Sustainability in procurement and the role of technology

Florian Sommer and Tanja Fischer
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Florian Sommer: Senior Manager, Capgemini, Germany
Tanja Fischer: Senior Consultant, Capgemini Invent, Germany

Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Procurement, 2022, vol. 5, issue 1, 63-76

Abstract: This paper elaborates on relevant dimensions regarding the implementation of sustainability practices in procurement based on a holistic framework. The importance of procurement in corporate decarbonisation activities is also addressed. It is argued that Scope 3.1 emissions, those emissions generated by purchased goods and services, have the most obvious connection to the procurement organisation and often account for the majority of all corporate emissions. Thus, this paper describes potential calculation methods to assess the Scope 3.1 emissions as well as potential reduction levers that procurement managers can initiate to contribute to their organisation’s reduction targets. Moreover, the current technology landscape to support sustainability goals is examined and requirements that future tools should meet to add value from a sustainability and procurement perspective are developed.

Keywords: sustainability; procurement; ESG; carbon accounting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L23 M11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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