Schneider Electric’s ambitious Zero Carbon Project has seen it named overall winner in the CIPS Excellence in Procurement Awards 2022.
Under the project, Schneider has partnered with its top 1,000 suppliers – which represent 70% of the company’s carbon output – to halve their operational emissions by 2025.
The Zero Carbon Project, launched in 2021, sees Schneider providing tools and resources to suppliers to help them set and achieve their own carbon reduction targets.
Globally 1,019 suppliers are formally onboarded and have committed to strong decarbonisation. More than 70% of participating suppliers are embarking on an emission-reduction trajectory for the first time.
As part of the programme an extensive supplier support framework has been deployed, comprising mentoring, exclusive access to a web portal with the latest training, and advisory support from Schneider.
In less than a year nearly 40% of those suppliers have shown average reductions of around 4% in carbon emissions.
This work is part of Schneider’s wider goal of achieving a net zero carbon emissions in its supply chain by 2050.
Along with overall victory, Schneider also won Best Sustainability Project of the Year.
The judges said: “It’s a fantastic initiative with massive impact across 1,000 suppliers. It shows impressive ambition with a good measurement of the progress.”
The awards were presented at a glamorous ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane, London, with headline sponsor RS Components.
The CIPS Excellence in Procurement Awards winners 2022:
Overall winner
Schneider Electric
Public Procurement Project of the Year
NHS Arden & GEM CSU – Support For The Covid-19 Vaccination Programme
Procurement Team of the Year – Small Organisation
BlueLight Commercial – Transforming Commercial Services Together Across Blue Light Services
Procurement Team of the Year – Large Organisation
Walgreens Boots Alliance – Procurement, The WBA Way!
Procurement Consultancy Project of the Year
Curzon Consulting – Procurement Transformation Programme with Ramsay Health Care
Outstanding People Development Programme
Lloyds Banking Group – Pivoting To A High Performance Commercial Sourcing Capability
Outstanding Diversity and Inclusion Practices in Procurement Teams
BP – Positive Impacts From A Great Team
Best Use of Digital Technology
GEP – Transforming Procure-to-Pay Operations With GEP SMART
Best Sustainability Project of the Year
Schneider Electric – The Zero Carbon Project
Best Supplier Relationship Management Initiative
IAND – Integrating ESG Into Supplier Relationship Management
Best Procurement Transformation Programme
Vectura Limited – Vectura’s Business Transformation
Best Practice in Supply Chain Integration
MTN Group – Digitising Supply Chain Ecosystem
Best Initiative to Deliver Social Value through Procurement
Birmingham City Council – Corporate Procurement (Policy & Governance Team) – Match My Project
Best Initiative to Build a Diverse Supplier Base
Safaricom PLC – Women In Business (WIB) Diversity & Inclusion
Best Collaborative Teamwork Project
Shell – ‘Clear As Mud’
Best Approach to Risk Mitigation
Sellafield Ltd – Supply Chain Risk And Resilience Transformation
Leader of the Year
Thomas Udesen – Bayer
Young Talent
Niklas Ring – Deutsche Post DHL
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