Overview

Embedding Carbon Into Procurement at Global Scale

Haleon, a global consumer health leader behind brands like Sensodyne, Panadol, Voltaren, and Centrum, faced mounting pressure to reduce its Scope 3 footprint and embed carbon costs in procurement. With thousands of suppliers worldwide, Haleon needed a scalable solution to replace manual surveys and generic emission factors with verified supplier-specific data. DitchCarbon became that solution — streamlining data collection, providing more accurate Scope 3 baselines, and giving procurement teams the insights needed to integrate climate impact into supplier decisions.

The Challenge

Surveys, Spreadsheets, and Too Many Gaps

Haleon's sustainability and procurement leaders knew that Scope 3 emissions were their largest climate challenge. Traditional approaches — surveys of top suppliers, spend-based estimates from databases, and spreadsheets — produced only partial coverage. Without a single source of truth, they struggled to:

• Distinguish high- vs. low-carbon suppliers
• Free up procurement teams from chasing disclosures
• Credibly embed a cost of carbon in supplier negotiations

As one team member explained, they needed a "one-stop source of real data" — not more guesswork.

The Solution

From Patchy Estimates to Supplier-Specific Insights

Haleon turned to DitchCarbon's platform to replace patchy data with accurate, supplier-specific insights. The platform:

• Automatically aggregated public disclosures across Scope 1, 2, and relevant Scope 3 categories
• Generated emission factors for suppliers, with fallback to industry data only if no disclosures existed
• Forecasted climate targets and tracked supplier alignment with science-based pathways
• Delivered results via a dashboard and API, integrated into procurement workflows like SAP Ariba

How It Worked

From Data Share to Procurement Signal

Haleon began by sharing supplier names, spend, and category data with DitchCarbon. From there, the platform automatically pulled data from sustainability reports, filings, and SBTi listings to generate verified emission factors for each supplier. It then surfaced discrepancies between generic emission factors and real supplier footprints — giving Haleon the intelligence needed to identify and coach lagging vendors. Finally, the data flowed directly into procurement systems like SAP Ariba, enabling carbon intensity to factor into day-to-day negotiations.

Results

Accurate Baselines, Faster Teams, Smarter Procurement

• More Accurate Baselines: Key suppliers' emissions intensities were significantly different than generic assumptions, reshaping Haleon's Scope 3 footprint.
• Time Savings: Instead of chasing disclosures, sustainability teams accessed a single consolidated dataset — described as "gold dust" by leadership.
• Supplier Engagement: Category managers could easily see which suppliers had set science-based targets and focus on those falling behind.
• Procurement Integration: Buyers saw a simple red/yellow/green climate alignment signal embedded in their daily tools.

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