(C12.1) Do you engage with your value chain on climate-related issues?
Change from last year
Minor change
Rationale
The majority of most companies' emissions occur outside their direct operations. In order to truly reduce global emissions, companies must engage with their value chain on climate-related issues. This question seeks to ascertain which companies are engaging in the best practice of working with upstream and downstream partners to reduce negative environmental impacts.
Connection to other frameworks
SDG
Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production
Response options
Select all that apply from the following options:
- Yes, our suppliers
- Yes, our customers/clients
- Yes, our investees [Financial services only]
- Yes, other partners in the value chain
- No, we do not engage
Requested content
General
- Select all that apply for the reporting year, however if you select “No, we do not engage” do not select any of the other options.
- Select yes, only if you have engagements that cover GHG emissions and/or climate-related strategies (i.e. target setting, renewable energy procurement, etc.).
- Other partners in the value chain are any companies that you work with in your up- or downstream activities that are not your suppliers or customers. For example, you could select this option if you engage with your franchisees on GHG emissions and climate change strategies.
- Note that employees can be treated as value chain partners if they are making their own decisions on, for example, how they commute to work. However, if employees are under direction of their manager for business travel then they should not be treated as external to the organization; in this instance, the value chain partner is the provider of the business travel, not the employee.
Note for financial services sector companies:
- Consider your engagement activity with customers/clients and investees to encourage better disclosure and practices around climate-related risks.
- Further details can be provided in subsequent questions C-FS12.1b and C-FS12.1c.
