How can we control the emissions of our products in their future use?

When it comes to limiting the emissions from our products once they've left our organisation, the responsbility lies with each of us - not just our customers, but their customers too, until the end of a product’s use.

Global CO2 emissions are generally dominated by the consumption of energy, so this means that our energy use is a great place to make meaningful change. 

For example, if a mine produces raw materials, these raw materials are then sent to a manufacturer, where energy is used to create a component part. This is then sent to a business who uses the component in a larger product (using more energy, and often greenhouse gases in the processes). The finished product is then sent to an end-user, who is likely to use a large amount of long-term energy (in the form of electricity) to use the product. 

The impact of all of this energy consumption can, therefore, be significantly reduced by decarbonising our energy sources throughout the supply chain.