This time, Ollie and Tom are joined by sustainability comms legend Solitaire Townsend to chat through the fallout of the recent SBTi drama in potentially allowing offsets to cover Scope 3 emissions. “Promise instability and promise a wild ride to your board,” the co-founder of Futerra says.
Rob Williams, Director of Sustainable Procurement in the Global Procurement team at AstraZeneca joins Ollie to talk about all things change management, bringing people with you, decarbonising heat, and helping to translate sustainability into procurement.
He also explains what he and his team – and is CPO – have achieved. And it’s a lot. Including the fact that more than 60% of AstraZeneca’s spend is now with suppliers that have got a science based target for emissions reduction.
Apparently, it’s Ollie’s favourite conversation so far on the podcast (but we’re sure he says that every week).
The final guest is Julia Salant who heads up carbon solutions at EcoVadis, a company with a rich history in developing great tools and solutions for different companies these past 16 years. Julia explains the company’s vision: to bring sustainability data to where procurement decisions are made. Today, some 100,000 suppliers are using EcoVadis, and exchanging scorecards with multiple customers to maximise impact.
There are more extensive show notes on the Scope 3 Peer Group website, so just head to www.scope3peergroup.com.
