2025绿色供应链CITI指数评价报告：执行摘要（英）

Execu&veSummary

I.Introduction

Inrecentyears,thethreemajorglobalcrisesofclimatechange,biodiversityloss,andenvironmentalpollutionhavecontinuedtointensify,pushingmoreindicatorsoftheplanetaryboundariestowardorbeyondtheirlimits.Atthesametime,theUnitedNationsSustainableDevelopmentGoalsReport2025showsthatonly35%ofthegoalsareontrackormakingmoderateprogress,whilenearlyhalfareprogressingslowly.Progresshasbeenparticularlyslowinenvironment-relatedgoalssuchasclimateaction,cleanwaterandsanitation,lifeonland,andlifebelowwater.

Experienceoverthepastdecadehasshownthatgreensupplychaindevelopmenthelpsstrengthencorporateenvironmentalmanagementthroughmarketmechanisms,promoteefficientresourceuse,andreducepollutionandproductcarbonfootprints.Itenhancescorporateresiliencewhilecontributingpositivelytoecologicalprotectionandclimateaction.

However,inrecentyears,intensifyinggeopoliticalcompetition,increasingfragmentationoftheglobalgovernancesystem,andfrequenttradefrictions—includingtendenciestowarddecouplingandsupplychaindisruption—havemadeglobalsupplychainstabilityhardertomaintain,inevitablyaffectingtheadvancementofgreensupplychaininitiatives.

Againstthiscomplexbackdrop,theInstituteofPublicandEnvironmentalAffairs(IPE)upgradedtheGreenSupplyChainCorporateInformationTransparencyIndex

(CITI)in2025andconductedaquantitativeevaluationof800companiesacross23industries.Thismarksthe12thconsecutiveyearofevaluationsinceIPElaunchedtheCITIIndexin2014.

Throughthisevaluation,IPEaimstoidentifythenewchallengesandissuescompaniesarefacing,aswellastodiscoverandpromotebestpractices.Theevaluationseekstobuildcommonunderstandingamongstakeholders,createanenablingenvironmentforbothChineseandinternationalcompaniestogreentheirsupplychains,andhelpmorecompaniesuseinnovativesolutionsandgreenprocurementtoacceleratevaluechaintransformation.Theseeffortswillenhancecorporatecapacityandresilienceinthefaceofmultipleglobalcrises,whileprovidingconsumerswithmoregreenandlow-carbonproductsandservices—contributingjointlytotheprotectionofoursharedplanet.

II.EvaluationResults

The2025evaluationresultsshowthatChineseandinternationalcompanieshaveenteredacriticalstageofdeepeningprogressandmulti-stakeholdercollaborationingreensupplychaindevelopment.Amongthe800evaluatedcompanies,Adidas,Foxconn,andPUMArankedasthetopthreeperformers,followedbyNike,Primark,Dell,Marks&Spencer,Inditex,LuxsharePrecision,andCiscointhetopten.

CompaniesfromtheGreaterChinaregiondemonstratednotableprogressinestablishinggreensupplychainmanagementmechanisms.Atotalof11companies—Foxconn,LuxsharePrecision,AvaryHolding,AntaSports,Huawei,VitasoyInternational,LONGiGreenEnergy,Li-Ning,KersenTechnology,LenovoGroup,andTCL—enteredtheTop50,markingarecordhighfortheregion.

2025CITIIndexTop50

(Forfull2025CITIIndexscoresandrankings,pleasevisitthe

BlueMapwebsite

.)

Supplychainenvironmentalandclimateriskmanagementhasbecomeasharedpriorityamongmostcompanies.Nearly80%ofthecompaniesdisclosedtheirenvironmentalcomplianceandcorrectiveprogress,thoughsuchdisclosurestillneedstobeextendedtoupstreamsegmentswithhighenvironmentalandcarbonimpacts.Around90%ofcompanieshavetakenactionsonchemicalmanagement,pollutionandwastereduction,resourceefficiencyandrecycling,climateaction,andbiodiversityprotection.However,mostoftheseeffortsremainconfinedtotheirownoperations,withoutfullyextendingacrosstheentiresupplychain.Overhalfofthecompanieshavepubliclydisclosedproactiveactionsonlife-cycleenvironmentalandcarbonmanagement,yetthelackofquantitativedatadisclosurecontinuestoconstrainthehealthydevelopmentofthegreenconsumptionmarket.

