in water-stressed areas or sourcing forest commodities in high-risk regions, do not report on these critical issues.

CDP Supply Chain Program

• Membership and Participation:

  • The CDP Supply Chain program includes over 200 member organizations with combined annual procurement spend of US$5.5 trillion.
  • In 2021, 23,487 companies were invited to disclose, with 11,457 unique responses.
  • 207 CDP Supply Chain members and 500 companies on the Supplier Engagement Rating Leaderboard are actively working on environmental sustainability.

• Themes of Disclosure:

  • Climate Change: 11,418 suppliers responded.
  • Forests: 548 suppliers responded.
  • Water Security: 2,726 suppliers responded.

• Disclosure Trends:

  • 71% of suppliers reported Scope 1 emissions, and 55% reported Scope 2 emissions.
  • 62% of suppliers reported water withdrawal data, 60% reported water consumption, and 57% reported water discharge.
  • For forest commodities, 68% of suppliers reported data for palm oil, 51% for timber, 38% for soy, and 29% for cattle products.
  • 63% of suppliers source commodities from countries with high deforestation risk.

• Data Quality and Verification:

  • Only 17% of climate-related disclosures were externally verified.
  • 12% of water-related data and 31% of forest-related data were verified by third parties.

• Call to Action:

  • The report stresses the importance of corporate buyers driving change through consistent engagement and setting science-based targets.
  • A 'test and learn' approach is encouraged to enhance supplier engagement and share best practices.
  • The report highlights the need for more comprehensive and verified environmental data to address the global environmental crisis effectively.

Conclusion

The CDP Global Supply Chain Report 2021 demonstrates that while progress is being made in environmental disclosure, there is still a long way to go. Companies must commit to transparency, accountability, and science-based targets to ensure meaningful reductions in environmental impact. Supplier engagement is essential, and the report encourages more collaboration, verification, and action to meet the goals of a sustainable future.