Snam presented a report on the results of the "Call4Partner - Sustainable Supply Chain," which was launched in May 2023 at the Supplier Convention "Safety, sustainability, and efficiency. Together, we can”.
The initiative, part of the "Snaminnova" programme, which for 2023 chose the theme "Together Sustainable," was open to all supply chain actors and fully reflects Snam's commitment to combining sustainability themes with innovation, sharing initiatives and concrete solutions for achieving decarbonisation targets through innovative ideas and projects.
Implemented by the Sustainability & Social Impact and Supply Chain departments in collaboration with the Open Innovation team, the "Call4Partner - Sustainable Supply Chain" has garnered widespread involvement, including 86 partners, 66 Snam’s suppliers and 20 new partners. Participants completed a questionnaire to map their sustainable commitment to predefined decarbonisation targets, any activities taken or ongoing, and the projects and technologies used.
According to the analysis of the responses, 80% of organisations address sustainability concerns internally, and 70% have created a sustainability plan as part of their business model. These findings highlight Snam's partner organisations' increased commitment to incorporating these concerns into their operations and business strategies.
There are 159 shared sustainable initiatives that find application in the areas of circular economy, sustainable mobility, product lifecycle, and energy efficiency; numbers that represent the relevance for the involved partners to implement their decarbonisation initiatives, in full alignment with the defined Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) defined by the UN.
Furthermore, 45 project proposals have been gathered that involve innovative applications of new or existing technologies, such as the use of specific IoT sensors to monitor and optimise consumption and waste, or the use of drones, sensors, and digital twins to improve asset management, all the way to the adoption of gamification and artificial intelligence-based solutions to make processes more circular with the goal of reducing environmental impact and emissions.
Thanks to the suggestions received, various dialogues and discussions have begun with some partners to strengthen projects and explore potential synergies in keeping with Snam's aim of reaching net zero emissions (including Scope 3) by 2050.