III.InsightsintoGreenSupplyChainManagementthroughFiveEvaluationDimensions

Finding1:DisclosuresbySomeMultinationalCorporationsWeakened,WhileGreaterChinaCompaniesShowOverallImprovement

Since2025,thegloballandscapeofsustainabledevelopmenthasshownincreasingdivergence.Insomeregions,policyshiftshaveledmultinationalcompaniestotakeamorecautiousapproachtosustainabilitydisclosure,withsomechoosingtotemporarilywithholdtheirannualsustainabilityreports.Meanwhile,theEuropeanUnionhaspostponedtheimplementationtimelinesoftheCorporateSustainabilityReportingDirective(CSRD)andtheCorporateSustainabilityDueDiligenceDirective(CSDDD),whilealsosignificantlynarrowingtheirregulatoryscope.

Incontrast,Chinahasissuedaseriesofstrongpolicysignalstoreinforcecorporatesustainability.ThereleaseoftheGuidelinesforSelf-RegulationofListedCompanies—SustainabilityReport(Trial)andtheSustainabilityDisclosureStandardsforBusinessEnterprises—BasicStandard(Trial)hasprovidedcleardirectionforcompaniestostrengthengreensupplychainmanagementandtoencouragesupplierstoengageincoordinatedpollutionandcarbonreductionthroughenhancedinformationdisclosure.

Againstthisbackdrop,companiesintheGreaterChinaregionhavemaderemarkableprogressinbuildinggreensupplychainmanagementmechanisms:

•TheproportionofGreaterChinacompaniespubliclycommittingtogreensupplychaindevelopmentexceeded90%forthefirsttime,and85%haveincorporatedgreenprocurementrequirementsintosuppliercodesofconductorotherformaldocuments—representingyear-on-yearincreasesof18%and19%,respectively,bothsignificantlyoutpacingtheoverallprogressacrossallevaluatedcompanies.

•42%ofGreaterChinacompaniesdisclosedprogressandresultsinimplementinggreenprocurement,alsomarkinganotableincreasefrom2024.

Theseadvancementscontributedtoa1.85-pointincreaseintheoverallaveragescoreofthe2025CITIevaluationcomparedwith2024.Nevertheless,over40%ofChineseandinternationalcompaniesthatpubliclycommittedtodevelopinggreensupplychainshaveyettodisclosetheirprogress,highlightingthatmanystillfacechallengesinturningcommitmentsintoconcreteactions.

Finding2:Nearly80%ofCompaniesAddressSupplyChainEnvironmentalCompliance,butGapsRemaininExtendingManagementUpstream

Despitegrowingdivergenceinglobalenvironmentalpolicies,theoveralltrendtowardstrictersupplychainenvironmentalandclimateriskmanagementremainsunchanged,andcompaniesarefacingincreasingcompliancepressureacrosstheirvaluechains.

The2025evaluationshowsthat:

•78%ofevaluatedcompaniespubliclydisclosedinformationonsupplychain

environmentalcomplianceandcorrectiveactions,up13%from2024;

•166A-sharelistedcompaniesdisclosedenvironmentalcomplianceandrectificationrecordsoftheirmanufacturingsubsidiaries,inaccordancewiththeGuidelinesforSelf-RegulationofListedCompanies—SustainabilityReport(Trial);

•70companiesandjointprocurementplatformsmotivated2,083supplierstopubliclydisclosefeedbackorcorrectiveactionsregardingpastenvironmentalviolationsthroughtheBlueMapplatform.CompaniessuchasFoxconn,LuxsharePrecision,AvaryHolding,KersenTechnology,Schaeffler,ShenzhouInternational,HopLun,DyStar,andLi&Funghavecontinuedtostrengthentheirgreensupplychainpracticesinrecentyears,emergingaskeydriversoflow-carbontransformationacrossindustrialvaluechains.

Whileonlyalimitednumberofcompanieshaveextendedenvironmentalmanagementtoindirectorupstreamsuppliers,25%havedisclosedenvironmentalrequirementsforrawmaterialsuppliers—anincreaseofovertenpercentagepointscomparedwith2024.Inadditiontosectorssuchastextiles&leatherandIT/ICT,whichadoptedgreensupplychainmanagementearlyon,industriesreliantonenergytransitionminerals,includingphotovoltaics,automobiles,batteries,andbatterymaterials,alsodemonstratednotableprogress.

