This week a group of companies in the cycling industry kicked off the development of a Climate Action Training programme to drive down greenhouse gas emissions in their supply chains.
This initiative is co-facilitated by Shift Cycling Culture and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). It hopes to create a blueprint for future collaborative projects in the cycling industry.
Participating cycling brands include: Accell, Ampler, Canyon, QBP, Rose, Schindelhauer, Schwalbe, Scott and Trek.
Not-for-profit foundation Shift Cycling Culture points out that the biggest part of the environmental impact of companies in the cycling industry comes from their supply chains. Up to 95% of a company’s carbon emissions take place when extracting, sourcing and producing bike materials and components.
To tackle these emissions and support their business partners, a number of companies have got together to co-develop Climate Action Training.
The online training is aimed at suppliers of hard goods based in Asia and will be offered in several relevant Asian languages. The free course is targeted at top management and technical mid-management at factories to raise awareness on their role in achieving a net zero cycling world.
The training will provide foundational knowledge on measuring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions, how to set reduction targets and monitor progress, as well as relevant case studies of potential solutions to drive down emissions.
The open source Climate Action Training will be launched in Q2 2024, when all companies in the cycling sector will be invited to use this course to engage and collaborate with their suppliers and to catalyse climate action across the industry.
Nicolas de Ros Wallace, CEO at Canyon, said “The industry we work in is full of enthusiasm and passion. We want to use this positive energy to actively drive change at our company and beyond towards more responsible business practices.
“As a company, we are constantly working on improvements with a strong focus on reducing CO2 emissions across scope 1, 2 and 3. At the same time, we know how utterly important it is to combine shared efforts in tackling climate change to achieve the biggest impact not only as a company but within the whole industry.
“Our collaboration with Shift Cycling Culture, GIZ and other players from the cycling industry, and our commitment with the future-shaping climate action training underline our holistic approach. We highly appreciate the openness to work together and to share experiences to drive change together for the better.”
Those interested in inviting suppliers and business partners to participate in the training once it is available in 2024, can sign-up online to be kept informed about the development process.
