Brother Industries, Ltd. has been recognised for the first time with the highest rating as a Supplier Engagement Leader in the CDP 2024 Supplier Engagement Rating by CDP, an international NGO that conducts environmental surveys and disclosures
The Supplier Engagement Rating evaluates companies worldwide that respond to CDP’s climate change questionnaire in five key areas: supplier engagement, Scope 3 emissions, risk management processes, governance and business strategy, and targets. In 2024, approximately the top 6% of more than 22,700 responding companies were recognized as Supplier Engagement Leaders.
The Brother Group promotes CSR procurement globally and identifies the “pursuing a responsible value chain” and “reducing CO2 emissions” as its materialities (priority social issues). It publishes its procurement policies and CSR procurement standards, and shares its thinking on environmental policies and criteria with suppliers. The Group has also established a framework to monitor and improve compliance with these standards, and promotes environmentally conscious procurement practices throughout the entire supply chain. We consider that our ongoing efforts, including those involving the supply chain, have contributed to this recognition.
Under the Brother Group Environmental Vision 2050, the company is working toward carbon neutrality in all business operations and minimising CO2 emissions from the entire value chain by 2050. As a medium-term target, Brother said it aims to reduce Scope 3 (Categories 1, 11, and 12) CO2 emissions by 28.5% by FY2030, compared to FY2022 levels.
