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Research, regulation and what it means for brands and their supply chains.
Engaging Chinese Factories on Carbon Reduction
How buyers can engage Chinese factories on carbon reduction: segment suppliers, make the financial case and ask for verifiable data, not promises.
7 min read →Supplier Decarbonisation RFP Template
Use this supplier decarbonisation RFP template to assess carbon data, reduction plans, delivery capability and commercial terms consistently.
7 min read →Scope 3 Supplier Engagement Playbook
Build a supplier engagement program for Scope 3: how to segment suppliers, request the right data, and set a target that holds up under SBTi's standards.
6 min read →CSRD: Climate Data from Asian Suppliers
Build a proportionate CSRD climate-data request for Asian suppliers, covering Scope 1–3 evidence, estimates, value-chain caps and procurement use.
7 min read →Product Carbon Footprints: Reliable Supplier Data
How buyers should judge whether a supplier's product carbon footprint is reliable, covering ISO 14067, the GHG Protocol, PACT and Catena-X data rules.
7 min read →EU Recycled Plastics: New Verification Rules
EU recycled-plastic verification now requires facility-level evidence, batch declarations and accredited checks. Here is what packaging buyers should request.
7 min read →Prioritising Suppliers: Carbon, Cost and Risk
Prioritise suppliers using carbon, cost and risk—not spend alone. Build a practical scorecard for data requests and decarbonisation support.
7 min read →Supplier Carbon Data: China, Vietnam and India
How buyers should read supplier carbon data from China's ETS, Vietnam's carbon market and India's CCTS, and match it to CBAM, CSRD and SBTi needs.
7 min read →EU Electrical Steel Safeguards: What Asian Suppliers Need to Know
EU electrical steel safeguards started 25 September 2026, setting quotas and minimum prices on China, Japan and South Korea — what buyers should check now.
6 min read →China Battery Clusters: The Clean-Tech Sourcing Edge
China battery clusters can accelerate clean-tech scale-up. Learn how buyers should assess cost, carbon data, market access and supply risk today.
8 min read →Made in EU Rules: What They Mean for Asian Suppliers
Made in EU rules under the draft Industrial Accelerator Act could reshape EU sourcing from Asia. Here is what is proposed, and why it matters now.
7 min read →EU SME ESG Data Cap: What Buyers Can Request
EU buyers face a new limit on ESG data demands to smaller suppliers. Learn what the value-chain cap covers, what stays voluntary and how to adapt.
8 min read →China's Clean-Tech Exports: What EU Buyers Should Take From the Avoided-Emissions Figures
China's clean-tech exports avoided an estimated 374 MtCO2 in 2025. What EU buyers can and cannot claim, and how to report Chinese solar, EVs and batteries.
7 min read →LNG Costs: A Factory Playbook for China, Japan and Korea
LNG costs are squeezing Asian factories. Learn how to check supplier surcharges, assess heat efficiency and protect carbon data in China, Japan and Korea.
7 min read →Victoria's Data Centre Rules: Bring Your Own Renewable Power
Victoria's data centre plan requires own renewable power, grid-cost funding and recycled water. See what is set, what is proposed and what to ask providers.
5 min read →EU ETS Reform: What the MSR Proposal Means for Buyers
EU ETS reform could reshape the carbon market reserve. Understand the proposal, its link to CBAM costs and what procurement teams should review now.
6 min read →EU Methane Import Rules: What Buyers Must Do Now
Understand the EU methane import rules, the debate over delays and penalties, and the evidence procurement teams should collect from energy suppliers now.
6 min read →CBAM 2026: How Asian Suppliers Can Provide Verifiable Embedded-Emissions Data to EU Buyers
CBAM 2026 guide for Asian suppliers: what embedded-emissions data EU buyers need, how verification works, and how to avoid marked-up default values.
8 min read →Who Pays for Supplier Decarbonisation? Funding Energy-Efficiency Projects in Asia
Funding supplier decarbonisation in Asia: how to split energy-efficiency costs between suppliers, lenders, ESCOs and buyers, and make the Scope 3 gains count.
10 min read →India Builds CBAM Verification Capacity: What It Means for Steel, Aluminium and Industrial Supply Chains
India is building CBAM verification capacity. What limited verifiers and upstream data gaps mean for EU importers of Indian steel and aluminium in 2026.
7 min read →How to Reduce Scope 3 Emissions in Asia Without Raising Product Costs
How to reduce Scope 3 emissions in Asian supply chains without raising product costs: the levers that save money, the data you need and where costs do rise.
8 min read →What Does a Supplier Carbon Assessment Include? A Factory-Level Checklist
Supplier carbon assessment checklist: what to review at factory level, from energy and refrigerants to electricity sourcing, materials, allocation and data quality.
7 min read →Supplier Decarbonisation: A 90-Day Pilot Plan for Procurement Teams
A 90-day supplier decarbonisation pilot plan for procurement teams: how to scope categories, collect supplier data, agree actions and decide whether to scale.
7 min read →How to Launch a Supplier Decarbonisation Programme in China
How to launch a supplier decarbonisation programme in China: choose a first cohort, request data suppliers already hold, and target the levers that work.
9 min read →Supply Chain Decarbonisation in Asia: A Practical Guide for European Procurement Teams
Supply chain decarbonisation in Asia: a practical guide for European procurement teams to prioritise suppliers, improve data and reduce emissions.
8 min read →Decoding the SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2: What Changed and How to Prepare
SBTi's Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2 splits companies into two categories, widens Scope 3 coverage and adds early removals. What changed, and a 6-step plan.
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