The Supply Chain Data Partnership (SCDP) will seek to provide a location dataset for global supply chains such as palm oil, soy, cotton, rubber, mills, factories and wood-based packaging applications to increase resilience to climate change.
Ordnance Survey (OS) is working in collaboration with Esri UK, Deloitte and Planet Labs PBC, with support from Trase, to establish the Supply Chain Data Partnership (SCDP).
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The aim is to be able to provide enough confidence to certify the location of the asset, such as farms, sites, and facilities, so that buyers and investors can see that the asset owner is willing to be transparent and be monitored. The data and certificates will then sit on a new international registry that meets global registry standards, helping to back up claims and tackle greenwashing.
With fashion brands and retailers under pressure to create shorter, more visible supply chains and lower carbon emissions, the SDCP allows greater transparency in the supply chain from field to fabric, everything from the location of textile production sites, garment worker conditions, where raw materials are grown and picked, to where finished goods are made and shipped from.
The ambition of the SCDP is to establish a trusted and scalable method for gathering supplier data across the globe, that allows global brands to engage with responsible suppliers to help expand their own sustainability and responsibility goals. This will assist with reducing emissions, biodiversity loss and environmental impact of supply chains, reduce unsustainable agricultural practices and land degradation through more effective monitoring and smart procurement contracts.
The project is in a pilot stage in Brazil and Iowa at present. Using a combination of Planet’s Earth observation and geospatial data, testing is being carried out to establish how many assets, such as mills, refineries, storage and transport terminals can automatically be identified and verified and whether secondary ground verification is required.
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By GlobalDataThis work draws on the expertise of the supply chain transparency initiative Trase in gathering and processing public and private sector datasets on facility locations. The desired outcome would be to successfully identify the assets with a high degree of confidence and to give a certificate and unique identifier that can be used across supply chains to enable effective monitoring by companies and investors.
Donna Lyndsay, strategic market lead at Ordnance Survey said: “We want to demonstrate how location data and technology helps sustainability initiatives succeed by providing accuracy when it comes to monitoring, analysing, and modelling solutions that will help get us one step closer to a sustainable and prosperous future. The current methods of visibility of the supply chain are no longer enough to meet regulatory requirements and customer expectations. Our aim is that the Supply Chain Data Partnership will shine a light on the darker areas of the supply chain and better support due diligence in certification and sustainability claims.”
