Issue - meetings

Cabinet Members: Finance and Climate Change Delivery & Environment

Forward Plan Ref: 2023/079

Contact: Melissa Sage, Head of Procurement & Contract Management, melissa.sage@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Report by Director of Finance (CA11).

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to approve the proposed policy position for the Council on supply chain (Scope 3) emissions as set out in Annex 1.

Recommendations approved.

Cabinet had before it a report recommending adoption of a policy to create a robust and prioritised approach to addressing supply chain emissions.

Supply chain emissions (sometimes described as ‘Scope 3’ emissions) made up around 90% of Oxfordshire County Council’s (OCC) overall emissions. The Council was already working with some of its contractors to reduce carbon emissions, both through the social value policy and direct engagement with some contracts. The reporting of contractor emissions however was currently very limited. 

The Director of Finance introduced the report.

Councillor Pete Sudbury, Cabinet Member for Climate Change Delivery Environment, referred to the Council’s environmental strategy priorities and said he was pleased that these were being extended to many areas of the Council’s services.

Councillor Sudbury moved and Councillor Miller seconded the recommendations and they were approved.

RESOLVED to approve the proposed policy position for the Council on supply chain (Scope 3) emissions as set out in Annex 1 to the report.