Case Study
Collaborating with Pure Strategies to advance supply chain sustainability.
Pure Strategies, a leader in sustainability consulting, launched Pure Supply™, a platform designed to empower suppliers and help companies achieve their climate and sustainability targets. To bring this vision to life, Pure Strategies partnered with us to design and develop Pure Supply™, transforming supplier engagement into a streamlined, scalable process.
The Challenge
Engaging Supply Chains for Sustainability Goals
Companies with complex supply chains face significant challenges in engaging suppliers effectively. For industries like food and apparel, the majority of greenhouse gas emissions come from upstream suppliers, making effective supplier engagement crucial to achieving corporate climate goals.
Pure Strategies needed a solution that went beyond simple data collection—a platform that empowered suppliers through education, guidance, and support at every stage of their sustainability journey.
Our Solution
A Comprehensive, Scalable Platform for Supplier Engagement and Progress.
Our team collaborated with Pure Strategies to develop Pure Supply™, an online platform that guides suppliers through five key phases of sustainability progress.
Key features of Pure Supply include:
Phased Supplier Engagement: A structured, five-stage program that helps suppliers progress from initial exploration to achieving specific sustainability targets.
Scalable Automation: An online platform enabling efficient, large-scale management of supplier engagement, ideal for scaling sustainability programs.
Educational Resource Library: Curated materials to support each phase of supplier progress, helping to build supplier knowledge and capability.
Expert Advisory Support: Advisory services to ensure suppliers have access to expert insights throughout their journey.
Standardized Assessments & Dashboards: Streamlined data collection and customizable dashboards for tracking supplier performance and ensuring transparency.
The platform includes modules for Science-Based Targets (SBTs) and renewable energy adoption, with the flexibility for future additions to accommodate more sustainability initiatives.
Results & Impact.
Pure Supply™ is transforming how companies engage their suppliers to advance sustainability goals. By providing a structured, step-by-step approach, Pure Supply enables companies to efficiently guide suppliers of varying capabilities towards shared climate objectives.
Key outcomes include:
Enhanced Supplier Engagement: Suppliers are now better equipped with clear guidance, leading to higher engagement rates and tangible progress on sustainability initiatives.
Scalable Impact: The platform’s automation and phased approach allow businesses to manage sustainability programs at scale, engaging more suppliers effectively.
Data-Driven Insights: Standardized assessments and real-time dashboards enable companies to monitor supplier progress and make informed decisions, improving supply chain transparency.
Pure Supply’s dual-module approach—focused on Science-Based Targets and renewable energy—provides a clear pathway for suppliers to contribute actively to corporate sustainability commitments.
Conclusion
The collaboration between our team and Pure Strategies successfully brought the Pure Supply platform to life, making meaningful supplier engagement achievable on a broad scale. Through innovative design and comprehensive support, we helped Pure Strategies empower suppliers, advance sustainability commitments, and make real progress toward achieving corporate climate goals.
Pure Supply stands as a testament to the power of technology and strategic collaboration in advancing sustainability across complex supply chains. The platform continues to evolve, with future modules and expanded capabilities on the horizon, reinforcing our joint commitment to fostering impactful environmental change.