Accenture provided the government with an analysis of corporate approaches to reporting on and reducing greenhouse gases. Building on these insights, it provided strategic recommendations for requesting carbon reporting from government suppliers. These recommendations were aligned with the government’s principles of ease of use, transparency, parity, contribution to overall reduction in the government carbon footprint and leverage of existing systems.
Accenture also delivered recommendations for engaging government suppliers and their supply chains to help determine the most time and cost-effective mechanisms for requesting supplier data and integrating it into the procurement strategy.
A final component of Accenture’s contribution was a strategy for educating the government contracting community on sustainability. With Accenture’s help, the government now is better equipped to proceed with its ambitious and vital task of reducing the carbon footprint across its vast supply chain.