Achilles Highlights Supply Chain Transparency as the Front Line of ESG at ADIPEC 2025

At ADIPEC 2025, one of the world’s largest and most influential gatherings for the energy sector, Achilles Information Ltd called for a new era of supply chain resilience, transparency, and collaboration; key themes aligning with this year’s event focus on Energy. Intelligence. Impact.

Speaking at the EIC Breakfast Panel, Gillian Arnott, General Manager - Achilles UAE, said the energy transition across emerging markets depends on a fundamental shift in how organisations manage and verify their supply chains.

She told delegates that supplier assurance, verifiable data visibility, and risk mapping must now be embedded from the outset of energy and infrastructure projects; moving the industry from a reactive model to one of proactive, strategic resilience.

“Resilience is about building the right foundations from day one,” said Arnott.

“Transparency builds trust, and trust attracts investment. At ADIPEC 2025, our message is clear: verified ESG data and sustainable procurement are now central to both performance and finance.”

Arnott highlighted that between 70% and 90% of a project’s carbon footprint sits within the supply chain, positioning sustainable procurement and verified supplier data as the true front line of decarbonisation and accountability. She explained that energy and infrastructure buyers are embedding supplier assurance into operational strategy as a driver of long-term value.

The discussion also addressed how regional collaboration can accelerate progress. Across the GCC, suppliers face a growing number of ESG and compliance frameworks; Arnott argued that a shared, regionally aligned approach to supplier assurance would reduce duplication and raise standards faster.

Such alignment, she said, would improve visibility for investors and project partners seeking stable, transparent value chains.

“Data is the bridge between compliance and confidence,” Arnott added.

“When buyers and suppliers share verified information, procurement becomes a source of foresight and trust rather than risk management after the fact.

“True resilience doesn’t come from systems alone but from partnerships between buyers, suppliers, and technology providers who share the same standards and expectations. As national strategies such as Saudi Vision 2030 and the UAE’s Net Zero 2050 advance, she said, verified sustainable supply chains will define which projects attract investment and which are left behind.”