Column: Going Green
“Education, education, education!”
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This August, TT Electronics appointed its first ever Sustainability Director, Emma Darke. We caught up with Darke to find out more about her ambitions and that of TT Electronics when it comes to sustainability and going “green”.
By Svetlana Josifovska, Editor
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What does “sustainability” mean to you? We hear that word a lot, but we want to understand how you define it.
Sustainability is not a new topic, and there is a mounting awareness that the destructive
patterns that we’ve built have resulted in a crisis. Working toward a more inclusive and sustainable world requires us all to rethink how we live our lives and how we can co-create a liveable future. It may seem like a daunting challenge,
but I see it as an exciting opportunity. We all have an opportunity to change and rebuild economies and societies that are much more sustainable, and it feels like the political will to support this change is growing.
What are your ambitions for TT Electronics through this appointment?
I feel lucky to work for a company whose purpose is to solve technology challenges for
a sustainable world. This purpose drives our business decisions. Sustainability is central to what we
make for our customers – products that are cleaner, smarter and healthier. Sustainability is also central to the way we run our business. We aspire to deliver “zero harm” and minimise our impact on the environment to benefit our stakeholders, including customers and suppliers, employees, communities and shareholders. We have a strong culture at TT to
provide an inclusive and sustainable workplace, and we have clear targets around some initial environmental priorities, including reducing carbon emissions, waste to landfill and single- use plastic packaging. Sustainability is a broad area, and
we will continue to build our agenda. Overall, however, we’re focused on doing the right thing, championing the
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expertise of our talented workforce and achieving more by working together. That gives me great confidence in our ability to address the sustainability challenges that lie ahead.
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How is TT Electronics likely to implement these ideas into practice and how easy/ difficult will that be?
Our purpose is to solve technology challenges for a sustainable world, so it really
is at the heart of everything we do. TT develops advanced electronics that will benefit our planet and its people for future generations. We channel this same expertise and enthusiasm from our engaged and passionate workforce into how we operate as a business. The way we do business – working
with our customers to design and manufacture solutions that lead to a cleaner, smarter and healthier world – means that contributing to a sustainable world is already part of our DNA. Last year we invested £11.2m in research and development, which was almost entirely focused on making new, lighter products that will make cleaner, smarter solutions that improve wellbeing. Like every business, we need
to challenge how we operate and implement changes to make our business more sustainable. We believe this is an ambition shared by our customers and suppliers. We’re building a clearly-defined roadmap and looking to leverage expertise and technology innovation to help us succeed.
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Within what timeframe will these plans be carried out?
I anticipate that our sustainability ambitions will grow and grow. Because of this,
I don’t think there will be a point in time when we can say they are complete.
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