Manufacturers launch 2050 Supply Chain Climate Commitment
Organisations across the UK’s energy, transport, and built environment sectors have signed up to a new climate commitment aimed at strengthening aligned, measurable and accountable progress toward Net Zero.
The 30 signatories to the launch of the 2050 Connected Climate Commitment, developed by industry body BEAMA, include manufacturers such as Schneider Electric, Wilson Power Solutions, Danfoss, Altecnic and EnviroVent. In turn, the Commitment is supported by a range of customer organisations, ranging from City Electrical Factors to Scottish and Southern Energy. BEAMA claims its members together represent a £14 billion turnover sector.
BEAMA said as Scope 3 emissions move to the centre of corporate climate strategies, businesses are facing increasing regulatory scrutiny, rising customer expectations, and increasing reporting complexity. Scope 3 covers indirect emissions from suppliers that are outside of the control of the reporting company. The Commitment establishes a ‘structured, industry-led mechanism to help organisations move from ambition to coordinated delivery and to make measurable progress across their supply chains.’
BEAMA CEO Yselkla Farmer said:
Supply chains sit at the heart of the Net Zero transition. With Scope 3 emissions now central to corporate climate strategies, collaboration across sectors has never been more important. Achieving Net Zero and a circular economy is a shared responsibility – either we succeed together, or we don’t succeed at all. Through the BEAMA 2050 Connected Climate Commitment, companies across the electrical supply chain for energy, transport and the built environment are coming together to move beyond ambition and deliver coordinated, real-world climate action. By working across the value chain, we can turn commitments into practical, scalable solutions that support decarbonisation, circularity and long-term industry resilience.”
The signatories to the Commitment undertake to commit to a range of goals:
- Reducing Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions.
- Setting science-based targets aligned to 1.5°C.
- Embedding sustainability into governance.
- Integrating circular economy principles.
- Engaging responsibly in policy development.
- Collaborating to strengthen value chain alignment.
Ayah Alfawaris, Head of Group Marketing & Sustainability at one of the signatories, Wilson Power Solutions, said:
BEAMA’s 2050 Climate Commitment is paramount to show an industry-wide consensus and direction towards Net Zero. Our products play a key role in electrification and decarbonisation, and this pledge marks the inception of cross-industry collaboration to ensure we all move steadily together towards a more sustainable future.”
Connor Dalton, Director of ESG, Sustainability, and Health & Safety at City Electrical Factors added the customer perspective:
We proudly endorse the BEAMA 2050 Connected Climate Commitment, which closely aligns with our own journey to net-zero based on the best available climate science. At CEF, we take pride in the progress we are making to reduce carbon emissions and climate impact across our estate and supply chain, and are therefore very pleased to support this important initiative.”
Steven Vallance, Low Carbon Infrastructure Manager, Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks, added:
At SSEN Transmission, we know that supporting the wider energy transition and achieving our own carbon reduction targets is only possible with the help of our supply chain. Knowing that BEAMA 2050 Connected companies are on the same journey gives us confidence that together we can continue to deliver a network for net zero in a fair and sustainable way, doing the right thing for people and the planet.”
