How Capgemini Leads on Low-Carbon, Circular Supply Chains

Capgemini gains top recognition in the Verdantix Green Quadrant: Climate Change Consulting 2025 report, which ranks 12 global providers of climate strategy support.

The report helps organisations assess which consultancies best match their climate transition needs.

Capgemini stands out, not only for its approach to digital transformation, but particularly for how it helps clients decarbonise supply chains and implement low-carbon fuels.

The consultancy receives top scores in five key areas: hydrogen strategy, low carbon fuel implementation, digital strategy development, technology integration and, crucially, supply chain and product decarbonisation.

These are areas where industrial and consumer businesses often struggle to make practical climate gains, and Capgemini’s work focuses on embedding sustainability into the very infrastructure of how companies operate.

Tech and fuel strategies that support the whole value chain

Capgemini’s Executive Vice President and Head of Group Sustainability Business Accelerator, Vincent Charpiot, credits technology as the key to sustainability today.

He says: “Today, the future of sustainability is being shaped by the technology and strategies businesses deploy.”

Capgemini’s performance in the Verdantix rankings highlights how it brings this thinking into practice, especially for companies looking to cut emissions across complex supply networks.

Its work in hydrogen and low-carbon fuel strategy includes full implementation plans—moving beyond advisory work to help clients deliver measurable changes.

Digital strategy development and implementation, two more areas where Capgemini scores highly, provide the backbone for these changes. This includes technology-driven process change management and adapting systems to support decarbonisation goals.

Capgemini helps clients move to data-rich, agile operations that respond to climate and operational risk alike.

Vincent adds: “It’s not just about achieving net zero targets, it is about implementing solutions that will drive transformation across industries.”

For many of Capgemini’s clients, that means reevaluating supply chains—where goods are sourced, how products move and how operations adapt to climate scenarios. The consultancy delivers digital tools to model and monitor this impact, linking sustainability with business resilience.

“Whether it’s optimising supply chains or enabling the next generation of low-carbon technologies, our focus remains on delivering tangible, lasting impact,” says Vincent.

Supply chain decarbonisation 

Capgemini sees supply chain decarbonisation not as a byproduct but as a central part of sustainability planning.

Its approach includes helping clients adopt circular economy models, which aim to keep materials in use for longer through reuse, repair and recycling. This approach reduces waste and emissions across the product lifecycle.

The company also uses digital twin models, virtual versions of entire operations, to test the outcomes of new sustainability strategies. These simulations take into account climate, economic and environmental risks, helping clients make informed decisions that stand up to long-term pressures. This gives companies the confidence to embed sustainability into their operating models rather than treat it as a secondary objective.

Capgemini also supports clients in developing clear commitments to environmental responsibility, going beyond net zero targets. The consultancy emphasises action and accountability, encouraging clients to commit publicly and invest smartly in projects with long-term impact.

Group Executive Board member Cyril Garcia, who leads Global Sustainability Services and Corporate Responsibility, adds: “We are committed to partnering on your climate transition, helping re-invent your organisation to create enduring sustainable value and impact.”

Longstanding expertise in digital 

Capgemini’s roots go back to 1967, when founder Serge Kampf launched the business from a two-room apartment.

By the 1970s, it was already combining technical and organisational consulting, anticipating the role that IT would come to play in modern business.

By 1975, Capgemini had grown into a European IT leader, expanding across 21 countries. It then went global by 1989 and today operates as one of the world’s top digital and cloud service providers.

This background gives the consultancy a strong position when guiding businesses through climate transformation—especially in embedding sustainability across corporate structures and operational models.

Cyril, who has been with Capgemini for more than 25 years, became Head of Global Sustainability Services and Corporate Responsibility in 2023.

He now leads the company’s own sustainability efforts as well as its advisory services. He says innovation is key to climate action: “Innovation, besides being an objective, is above all an approach, essential to build a sustainable future.

“Fighting climate change is indeed among my priorities, for people, our society and our planet.”