Supplier Introduction to Green Supply Chain Management
Why green supply chains?
Ensuring complete environmental compliance has never been more important in China’s manufacturing history. Multinational and domestic brands are increasingly concerned about their environmental risks due to China’s unprecedented measures to strengthened environmental law enforcement in recent years. Since 2016, China has dispatched several rounds of central government inspectors to crack down on lax regulation at the local level, increasing the rate of factory closures, production halts and supply chain disruptions.
IPE therefore encourages suppliers of all sizes to track their own performance and respond to any issues in a timely manner.
How do I know if I have environmental violation records?
Suppliers can find their previous regulatory records in IPE’s Blue Map database, which contains 1.7 million corporate violation records and real-time emissions monitoring data for over 18,000 high impact factories.
What should I do if I find a violation record?
IPE requests that suppliers submit a public explanation detailing the cause of the violation and their rectification plans. This step demonstrates to stakeholders that you are aware of the issue and actively resolving it. Non-compliance records may be removed via GCA audits. Click to read more.
Public Explanations and Record RemovalHow can I demonstrate more advanced environmental responsibility?
Suppliers are strongly encouraged to go beyond basic regulatory compliance by monitoring and steadily reducing their energy, water, and chemical use, as well as GHG emissions and pollution discharge. By publishing an annual PRTR data form, suppliers demonstrate that they are monitoring their overall environmental footprint and setting targets to reduce their impacts.
Pollutant Release and Transfer Registry (PRTR) is an environmental database or inventory of both hazardous chemical substances and conventional pollutants released into the air, water and soil and transferred off-site for treatment and disposal collected on an annual basis. PRTR reporting systems are commonly used in the U.S., the E.U., Japan and other regions around the world.
For more information, please see the report: Establishing a PRTR Disclosure System in China
How can I decrease vulnerability to my own supply chain disruptions?
Suppliers can use IPE’s supply chain oversight tools to search for and track their upstream and downstream partners. This step ideally extends to all enterprises in which the company has invested or relies on for production, including all tiers of material production, logistics and service providers, wastewater treatment and and hazardous waste treatment plants.
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Raw Materials
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Processing
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Manufacturing & Assembly
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Direct Suppliers
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Waste Treatment
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Packaging
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Retail & Distribution
Since 2006, over 11,000 factories have responded to their environmental records and publicly disclose their environmental information. Join leading enterprises in environmental responsibility and sustainability today.
