___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sustainability
This involves both the development and introduction of more sophisticated digital tools to communicate with our supply chain partners . The aim is to have access to continuously updated , transparent data , thereby , minimizing manual intervention and possible misalignment . At the same time , going back to basics , we are talking to each other more frequently and in person versus the virtual communication we had to use during the pandemic .
In addition , we are placing greater emphasis than ever on sharing best practices with our customers and vendors ; why should all of us make the same mistakes when we can learn from each other ? Collaboration must play a lead role , if industry is to truly move from ambition to action and make sustainability a reality .
Defining the starting point
To support the transition to a low-carbon society , ABB aims to move toward carbon neutrality in our own operations by 2030
( Scope 1 and Scope 2 ). At the same time , we are working with our main tier 1 suppliers to reduce their own CO 2 emissions . But to even begin working towards that goal , with an eye to eventually measuring our improvements , step one must be figuring out where we are today . For a company that operates across geographies and industries , and whose supply chain is made up of thousands of vendors , each of whom must comply with different regulations , this is no easy task .
But we are up for the challenge . To that end , we are tightening cooperation with our respected vendors to find a concrete methodology that will allow us to measure and better estimate our supply chain emissions and track the progress we make over time .
Additionally , we have dedicated a complete workstream to not only finding the right assessment tools but cross-checking the formulae they use to ensure it meets our requirements .
At the same time , we are
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