The LEGO Group calls on suppliers to meet current emissions targets
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With 99 percent of carbon emissions coming from outside operations, LEGO Group suppliers play a key role in achieving sustainability goals. The new Supplier Sustainability Programme outlines the short-term targets suppliers must meet by 2026.
Billund, Denmark, July 3, 2024: To reduce carbon emissions in its supply chain, the LEGO Group today launched a new Supplier Sustainability Programme in recognition of the critical role suppliers play in helping achieve its goals. The company aims to reduce its emissions by 37 percent by 2032 and reach net zero by 2050. To achieve this, its suppliers must take significant steps to reduce their own emissions.
More than 99 percent of the LEGO Group's total CO2 emissions come from outside its own operations, largely from suppliers who provide raw materials, machinery, products and services related to LEGO® products.
Annette Stube, Chief Sustainability Officer at the LEGO Group, said: “Put simply, a net zero world is simply not possible unless we find solutions bigger than our own operations. We cannot achieve our sustainability goals alone – we must work together with our suppliers. We want children to inherit a healthy planet and there is no time to lose.”
Today’s announcement is a key part of the LEGO Group’s Climate Action Plan. The company is also working urgently to measurably reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its own operations, which requires reducing energy consumption and accelerating the transition to renewable energy. Examples of this include increasing solar capacity by 16 percent from 2022, with plans to double this by 2026. This year, the company also introduced an annual Carbon KPI, which measures emissions in factories, stores and offices to help ensure progress in the near term.
Carsten Rasmussen, Chief Operations Officer at the LEGO Group added: “Sustainability is a license to operate and a requirement for the way we do business, including how we select our suppliers. We have ideas and we have a path, but we can’t do it alone. We need all our great partners to help us achieve our sustainability goals. The Supplier Sustainability Programme is built on collaboration and we cannot underestimate the power of working together to create real, lasting change and a more sustainable future.”
Key requirements for suppliers
The Supplier Sustainability Programme builds on the Engage-to-Reduce programme that the LEGO Group launched in 2014 to help suppliers report environmental data and reduce their carbon, water and forest impacts.
It outlines the key requirements and actions suppliers must take, including:
Providing specific data on the amount of carbon associated with the products and services the LEGO Group purchases.
Asking suppliers for near-term targets demonstrating emissions savings related to the production of these products by 2026 and further by 2028.
Work together to identify and develop the actions and initiatives that suppliers need to take to meet the LEGO Group’s reduction targets. This includes improving the efficiency of their facilities to use fewer resources, switching to renewable energy sources where possible or finding less carbon-intensive ways to transport materials.
Suppliers will be required to share reports starting in 2024, and this will now become an annual requirement.
The LEGO Group is focused on building capacity and will share knowledge and learnings with suppliers, initially focused on carbon accounting, to help them meet targets. It also has a team of sustainability experts that suppliers can contact if needed.
The company launched the new Supplier Sustainability Programme at a recent Supplier Summit to inform and engage suppliers across all purchasing categories that make the largest contributions to Scope 3 carbon emissions.
The LEGO Group continues to work with urgency to reduce emissions. It has increased spending on environmental initiatives by 60 percent in 2023 compared to 2022, including making significant investments in sustainable material innovation, manufacturing technology and the supply chain.
Billund, Denmark, July 3, 2024: To reduce carbon emissions in its supply chain, the LEGO Group today launched a new Supplier Sustainability Programme in recognition of the critical role suppliers play in helping achieve its goals. The company aims to reduce its emissions by 37 percent by 2032 and reach net zero by 2050. To achieve this, its suppliers must take significant steps to reduce their own emissions.
More than 99 percent of the LEGO Group's total CO2 emissions come from outside its own operations, largely from suppliers who provide raw materials, machinery, products and services related to LEGO® products.
Annette Stube, Chief Sustainability Officer at the LEGO Group, said: “Put simply, a net zero world is simply not possible unless we find solutions bigger than our own operations. We cannot achieve our sustainability goals alone – we must work together with our suppliers. We want children to inherit a healthy planet and there is no time to lose.”
Today’s announcement is a key part of the LEGO Group’s Climate Action Plan. The company is also working urgently to measurably reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its own operations, which requires reducing energy consumption and accelerating the transition to renewable energy. Examples of this include increasing solar capacity by 16 percent from 2022, with plans to double this by 2026. This year, the company also introduced an annual Carbon KPI, which measures emissions in factories, stores and offices to help ensure progress in the near term.
Carsten Rasmussen, Chief Operations Officer at the LEGO Group added: “Sustainability is a license to operate and a requirement for the way we do business, including how we select our suppliers. We have ideas and we have a path, but we can’t do it alone. We need all our great partners to help us achieve our sustainability goals. The Supplier Sustainability Programme is built on collaboration and we cannot underestimate the power of working together to create real, lasting change and a more sustainable future.”
Key requirements for suppliers
The Supplier Sustainability Programme builds on the Engage-to-Reduce programme that the LEGO Group launched in 2014 to help suppliers report environmental data and reduce their carbon, water and forest impacts.
It outlines the key requirements and actions suppliers must take, including:
Providing specific data on the amount of carbon associated with the products and services the LEGO Group purchases.
Asking suppliers for near-term targets demonstrating emissions savings related to the production of these products by 2026 and further by 2028.
Work together to identify and develop the actions and initiatives that suppliers need to take to meet the LEGO Group’s reduction targets. This includes improving the efficiency of their facilities to use fewer resources, switching to renewable energy sources where possible or finding less carbon-intensive ways to transport materials.
Suppliers will be required to share reports starting in 2024, and this will now become an annual requirement.
The LEGO Group is focused on building capacity and will share knowledge and learnings with suppliers, initially focused on carbon accounting, to help them meet targets. It also has a team of sustainability experts that suppliers can contact if needed.
The company launched the new Supplier Sustainability Programme at a recent Supplier Summit to inform and engage suppliers across all purchasing categories that make the largest contributions to Scope 3 carbon emissions.
The LEGO Group continues to work with urgency to reduce emissions. It has increased spending on environmental initiatives by 60 percent in 2023 compared to 2022, including making significant investments in sustainable material innovation, manufacturing technology and the supply chain.