Overall,however,thecomplexityofsupplychainstructurescontinuestolimitcompanies’visibilityintotheenvironmentalperformanceofupstreamrawmaterialsegments.Buildingtraceablesupplychainmanagementsystemsremainsasignificantchallenge.Only30%ofcompaniesmentionedeffortstoempowersupplierstostrengthentheirowngreensupplychainpractices,underscoringtheurgentneedforcollaborativeinnovationwithupstreamanddownstreamstakeholderstoextendenvironmentalmanagementfurtheralongthevaluechain.

Finding3:SupplyChainEnvironmentalManagementExpandstoMoreTopics,WhileBiodiversityDisclosureRemainsinEarlyStages

DrivenbyevolvingglobalsustainabilitydisclosurerequirementsandESGratingframeworks,anincreasingnumberofcompaniesareconductingdeeperassessmentsofhowtheirbusinessactivitiesdependonandimpactnature.

The2025evaluationshowsthat:

•87%ofcompaniesdisclosedinformationonchemicalmanagement,waterconservation,andwasteandpollutantreduction,while58%reportedrelevanttargets—upby10%and14%,respectively,comparedwith2024.

•However,mostdisclosuresremainfocusedoncompanies’ownoperations,withlimiteddatacoverageandtargetsettingatthesupplychainlevel.

Wefindthatlimitedaccesstosuppliers’measureddataremainsakeyobstaclepreventingcompaniesfromgainingaclearunderstandingofresourceandenergyuse,aswellaspollutantandcarbonemissions,acrosstheirsupplychains.Digitaltoolscanplayanessentialroleinovercomingthisbarrier.Duringthecurrentevaluationperiod,37Chineseandinternationalcompaniesmotivated3,409supplierstocalculateandpubliclydisclosedataonresourceandenergyconsumption,pollutantdischarges,greenhousegasemissions,andbiodiversityprotectionthroughtheBlueMapPRTR(PollutantReleaseandTransferRegister)template—a22%year-on-yearincrease.

AnalysisofPRTRdatadisclosedcontinuouslyoverthepastfouryearsby700suppliersindicatesearlyprogressinwaterresourcemanagementinsectorssuchastextiles&leatherandIT/ICT.Between2021and2024,theaveragewaterconsumptionperRMB10,000ofoutputvaluedeclinedby15%and18%,respectively.

Bycontrast,corporateattentiontoemergingissuessuchasbiodiversityremainslimited.Mostcompaniesstillprovidequalitativestatementswithlittlequantitativedata,andonly6%haveassessedwhethertheirsupplychainsarelocatedinbiodiversity-sensitiveareas.Thelackoftoolsanddatainfrastructureiswidelycitedasthemainbarrier,underscoringthestrongdemandforpractical,measurable,anddigitalsolutionstosupportbiodiversity-relateddisclosureandmanagement.

Finding4:ChineseandInternationalCompaniesAreStrengtheningClimateAction,YetSupplyChainDecarbonizationStillFacesBottlenecks

Inrecentyears,theglobalconvergenceofclimatedisclosureframeworkshasdrivenlargecompaniestoinstitutionalizeclimate-relatedreporting,extendingthescopeofdisclosuretobothupstreamanddownstreamvaluechains.

The2025evaluationshowsthat:

•88%ofevaluatedcompaniescalculatedanddisclosedtheirScope1and2emissions(fromtheirownoperations);

•60%measuredanddisclosedtheirScope3emissions(acrosstheirvaluechains);

•150companiesdisclosedtheirproductcarbonfootprints,withmorethan60%ofthembeingChinesecompanies.ThisreflectsthegrowinginfluenceofpoliciessuchastheImplementationPlanforEstablishingaCarbonFootprintManagementSystem,whichencouragecompaniestoadoptalife-cycleapproachtocarbonmanagement.

Leadingcompaniesinthetextileandleather,IT/ICT,andautomotivesectorswereamongthefirsttomakenet-zerocommitmentsandadvancesupplychain

decarbonization.Inresponsetothe“greenbarriers”emergingininternationaltrade,photovoltaic(PV)companieshavealsoenhancedclimatedisclosureandexpandedScope3andproductcarbonfootprintaccounting,whilereducingthecarbonintensityofenergy-andemission-intensivepolysiliconproduction.Duringthe2025evaluationperiod,fiveChinesePVcompanies—LONGiGreenEnergy,Tongwei,JinkoSolar,TCLZhonghuan,andGCLTech—enteredtheTop50oftheSupplyChainClimateActionTransparencyIndex(CATI).

