Part of: Advancing Net Zero

Supply Chain Decarbonisation

This page provides the latest information on UKGBC's Supply Chain Decarbonisation Workstream.

Workstream Overview

The built environment is responsible for 25% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions and to rapidly decarbonise the industry must mobilise towards this common goal. At the core of any industry’s activity are complex supply chains that necessitate collaborative work to gain the clarity, agreement and support needed for climate action. For most built environment organisations, emissions within their supply chain make up the largest proportion of their carbon footprint, so simply addressing one’s own, direct emissions is not sufficient. To address this challenge, UKGBC is working with industry experts to establish an ongoing workstream that will bring cross-sector collaboration to overcome some of the barriers and challenges facing supply chains.

Engaging the Supply Chain: A Practical Guide to Delivering Sustainability Outcomes

This guide is a practical starting point for anyone wishing to work with the supply chain to deliver positive transformational sustainability outcomes in the built environment.

The built environment involves many organisations across long and complex supply chains, spanning strategic partners and project specific suppliers. These supply chains significantly influence environmental and social outcomes across the lifecycle of assets, and effective engagement can shape how buildings are designed, delivered, operated and repurposed for decades.

This guide sets out a simple four-step approach to effective supply chain engagement:

1. Which impacts to engage on

2. Who to engage with

3. When to engage

4. How to engage

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Target Audience

Building owners/occupiers and managers

including portfolio managers involved in the acquisition, management and operation of existing assets; property and facilities managers; estate teams.

Project design team members

including developers, consultants, designers, architects, urban planners, engineers, contractors, ecologists and others.

Materials suppliers and product manufacturers

who provide materials and finished goods.

Procurement teams operating across the built environment

teams responsible for sourcing, negotiating and contracting in support of the purchase of goods, works and services.

Our Supply Chain Decarbonisation Task Group is now up and running.

We have invited and convened supply chain professionals and experts from across our membership. We have also sought and continue to seek the input of those outside the organisation with particular expertise to contribute to our task group activity.

In this first year of workstream activity, as outlined above, we are focusing on the key topics of procurement and supplier and SME engagement. The group are also looking to identify the key challenges and the actions that can be taken to address those challenges and to drive decarbonisation in these areas.

Learn more about the Task Group

Advancing Net Zero Partners

Our Advancing Net Zero work is made possible thanks to our programme partners

Engaging the Supply Chain Project Partners

Thank you to our Project Partners for supporting this work

Questions?

For all the latest UKGBC updates on net zero buildings, please visit the Advancing Net Zero homepage or email us with any queries or comments at ANZ@ukgbc.org.