Case Study: Driving Sustainable Innovation in Renewable Fuels

Client: Leading European developer and supplier of renewable fuels for domestic and industrial sectors.

Challenge:

The client aims to enhance sustainability, reduce carbon exposure and lower reliance on traditional supply chains, while maintaining product performance and cost-effectiveness.

Approach:

Acting as an embedded resource, collaborating with senior management, R&D and project teams across domestic and industrial applications. Our work focuses on identifying underutilised or discarded materials to support low-cost, low-carbon supplements and build internal innovation capability.

Strategic Supplier Identification: Leveraging sector knowledge to find credible alternative material suppliers meeting sustainability, quality, and supply chain criteria, maintaining client anonymity in early stages.

Embedded Collaboration: Working directly with internal teams to integrate sustainable materials, offering insights on industry trends.

Sustainability & Innovation Outcomes: Enable exploration of alternative materials, reducing carbon intensity, supply chain dependence, and costs, while building long-term internal capability.

Results:

• Develop a pipeline of credible, sustainability-aligned suppliers.
• Create a structured, resource-efficient approach to supplier engagement.
• Support ongoing product development with lower-carbon materials.
• Strengthening the client’s position as a renewable fuels innovator.

Outcome:

Embedding expertise within the client’s team accelerates sustainable material adoption, enhancing the product portfolio and reinforcing their commitment to environmental impact reduction and long-term value creation.