SUPPLY CHAIN SUSTAINABILITY
What’ s more, the organisation has established clear policies regarding supplier conduct, as well as dedicated resources within procurement teams to drive sustainability conversations. More recently, Avery Dennison began using AI and machine learning tools to evaluate its supply chain through different risk lenses.
Collaboration with supply chain partners Major players in chemicals and adhesives are among those whose contributions help Avery Dennison make good on its sustainability promises.
Michael says:“ We have dedicated resources going in and working with these companies to have conversations around innovation and what they’ re doing to reduce the greenhouse gas intensity of the products they’ re selling to us.
“ It’ s a very focused effort with our biggest and most important supply chain partners to really look at it holistically and identify opportunities where they can reduce their environmental impact, which ultimately helps us to reduce ours further upstream.”
When discussing Scope 3 emissions, Michael emphasises the importance of organisations taking individual responsibility throughout the supply chain.
“ Scope 3 drives interconnectivity and interdependence within the supply chain,” he concludes.“ So, from that perspective, monitoring and reporting is absolutely essential to drive all of us to achieve our greenhouse gas ambitions.
“ Scope 3 is a mechanism by which we drive accountability in the supply chain. From that perspective, it’ s critical.”
64 May 2025
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