AstraZeneca, Secaro, and ERM launched the Clean Heat Program, designed to deliver heat decarbonization solutions to help businesses protect supply chains against energy security risks and price volatility.
“Decarbonizing heat is now business critical,” says Emily Prior, chief growth officer, Secaro. “It is an essential way to protect revenue, reduce exposure to energy price shocks, and stay ahead of regulation and investor and customer expectations.”
“By combining Secaro’s data with ERM’s technical expertise, we can accelerate the delivery of heat decarbonization projects that have historically struggled to move beyond preliminary assessment,” says Jon Hughes, partner at ERM. “The Clean Heat Program will provide clients with the practical implementation support required to decarbonize industrial heat while strengthening resilience, reducing risk, and unlocking value across the supply chain.”
Key takeaways:
· The Clean Heat Program builds on the progress to date of industry collaborations such as the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI), which has an active working group focused on supplier education and heat decarbonization. The program will also work closely with initiatives led by the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative (PSCI) and the Scope 3 Peer Group.
· The new program will utilize Secaro’s environmental supply chain data, including new heat-specific data, the platform’s data collection, analysis and solution recommendation tools, and its 8,000 membership network of buyers, suppliers and solutions providers. ERM will provide deeper, technical assessments on heat, using the insights from Secaro’s data, and will guide businesses through to solutions, investment and impact.
· AstraZeneca joined as a founding partner, gaining early access to the program, shared development and learning, and a structured way to enable supplier action in a critical emissions hotspot.
"It's clear that a program like this is the fastest and most effective way to decarbonize heat in our supply chain," says Rob Williams, senior director of sustainable procurement at AstraZeneca. “We are long-term partners with Secaro and ERM, and now we're expanding relationships with peers, buyers from other industries, and suppliers to plan, fund, and launch the projects that will make heat decarbonization a reality. This level of collaboration is essential."
