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Self-Assessment

Select where your organization currently operates and where you want to get to. There is no obligation to reach "Leading Org." — choose the target that is right for your business context and investment capacity.

📍 Current Level
🎯 Target Level
Select your current and target levels above to map your assessment on this initiative.
Fundamental
Market Standard
Above Average
Leading Org.

Technology

  • Supplier code of conduct updated to include minimum sustainability and GHG reporting expectations
  • Standard RFP template with sustainability questionnaire section added to procurement process

Process

  • Including sustainability criteria in supplier pre-qualification and onboarding checklists
  • Establishing a supplier sustainability scorecard used in annual supplier review discussions
  • Defining minimum acceptable CDP score or equivalent for preferred supplier designation

Financing

  • Internal procurement policy updated to include sustainability weighting in sourcing decisions
  • Legal review of existing contracts to assess feasibility of adding sustainability clauses at renewal

Technology

  • Fundamental Technologies +
  • Sustainability-linked supplier contract templates with carbon reduction KPIs and reporting milestones
  • Supplier portal enabling real-time progress tracking against contractual sustainability commitments

Process

  • Negotiating sustainability improvement plans (SIPs) with key suppliers as addenda to commercial contracts
  • Incorporating Scope 3 supplier performance metrics into annual strategic supplier reviews
  • Establishing remediation and escalation process for suppliers failing to meet sustainability commitments

Financing

  • Pricing preferentials and volume commitments linked to supplier sustainability performance scores
  • Penalty and bonus clauses in high-spend contracts tied to verified emissions reduction milestones

Technology

  • Market Standard Technologies +
  • Dynamic sourcing platform scoring and ranking suppliers on real-time sustainability performance
  • Automated contract compliance monitoring flagging suppliers falling behind on emissions commitments

Process

  • Requiring SBTi-validated targets in contracts with top 20% of suppliers by Scope 3 emissions contribution
  • Integrating supplier sustainability scores into category management and strategic sourcing strategies
  • Publishing supplier contract sustainability requirements to signal market expectations

Financing

  • Sustainability-linked supply chain financing (reverse factoring) rewarding high-performing suppliers with lower-cost credit
  • Carbon price embedded in commercial negotiations for high-emission commodity categories

Technology

  • Above Average Technologies +
  • Fully automated sustainability compliance tracking across entire supplier base via integrated data platform
  • Digital contracts with smart clause triggers for sustainability milestone achievement and penalty events

Process

  • Requiring verified net-zero transition plans from all strategic suppliers as contract condition
  • Publishing annual supplier sustainability compliance report with aggregate performance metrics
  • Engaging legal and industry peers to develop standardized sustainability contract clauses for sector adoption

Financing

  • Supply chain green bond issuance backed by contractually verified supplier emissions reductions
  • Scope 3 reductions from structured supplier commitments submitted as insetting credits or Article 6 outcomes

Related Pathways

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