“Typically , at least 60 % of your greenhouse gas emissions on record are coming from your supply chains in the form of raw materials and transportation ”
CLARIANT
Markus Mirgeler , Head of Group Procurement at Clariant , on the company ’ s drive for sustainable and transparent procurement operations in the chemicals industry
“Typically , at least 60 % of your greenhouse gas emissions on record are coming from your supply chains in the form of raw materials and transportation ”
MARKUS MIRGELER HEAD OF GLOBAL PROCUREMENT , CLARIANT
With Clariant being a Europe-based player in the chemicals industry , Markus Mirgeler , Head of Group Procurement explains that “ the challenge for anybody in Europe is greenhouse gas ( GHG ) emissions reduction , and this is spreading globally .” Interestingly , Mirgeler reflects that most CO2 emissions are coming from the suppliers in the chemicals industry . “ A chemical company ’ s operation makes up around 30 % of its greenhouse gas emissions , whilst the main share comes from the upstream and downstream value chain activities . For Clariant , a significant share is generated from the raw materials procured .”
With most organisations having a 10 year timeframe , which outlines how much they want to have reduced their GHG emissions by 2030 , 2035 or 2040 , Mirgeler explains that “ at Clariant we have defined science-based climate targets that we want to achieve by 2030 . But in the chemicals industry this requires technology changes , which we know can take four to five years , so if you don ’ t have an idea by 2024 of what you want to do , there is no way you can achieve the target in 2030 .” Whilst the timeline seems long , by the time each element comes together there are only a few years left to achieve the desired targets . supplychaindigital . com 97