Reducing your value chain emissions

These resources have been curated by Positive Impact to support event sector small to medium enterprises acheive a net zero carbon target. Positive Impact is an Accelerator for Race to Zero.

These resources will be regularly updated. They were inspired by the goal to create a climate action framework for events and include resources from the SME Climate Hub tailored to the event sector.

At each step we will provide you with a checklist of 2 hours worth of action.

Here is your checklist for REDUCING YOUR VALUE CHAIN EMISSIONS.

The event sector supply chain is vast. This step will help you engage with your suppliers and also provide insight into what your clients could need from you.

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READ

1. 10 Ways to Reduce Your Event Carbon Footprint in Collaboration With Project Drawdown and understand:

• What the 10 main ways to reduce the average events carbon footprint are

• Ideas for actions you can take to reduce your event carbon footprint

10 Ways to Reduce Your Event Carbon Footprint in Collaboration With Project Drawdown

2. UK Business Climate Hub steps that can be taken to cut your emissions and understand:

• How to be a Good Supplier Guide and understand:

• What your clients could start asking you

• Best practice examples 

• What a sustainable procurement approach

UK Business Climate Hub steps

3. UN Global Compact and Businesses for Social Responsibility guide on supply chain engagement and understand:

• How to create processes for your supply chain engagement in line with ISO20121

• How to collaborate with your supply chain
  

UN Global Compact and Businesses for Social Responsibility guide on supply chain engagement

4. The Exponential Roadmap 1.5°C Supplier Engagement Guide and understand:

• How to engage suppliers to take climate action

• How to work with suppliers to set and implement a 1.5°C target and move to action

• How to harmonise buyers’ requirements and simplify supplier engagement on climate

Exponential Roadmap 1.5°C Supplier Engagement Guide

ACT

1. Use a platform created by Positive Impact to identify available actions you could request from your value chain which will help you:

• Create a list of credible actions so you can demonstrate action in advancing the Paris Agreement

• Tailor your list to your unique event

• Access credible resources that will support you to turn your list into action

Positive Impact Idea Generator

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