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Carbon emissions from a typical company鈥檚 supply chain are on average 5.5 times that of direct emissions, including from facilities and company vehicles. In certain sectors such as retail and food & beverage, that ratio goes up to 10 or 20 times. Reducing the environmental impact of supply chain emissions depends on both public pressure and government regulation.

In episode 3 of the second season of Delve鈥檚 The "New Normal" podcast series, Professor Sanjith Gopalakrishnan from the Desautels Faculty of Management at 麻豆AV joins journalist Dave Kaufman to discuss the major impact that supply chain management has on climate change, how to mitigate the environmental impact caused by supply chain greenhouse gas emissions, and whether progress made in the rationalization of greenhouse gases will allow for the Paris Accord targets to be achieved.

鈥淢any companies tout their goals to be carbon neutral by 2030 or 2040, but often these goals do not include emissions from their supply chains. Reducing emissions from your own operations is certainly a good start,鈥� Gopalakrishnan argues. 鈥淏ut given that supply chain emissions are six to 20 times direct emissions, if companies want to seriously consider their carbon footprint and make a meaningful change, the holy grail of sustainable operations is in reducing your scope three, that is, your supply chain.鈥�

For more insights, listen to the full interview with Professor Sanjith Gopalakrishnan on the and read Gopalakrishnan鈥檚 research paper .

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Founded in 2019, Delve is the official thought leadership publication of 麻豆AV鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management. Under the direction of Professor Saku Mantere, inaugural Editor-in-Chief, Delve features the latest in management thinking that stretches perspectives, sparks new ideas, and brings clarity to decision-makers at all levels and across sectors.