Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 March 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Challenges Facing Businesses in Relation to Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility: Discussion

Ms Bernadette Phelan:

To come back to the Senator's opening comment on scope 3, that has been a major focus of work for us. I share her sentiment that real progress is happening through the low-carbon pledge we referenced. Some 70 companies are trying to understand what is happening. What we are trying to do next, which I see as a very significant evolution that will be announced soon, is to get three of our corporate members to come together to collaborate on how we can engage SMEs and their supply chain. An important framing of what is happening through the responsible business forum is how big business in Ireland can support SMEs. There is a huge willingness to do it.