Reflecting on our recent workshop at Retail Jam in partnership with Beyondly we are buoyed by the enthusiasm amongst delegates to accurately track their carbon emissions throughout their supply chains. As we all strive for the same goal, it appears we are all facing some common challenges.
Number of Stakeholders
The number of possible stakeholders involved in the supply chain is almost endless and the need for these parties to connect is critical to ensure accurate carbon tracking. These relationships can differ greatly in their level of complexity, maturity, and influence.
Accuracy vs Action
We need to act quickly, and at scale, to make a difference to our planet and address the climate emergency. The need for accuracy does not need to come at the expense of action. To address this dilemma, technology can offer validation tools to increase accuracy and exclude common human errors, meeting the need for trusted and reliable data.
Timeliness
Timeliness is key to ensuring accuracy. Having a technology spanning the entire supply chain all in one place allows previously disparate elements to simultaneously share data and provide a central source of truth.
Technology is vital to uniting all parties in a centralised way. Supply chains are no longer linear and the processes we use to manage them need to reflect this. The One World platform understands the complexity of this ecosystem and the need for collaboration at every stage.
The foundation of accurate tracking is to measure an organisation’s individual carbon impact, across scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions to encompass the value chain, and establish a calculated current position to inform strategic targets and action for all parties. Beyondly provides full circle carbon management solutions to produce this analysis, driven by data led methodologies.
Lucy Clarke
Marketing Manager