Carbon Disclosure Project

Published by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and written by AEA, the ‘CDP Public Procurement Programme 2009 Central Government Report’ illustrates the importance that the UK Government places on the business impact of climate change and the expectations that it is placing on its own suppliers.

The report is the result of an unprecedented collaboration on climate change undertaken by 14 Government departments and executive agencies, including the Cabinet Office, Department for Business Innovation & Skills, Ministry of Defence, Office of Government Commerce, to encourage their suppliers to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate change related risk.

This report clearly shows that the UK Government is seeking to exert its influence through the supply chain, presenting key messages and insight for its suppliers. It illustrates that suppliers have a major role to play in cutting carbon emissions and that there is a need for better integration of carbon reduction strategies within organisational policies.