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The hidden risk in automotive supply chains

Most automotive manufacturers can measure supplier emissions. Almost none can see process heat. It is the largest addressable source of Cat.1 emissions, and spend-based reporting cannot distinguish it.

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THE PROBLEM

The footprint sits where data can't see it

Before a component reaches an assembly line it is cast, forged, treated, coated and cured, almost all of it on fossil fuels. Two suppliers with identical spend can differ by an order of magnitude, and spend-based data cannot tell them apart. Leading OEMs have cut upstream Scope 3 by 2% since 2017, while their Tier 1 suppliers have moved in the opposite direction.

~18%
of global GHG emissions come from industrial process heat.
+5%
increase in Tier 1 upstream Scope 3 since 2017.
93%
of supplier direct emissions from gas fuels.

Clean heat stalls at financing, not feasibility.


The technology works. Industrial heat pumps cover everything up to 200°C, including pre-treatment, cleaning and paint shop heating. Electric boilers reach 400°C.

What stops projects is rarely the equipment. It is that suppliers lack the finance or the internal expertise, buyers cannot fund thousands of sites, and banks will not fund uncertainty.

 

IN THE REPORT

What you will read, and why it changes how you act.

With industry and Secaro data you'll discover.
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Where the heat actually sits

Automotive runs from 40°C cleaning to 1,200°C forging. See which processes clean heat can already serve.

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What supplier data actually shows

Across 3,689 automotive facilities, Scope 1 is almost entirely gas. See where the concentration creates risk.

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Intro to the Clean Heat Program

Learn how the program delivers a clear path from data to decision to delivery, ensuring projects are planned and funded.

Where decision pressure is emerging first

See which areas of emissions, energy, and supplier risk are being scrutinized earliest as data becomes more visible, and why some decisions are questioned sooner than others.

The gap between ambition and supplier capability

Based on data from 8,000+ supplier facilities, uncover where ambition is accelerating faster than supplier readiness and how that gap is turning into financial, reputational, and governance risk.

What makes some decisions hold up and others fall apart

Learn how organizations that can clearly explain and justify prioritization are navigating scrutiny and why data quality, comparability, and completeness now matter more than commitments alone.

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