🌟 Enjoined a panel discussion with Jessica Sandberg, Peter Schmallegger, Carlos Francisco, Richard Milnes, @Nicolas Jauvin Valdiva and engagement with the audience
💡 Key Takeaways:
- Smart Manufacturing & Sustainability: We explored the synergetic relationship between smart manufacturing and sustainability. Smart manufacturing not only supports but also benefits from an increased focus on Sustainability.
- Strategic Integration: Both smart manufacturing and sustainability should be integral to company strategy, not isolated efforts. This holistic approach is key to meeting ambitious sustainability targets, enhancing profitability and boosting resilience.
- Empowering Workers: Connected worker platforms like Poka Inc. and Zaptic are revolutionizing the workplace by creating safer environments and promoting workforce excellence. This contributes to DE&I and addresses social agendas.
- People, Culture & Data are key to unlocking fast improvements in CO2 emissions and can be just as powerful as big CapEx investments towards achieving net zero
- Leadership Evolution: Addressing pressing environmental and social issues requires a paradigm shift, new skills, new behaviours, new leadership styles — more relational, more human.
- Beyond Factory Walls: Smart manufacturing capabilities can advance sustainability goals across an entire value chain (e.g. Scope 3 emissions).
- Environmental Cost of technology: Digital technologies must become more sustainable.
The intersection of technology, operations excellence, sustainability, and leadership offers a promising path forward for industries committed to making a difference.
A special shout-out to Cparity Event and Tina McKenzie for organizing the event.
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