What steps is your company taking to make your supply chain more sustainable? Join our community discussion on Wednesday, June 12 from 11AM-12PM EST hear Julie Fraser facilitate this conversation and learn from each other.
Nearly every company has sustainability initiatives now. The era of greenwashing is fading away. So what can you do, and how will it impact your business? The pressures and expectations vary by industry and company. Please come to share; what you’ve done already may help to inform others and accelerate our entire manufacturing economy toward greater sustainability success.
The World Economic Forum claims that the circular economy will be good for your supply chain, and lower the risk. Are you finding that? Are you seeing benefits? Are your suppliers ready to step into this arena with you? How do you measure environmental impact, and where do you start?
Consumers and customers are seeking suppliers who support their environmental sustainability policies. Yet, as a manufacturer, that means taking both internal and partner measures. In emissions terms, we can consider 1 (direct), 2 (directly used such as from the local power plants fueling factories and distribution centers), and 3 (in our value network).
Join us to discuss your experiences and questions such as:
- How are you moving to greener practices?
- What areas have you found easiest to improve? Energy, materials, emissions, supply routes, etc.?
- Are you working to participate in the circular economy with recycled materials, re-use, return, and recycling programs for your products?
- How are you measuring your environmental impact? That of your suppliers, logistics partners, and distributors or retail partners?
- What criteria come into prioritizing sustainability projects?
- What is working to ensure partners actually live up to your requests and expectations?
- Is sustainability part of your business and operating KPI set? Your Continuous Improvement programs?
Tech-Clarity’s Julie Fraser helped spearhead MESA’s Smart Manufacturing Community, and will facilitate this discussion. This MESA Community has open discussions every two weeks, rotating through four groups. Julie facilitates Smart Connected Supply Chain, David Hinkler leads Digital Thread/Digital Twin, Dave Noller hosts Smart Connected Factory, and Joanne Friedman, PhD leads Manufacturing Operations software.
Want to hear more? Register for the Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association (MESA) International Smart Manufacturing Community and join the conversation today!