Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Half of Multinationals to Choose Suppliers Based on CO2 Emissions

Attention companies: Ignore carbon emissions at your peril. That big client of yours isn't ignoring theirs, and they just might fire you for dragging them down...

According to a study by Carbon Trust Advisory, fully one-half of multinational companies plan to select suppliers based on carbon performance.

The research says that 29% of suppliers are likely to lose their places on green supply chains if they do not have adequate performance records on carbon. The research also finds that 58% of multinationals will in the future pay a premium for low carbon suppliers to reduce their overall corporate carbon footprints.

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