Atotalof37companies,includingPrimark,LuxsharePrecision,Foxconn,ANTASports,Dell,andTarget,haveactivelyempoweredtheirsupplierstopursuelow-carbontransformation,promotingfactory-levelcarbondatadisclosureandtargetsetting.Asaresultoftheirleadership,duringthe2025evaluationperiod:

•3,111suppliersdisclosedfacility-levelcarbondatathroughtheBlueMapplatform,a10%year-on-yearincrease,withacombinedScope1and2emissiontotalof69.25milliontonnesofCO2e;

•1,298supplierssetcarbonreductiontargets,including887withabsoluteScope1and2emissionreductiontargets,collectivelypledging8.58milliontonnesofCO2ereductions;

•820suppliersdisclosedatotalof6.08millionMWhofrenewableelectricityconsumption,equivalentto3.56milliontonnesofCO2ereductions,1demonstratingthatthecontinuedglobal—andparticularlyChinese—expansionofrenewableenergycapacityprovidesastrongfoundationforlow-carbonsupplychaintransformation.

Despitethenotableprogress,morethan60%ofevaluatedcompanieshaveyettoeffectivelyadvancesupplychaincarbonmanagement,andonly5%havepromotedclimateinformationdisclosureamongsuppliers.Alimitednumberofleadenterprises

1EstimatedbasedonthenationalaverageCO2emissionfactorforelectricitygenerationin2022(0.5856tCO2/MWh),excludingnon-fossilelectricityfrommarket-basedtransactions.

areincentivizingsupplierstoadoptorinvestinrenewableenergythroughprocurementmechanisms,andoverallrenewableenergyuptakeacrosssupplychainsremainslow.Leadenterprisesurgentlyneedtopromotesuppliercarbonaccountinganddisclosure,strengthenthedatainfrastructureforsupplychaincarbonmanagement,establishbaselines,andprogressivelyimplementreductionactions.

Finding5:GrowingAttentiontoProductEnvironmentalFootprints,YetInsufficientDisclosureLimitsConsumerGreenChoices

Overthepastdecade,globalpublicawarenessofcorporateenvironmentalperformanceandthegreenandlow-carbonattributesofproductshascontinuedtorise.

The2025evaluationshowsthat:

•57%ofevaluatedcompaniesdisclosedsupplieremissionreductioncasesorgreensupplychaincertifications,publishedproductenvironmentalorcarbonfootprintdata,orengagedconsumersinproductrecyclinginitiatives;

•300companiesreportedthattheyhaveincorporatedorconductedproductlifecycleassessments,amongwhich184companiesdisclosedquantitativedatasuchasEnvironmentalProductDeclarations(EPD),productcarbonfootprints,productwaterfootprints,andDigitalProductPassports(DPP).

Nevertheless,somecompaniesstilllackthecapacitytocollectandcalculatedatacoveringtheentireproductvaluechain.Othersremaincautiousaboutpublicdisclosureduetoconfidentialityconcerns,preferringtoreportdataonlytoregulatorsorspecificclients.Thislackoftransparencyhinderspublicoversightandprevents

consumersfrommakinginformed“greenchoices,”therebyconstrainingthehealthydevelopmentofgreenconsumptionmarkets.

Tohelpimprovestakeholders’understandingofgreenandlow-carbonproducts,IPE,withtechnicalsupportfrompartnersincludingtheChinaAutomobileIndustryChainCarbonPublicityPlatform(CPP)andtheChinaProductsCarbonFootprintFactorsDatabase(CPCD),hasjointlydevelopedandcontinuouslyupgradedthe“ProductCarbonScan”toolwithintheBlueMapappincollaborationwith“CarbonTalkStudio”.Bytakingpicturesofproductsandusingthebuilt-inAIrecognitionfunction,userscaneasilyaccessitscarbonfootprintinformationandtracktheimpactoftheirlow-carbonbehaviors.AsofSeptember2025,the“CarbonFootprintSnapshot”campaignbasedonthistoolhasreceivednearly260,000submissionsfromvolunteersacross255cities.

IPEhopesthatsuchinnovativeandparticipatorymodelscanfurtherintegrateconsumersintothecollaborativeframeworkforgreendevelopment.Empoweringthepublictomakegreenchoicesinjectsnewmomentumintosupplychaintransformation,enablescompaniesproducinglow-carbonproductstoconvertenvironmentalbenefitsintobrandvalueandmarketcompetitiveness,andsupportstheexpansionoflow-carbonproductmarketstohelpaddressthe“greenpremium”challengeforlow-carbontechnologiesandmaterials.Meanwhile,byfosteringamarketenvironmentwheretransparentdisclosurebringstangiblebenefits,morecompanieswillbeencouraged—andpressured—toaccelerategreenandlow-carbontransformationandenhanceenvironmentalinformationdisclosure.

IV.OutlookandRecommendations

The2025CITIevaluationshowsthatdespiteincreasingexternaluncertainties,mostcompaniesareactivelyadvancinglow-carbontransformationacrosstheirsupply

chainsandworkingcollaborativelywithsupplierstoaddressintertwinedenvironmentalandclimatecrises.

Basedonthefindings,webelievethatamidthegrowingfragmentationofglobalgovernance,advancingadeepandsustainedgreenandlow-carbontransformationacrossthecorporatesectorrequiresbuildingsharedconsensusandfosteringjointactionamongmultiplestakeholders—includinggovernments,industries,financialinstitutions,andthepublic—tocollectivelydrivesustainablesupplychaindevelopment.

Tothisend,werecommend:

1.Regulators:Strengthenthetop-leveldesignofcorporatesustainabilitydisclosureframeworkstoenhancethetransparency,accuracy,andtimelinessofenvironmentaldata.Establishpolicyenvironmentsthatencourageenterprisestoadoptgreenproductionandlow-carbonsupplychainpractices,whileempoweringthepublictoengageinsustainableconsumptionandlifestyles.

2.LeadingEnterprisesandIndustryAssociations:Transformgreenprocurementfromcommitmentsintomeasurableandtraceableactions.Strengthensuppliercapacity-buildingandextendenvironmentalmanagementfurtherupstreamalongthesupplychain.Leveragedigitaltoolstoenhancemanagementefficiencyandsetscience-basedemissionreductiontargets.Fosterstakeholdertrustthroughrobustenvironmentalinformationdisclosure,whileactivelyembracingpublicoversight.

3.FinancialInstitutions:Refineenvironmentalandclimatedisclosurerequirementsforfinancedenterprises.Integratesupplychainenvironmentalmanagementandproductlifecycleimpactassessmentsintoinvestmentandlendingriskevaluationsystems.Developfinancialproductslinkedtosupplychainenvironmentalperformancetodirectcapitaltowardgreenerandlow-carbonprojects.

4.EnvironmentalOrganizations,ResearchInstitutionsandMedia:Buildmulti-levelsocialsupervisionsystemstopromotegreatercorporatetransparencyinenvironmentalmanagement.Developefficientandlow-costdigitalsolutionstolowerthebarriersforenterprisestoengageingreenandlow-carbonprocurement.Identifyandamplifybestpracticesincorporategreenandlow-carbonsupplychainmanagement.

5.ThePublicandConsumers:Raiseawarenessoftheenvironmentalimpactsofproductsthroughouttheirlifecycleandfostersustainedpublicoversight.Supportanddrivecorporatelow-carbontransformationthroughgreenconsumptionchoices,acceleratingsupplychaindecarbonizationandpromotingbroaderlow-carbontransitionsacrossindustries.

AboutIPE

TheInstituteofPublic&EnvironmentalAffairs(IPE)isanon-profitenvironmentalresearchorganizationregisteredinBeijing.Sinceitsfoundingin2006,IPEhasdevelopedandoperatedtheBlueMapDatabase(

/

)and,in2014,launchedtheBlueMapApp.Throughpromotingenvironmentalinformationdisclosure,IPEempowersgreensupplychainsandgreenfinance,supportscorporategreentransitionandlow-carbondevelopment,andfacilitatesmulti-stakeholderparticipationinenvironmentalgovernance—workingtogethertosafeguardoursharedplanet.

Authors

LIMeng,DINGShanshan,ZHUZiqi,MAJun,LIYunting,XUXin,ZHANGHui,WANGJingjing,SHIHuan

Acknowledgm