CHAMBER NEWS
Looking to the future of manufacturing
The Chamber’s Manufacturing and Engineering Conference is returning on 17 March 2020 and will focus on the strategies, efficiencies and support available to business which enables the creation of manufactured products in a way that reduces pollution, energy use and looks to reduce waste, while remaining economically viable and competitive. Sometimes described as the
three “P’s” (People, Profit, Planet) or also known as the three pillars of social, economic and environment – the conference will explore, through a range of keynote presentations and panel discussions, the elements that will ensure the East Midlands is at the forefront of the national and international drive to operate in an increasingly more environmental manner, along with exploring the associated business benefits. With its manufacturing heritage,
innovative business and academic base, the East Midlands has the raw ingredients to be at the forefront of driving forward the future of sustainable manufacturing and transitioning to a low carbon economy. To put in context, the business
sector accounts for around 18% of all carbon dioxide emissions in the UK, so the time to develop long term carbon reduction strategies to reduce the impact of climate change is upon us. We may also see increased regulation and legislation in response to plans set out in October 2019, by Government, to tackle climate change as a response to the recommendations from the Committee on Climate Change (CCC). With the direction of travel going
further than the Clean Growth Strategy (October 2017) - and with Government legislating that the UK have net zero emissions by 2050 - the businesses that plan to address how they become more efficient
and environmentally aware will find it easier to transition to a low carbon economic model.
On the day the conference will: • Look to the support available to the manufacturing sector to implement changes in their practices to transition to a low carbon economic model and understand the opportunities and threats with regards to costs savings, supply chain management, procurement opportunities, health and wellbeing and reputational impact
• Detail how to develop robust sustainable supply chains
• Explore how we develop and maintain links between academia and business to use the wealth of knowledge and support available from the universities in the East Midlands, especially how we envisage the circa £2bn investment stated for development of low carbon technologies
• Explore how the business community can influence the future direction of policy with regards to sustainable, low carbon legislation, to ensure it is fit for purpose
• Demonstrate how business and local/national government can work together to become more sustainable
• Discuss how to address the future skills needs that will arise from the developing of a low carbon economy
• Explore the development of green finance models
• Provide exemplar case studies
• Enable networking with your peers
For more information regarding the East Midlands Manufacturing and Engineering Conference 2020, please visit
bit.ly/ME-Conf
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Sustainable manufacturing: tackling climate emergency through innovation and leadership
By headline sponsor the University of Derby
Manufacturing has a great potential to lead on tackling the climate emergency through innovation and leadership of the sustainable manufacturing business models. At a time when environmental performance is gaining urgency alongside economic and social imperatives, companies are considering going beyond the cost-cutting rationale when designing and implementing environmental strategies. Moving from traditional linear manufacturing models to circular-based models advocating a closed loop - circular, flow of materials, raw materials and energy in the entire economic system - is gaining prominence. Circular economy-based manufacturing models offer an opportunity
to be restorative by intention, purpose and design thus minimising resource use and environmental deterioration. Manufacturing firms need to keep abreast with the potential of these business models and the technological platforms able to support performance, including smart manufacturing interfaces and infrastructure. The manufacturing heritage of our region is world-renowned. It is
time to extend our lead on efficiency, productivity and technological innovation to channelling manufacturing performance towards achieving zero carbon aspirations of the region and beyond. There are a number of business support projects in the region with
a remit of supporting decarbonisation efforts of SMEs. For example, a recently launched ERDF de-carbonise project at the University of Derby offers a diverse range of expertise to regional businesses in the areas of energy and resource efficiency, de-recognised operations, sustainable supply chains and eco-innovation. Addressing the Clean Growth challenge requires more than just
technical expertise and leadership ambition, it requires willingness to engage in collaborative initiatives to design and implement complex solutions. A collaborative nature of our response to climate emergency demands bringing together the business, public and policy community.
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