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Setting a Scope 3 target is meaningless if you don't give your supply chain team the tools they need to deliver it.

We turn Scope 3 commitments into a program that fits your procurement processes, supplier relationships, data and systems.

The honest version

The Scope 3 target was set without a workable procurement plan.

A common failure is to set a Scope 3 target and then hand it to procurement without the data, processes, authority or systems needed to deliver it. The commitment remains on paper while day-to-day purchasing continues unchanged.

Certificates aren't control

Supplier questionnaires and certificates provide useful information, but they do not by themselves change purchasing decisions or supplier performance.

The target was never operational

Set in a department with no influence over purchasing, and no realistic path to being executed.

Nobody wants to look past tier 1

A large share of the impact may sit beyond direct suppliers, where data and influence are more difficult to obtain.

Same goal, different result

A reporting exercise or an operational supplier program.

The usual version
  • A Scope 3 target set in isolation
  • Supplier certificates and questionnaires
  • Broad, superficial "coverage"
  • Sustainability and procurement at odds
  • Owned by no one who can act
How we do it
  • Targets grounded in how purchasing actually works
  • Hotspots and key vendors, prioritized
  • Focused effort where the footprint really is
  • A program procurement can own and run
  • People, processes and systems set up to deliver
Why this is different

Designed with practical supply-chain and procurement experience.

The work is based on how procurement and supply-chain teams make decisions, not only on carbon-accounting requirements. Keith previously worked in strategy and operations at Deloitte, with a focus on logistics and supply chain.

The tell

Several clients have subsequently asked New Day to improve procurement or supply-chain processes outside the original sustainability scope. That repeat work reflects confidence in the operational approach.

What's included

A program procurement can actually run.

Program design

The whole architecture, built to fit how your purchasing function actually works.

Purchasing process redesign

Add sustainability criteria to the existing purchasing process, roles and decision points.

Hotspot identification

Where your footprint sits, so effort goes to the suppliers and categories that matter.

Key-vendor engagement

Questionnaires, relationships and processes for the vendors that actually move the number.

Operationally-real targets

Targets based on what procurement and suppliers can deliver within the required timeframe.

Systems & phased rollout

Select tools that fit the organization and phase them in as the team develops the capacity to use them.

Custom interactive tools

Hotspot dashboards, and eco-design tools that model the CO₂ impact of ingredient and material swaps.

A Scope 3 data strategy

A real plan for getting and using the data — so the numbers hold up under scrutiny.

Interactive tool · live demo

The sustainable sourcing decision tree.

This example shows how a Scope 3 objective can be translated into purchasing decisions, supplier requirements and onboarding steps.

Sustainable Procurement Flow Chart (best experienced on desktop)
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When it's done right

A well-run Scope 3 program can strengthen your procurement processes and strategy.

For companies whose footprint is dominated by Scope 3, the supply chain is also where the largest reductions and cost savings opportunities may be found.

The data your customers are quietly asking for

Ingredient and material-level data can help customers compare options and reduce the footprint of their own products. Providing credible data may also distinguish you from competitors.

A lever on your whole sector

Better visibility across the value chain can help you influence suppliers, support industry change and make more credible claims to customers.

When this matters

This work is most useful when…

You've made Scope 3 commitments you now have to deliver

Targets or supplier pledges are on the record, and someone has to make them real.

Your footprint is dominated by what you buy

FMCG, food & beverage, retail, manufacturing, construction — where Scope 3 is most of the total.

ESG ratings flag your supply chain

Assessors or investors have pointed at supplier impact as a weakness to fix.

Customers are starting to ask for real data

Customers are asking for supplier and product data that your current systems cannot yet provide reliably.

What good looks like

Procurement owns the program and the data is defensible.

A program procurement actually owns and runs.
Effort focused on the suppliers and hotspots that matter.
Targets grounded in reality, not aspiration.
A Scope 3 program that produces measurable progress and may also strengthen the commercial offer.

Made a Scope 3 promise procurement can't keep?

In a short introductory call, we can identify the main gap between the Scope 3 commitment and the procurement processes needed to deliver it.

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