Sustainability

Sustainability is a key business strategy that can bring increased operational efficiency, a reduction in costs and waste, a reduced carbon footprint, reputation strengthening and increased public trust.

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Scania becomes world’s first truck OEM to reuse components on main assembly line

Scania becomes world’s first truck OEM to reuse components on main assembly line

Biochar is a charcoal-like substance produced by heating organic biomass from food, paper, agricultural and forestry waste in the presence of little or no oxygen

‘Carbon-eating’ building materials research set to advance sustainable construction

Unipart Manufacturing partners in £11 million power electronics and electric motors innovation

Unipart Manufacturing partners in £11m power electronics and electric motors innovation

Veetee's fully recyclable fibre-based rice box. Credit: Veetee

Veetee’s fully recyclable Rice Box champions sustainability in sector

Nearly half of SMEs switch to UK suppliers in effort to combat climate change

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Patents for plastic recycling hit record high, up eightfold to 2,149 in the past five years

Journeys to Net Zero - Collaboration Showcase brought together more than 200 stakeholders in the Eco-I North West programme

SME manufacturers help cut 3,850 tonnes of CO2 through R&D programme

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Leading the hydrogen revolution

CCEP - Perry Bar Alexander Stadium

Coca-Cola bottler partners with local businesses and charity to help regenerate Birmingham’s canals ahead of the Commonwealth Games

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Britain setting the standard for decarbonisation

Bentley Motors has become the first company to be awarded South Pole’s Net Zero Plastic to Nature accreditation after engaging in a successful waste stewardship appraisal.

Bentley Motors first to receive South Pole’s “Net Zero Plastic to Nature” status

Plastic Energy's Seville plant

Siemens’ automation and measurement technology keeps Plastic Energy’s plants recycling

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Manufacturing needs a strategic approach to future proof its energy use

laser-marking

How laser technology makes manufacturing more sustainable