The UK’s 10 leading grocery retailers have joined forces with Manufacture 2030 (M2030) – a software platform that helps organisations reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – in a bid to decarbonise their supply chains.
Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Ocado Retail, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, and Waitrose have each partnered with M2030 as a “strategic decarbonisation partner”.
In doing so, the retailers will equip their supplier base with the tools, knowledge and resources they need to reduce GHG emissions associated with the sourcing, manufacture, and transportation of products. It is claimed that this will enable suppliers to make considerable cost and time savings.
M2030’s Climate Action Program aims to help suppliers identify and implement opportunities to reduce their environmental impact. Suppliers gain access to hundreds of best practice projects, a range of learning tools such as educational webinars and case studies, as well as one-to-one support services, and access to a partner network.
Florence Batten-Turner, Head of Retail Partnerships at M2030, commented: “Major supermarkets play an influential role in decarbonisation, both in their own operations and through broader supply chain optimisation. Collective action is vital to make the changes necessary to tackle the climate crisis, and we are thrilled that ten of the UK’s leading supermarkets are working with us to deliver on their own environmental commitments.”
In a joint statement, the supermarkets involved said: “We cannot underestimate the scale of the task when it comes to decarbonising the grocery supply chain. But by empowering our suppliers to take action through our own, individual strategic partnerships with M2030, we aim to remove thousands of tonnes of GHGs from our grocery supply chains.
“We each, individually, restate our commitment to work with M2030 to reduce the environmental impacts of our grocery supply chains. This work is vital for the future of our planet, our businesses and, crucially, our customers.”
