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Clean heat.
Delivered at scale.

Industrial heat is a major Scope 3 hotspot. The Clean Heat Program helps buyers and suppliers move faster from data and assessment to implementation at scale.

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Problem

Why Clean Heat matters

Industrial heat accounts for a large share of energy use and emissions in supply chains.
Supplier research conducted with AstraZeneca suppliers shows the same challenges across regions:

Fossil-fuel heat

Most industrial heat still comes from gas-fired boilers, steam systems, and HVAC.

Operational constraints

Heat decisions are shaped by assets, regulation, uptime, and production risk.

Action stalls

Projects stall without coordinated data, clear pathways, and financial incentives.

Data from AstraZeneca supplier research

80%
of facility emissions sit in Scope 1.
60%
of Scope 1 emissions come from natural gas.
<10%
of suppliers use biofuels for direct energy.

Solution

Targeted support. Delivered action.

The Clean Heat Program is a joint initiative from Secaro and ERM, with AstraZeneca as sponsor, designed to help customers and their suppliers move from reporting to delivery.

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Supplier engagement at scale

Secaro’s platform simplifies supplier engagement, data collection, analysis, and reporting at a site-level.

Clean heat planning

Suppliers can build heat decarbonization plans using consistent data and a library of suitable actions in the Secaro platform.

Delivery support

ERM provides tailored technical advice and expertise, with additional funding partners planned to support implementation.

Who's it for?

The program is designed for pharmaceutical and life sciences, and consumer goods organizations working to reduce emissions in a critical supply chain hotspot. It is aimed at procurement, sustainability, and operations teams responsible for supplier performance and Scope 3 emission reductions.

With a clear focus on decarbonizing heat, this program drives action where it matters most. Building on our Activate partnership with Secaro, we’re joining forces with ERM to help our suppliers adopt low-carbon heat solutions faster.
Robert Williams
Senior Director, Sustainable Procurement, AstraZeneca
Decarbonizing heat is essential for competitiveness, resilience, and cost certainty. The Clean Heat Program turns ambition into action with clear vision, process insight, rigorous scoping, and the expertise to implement impactful projects.
Neon Steinecke
Partner at ERM

Get in touch

The Clean Heat Program is now open

Join AstraZeneca as a founding member and help shape an innovative approach to clean heat across supply chains.

Founding members gain early access to the program, shared learning, and a structured way to enable supplier action in a critical emissions hotspot.

Fill out the form to learn more and register your interest.