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Companies Target Scope 3 Emissions in Supply Chain
Companies are trying to cut the biggest part of their carbon emissions, which come from the products they sell and the parts they buy.
TVS Motor is keeping most of its suppliers close by to cut travel emissions and uses a special scorecard to check how green they are.
Apollo Tyres is working with rubber farmers to make tires cleaner.
Larsen & Toubro says designing buildings and roads better can use less material and be greener.
Big consulting firms and Amazon’s Climate Pledge are helping companies learn how to measure and lower these emissions.
All of this is to help the planet and keep the companies from paying high carbon taxes or losing customers.
Scope 3 emissions dominate corporate carbon footprints, prompting new focus.
TVS Motor localizes 96% of suppliers within 500 km and uses a proprietary sustainability index.
Apollo Tyres partners with natural rubber suppliers and supports smallholder farmers.
Larsen & Toubro emphasizes design phase to cut lifetime emissions and runs a supplier assessment program.
Consulting firms and Amazon’s Climate Pledge boost demand for Scope 3 advisory and capacity building.
- Who
- Corporate sustainability leaders from TVS Motor, Larsen & Toubro, Apollo Tyres, Deloitte India and Amazon
- What
- Efforts to reduce Scope 3 emissions across supply chains
- Where
- India
- When
- Mint Sustainability Summit 2026
- Why
- To meet net‑zero targets and avoid financial and reputational risks
Key facts
- Scope 3 share TVS Motor
- 95%
- Scope 3 share L&T
- 85-87%
- Scope 3 share Apollo Tyres
- 80%
- Supplier localization
- 96% within 500 km
- Sustainability index
- My Sustainability Index
- Supplier financing rates
- 8%, 9%, 10%
- Gold suppliers
- 116
- Platinum suppliers
- 30+
Quotes
Thakur Pherwani
Chief sustainability officer, TVS Motor
“We cannot solve this alone. Instead of imposing requirements on suppliers, how can we handhold them? That could be through capacity building, tools, standards or infrastructure that helps them make the transition”
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“When you're looking at Scope 3 overall, it's not something within your control. When it's not in your control, you have to work with your value chain partners, otherwise it's going to be a fruitless effort”
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