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Report / September 2025Catalytic Procurement: How Corporations Can Lead the Green Commodity TransitionPurchasing to drive corporate climate action and create differentiated, low-emissions commodity marketsrmi.org / 2Catalytic Procurement: How Corporations Can Lead the Green Commodity TransitionAuthorsXiyuan LiuTessa WeissLachlan WrightAuthors listed alphabetically. All authors from RMI. ContactsXiyuan Liu, xliu@rmi.orgTessa Weiss, tweiss@rmi.orgCopyrights and Citation Xiyuan Liu, Tessa Weiss, and Lachlan Wright, Catalytic Procurement: How Corporations Can Lead the Green Commodity Transition, RMI, 2025, https://rmi.org/insight/catalytic-procurement. RMI values collaboration and aims to accelerate the energy transition through sharing knowledge and insights. We therefore allow interested parties to reference, share, and cite our work through the Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.All images used are from iStock.com unless otherwise noted.AcknowledgmentsThe authors would like to thank the following individuals for their contributions to this report: Hao Wu, Claire Dougherty, Mark Porter, Nabil Bennouna, Oscar Hernandez, Ben Skinner, Steve Abbot, Ingrid Mielke-Maday, Isabel Wood, Jikai Wang, Joe Fallurin, TJ Conway, Josh Henretig, and Hylla Barbosa (RMI). The authors thank The Center for Green Market Activation (GMA) for their external review, notably Laura Hutchinson, Alex Coulombe, and Dan Smith. Authors and Acknowledgmentsrmi.org / 3Catalytic Procurement: How Corporations Can Lead the Green Commodity TransitionAbout RMIRocky Mountain Institute (RMI) is an independent, nonpartisan nonprofit founded in 1982 that transforms global energy systems through market-driven solutions to secure a prosperous, resilient, clean energy future for all. In collaboration with businesses, policymakers, funders, communities, and other partners, RMI drives investment to scale clean energy solutions, reduce energy waste, and boost access to affordable clean energy in ways that enhance security, strengthen the economy, and improve people’s livelihoods. RMI is active in over 60 countries.rmi.org / 4Catalytic Procurement: How Corporations Can Lead the Green Commodity TransitionExecutive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6The need for low-emissions commodity markets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Corporate Buyers Can Catalyze Market Formation . . . . . . . . . . . 8Corporate demand signals create bankable supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Intentional procurement spurs market-building feedback loops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Proof points: Voluntary buyers have moved markets before . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .