Henkel, the owner of the Schwarzkopf haircare range and several well-known cleaning and adhesive brands, has launched an engagement programme for its worldwide suppliers called ‘Climate Connect’. The programme aims to “advance decarbonisation along the value chain through the collection of emissions data, jointly defined actions for reduction and continuous upskilling.”
Henkel will work with ‘Manufacture 2030’, an organisation operating in the field of carbon reduction, to address its raw material and packaging suppliers as well as contract manufacturers and suppliers of traded goods worldwide, where a total of more than 90% of Henkel’s Scope 3 upstream emissions occur.
The programme, which will record key figures on energy, water consumption and waste volumes, shall be rolled out and adapted to an increasing number of suppliers in the different scope 3 categories in the future. With the help of the data generated as well as corresponding training, Henkel and Manufacture 2030 plan to offer participating suppliers individual support in assessing their baseline and setting measures for climate actions.
“Compared to large companies, our small- and medium-sized partners often find it difficult to record their CO2 emissions as they lack the capacity to do so. Yet this data is hugely relevant, as it is the only way to define targets and measures to reduce these emissions. For us at Henkel, this in return is the basis for reducing our Scope 3 emissions and achieving our climate protection targets,” said Bertrand Conquéret, Chief Procurement Officer at Henkel.
“The ‘Climate Connect’ programme is therefore designed as a long-term partner project with which we want to support our suppliers directly and as individually as possible.”
