Catalytic Procurement

The report argues that corporate procurement can be a transformative driver for decarbonizing heavy industry and transportation. It proposes strategies such as demand aggregation, environmental attribute certificates, and advanced purchasing commitments to overcome early-market barriers and reduce costs for low-emission technologies.

• Corporate buyers can catalyze the deployment of low-emissions solutions for transportation and heavy industry by leveraging combined purchasing power to accelerate Scope 3 decarbonization and build sustainable supply chains.
• The report identifies specific innovative procurement strategies to address early-market barriers, including advanced purchasing commitments, demand aggregation, and sector-specific environmental attribute certificates.
• Early corporate investment in low-emission technologies is presented as a way to trigger positive feedback loops, lower costs, and establish a long-term competitive advantage.

APA

RMI (2025). Catalytic Procurement. https://rmi.org/resources/catalytic-procurement/

Chicago

RMI. Catalytic Procurement. 2025. https://rmi.org/resources/catalytic-procurement/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=RMI |title=Catalytic Procurement |date=22 September 2025 |url=https://rmi.org/resources/catalytic-procurement/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{rmi2025catalytic, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{Catalytic Procurement}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2025}, month = sep, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/catalytic-procurement/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }