Column: Going Green


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When did TT introduce its Sustainability Council and what is its remit?


We have a longstanding Health, Safety and Environmental Council responsible for


companywide best-practice sharing, monitoring and strategy setting. This year, we introduced a group- wide sustainability council to focus on developing and integrating our sustainability roadmap.


Has TT Electronics allocated certain funds towards achieving its ‘green’ goals and to what value?


We recognise that the roadmap to net-zero emissions in our own operations will require


investment. We assess the investment necessary based on return on investment and cost per CO2


It’s worth noting that sustainability


is also a driver of revenue and profit growth for TT. We see the demand for our products and services that enable a more sustainable world increasing over time as this continues to be a growing worldwide prerogative.


What should “sustainability” mean to electronics as an industry?


The electronics industry is renowned for its innovative approach to technology


development and operational excellence in its manufacturing. We need to apply these core competencies to the industry-wide approach to sustainability and the circular economy. Electronics can and should be an


excellent enabler for sustainability, so it’s a big opportunity for the industry.


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Does TT Electronics actively encourage its customers to be “sustainable”, and how?


We work in strategic partnerships with our customers, so the


conversation works both ways. Our customers want to work with us to support their sustainability agendas, and we want to work with them to drive sustainability.


Are TT Electronics’s customers asking for sustainable products?


Absolutely! But this is nothing new. Our cleaner solutions


improve energy efficiency, addressing reduction.


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How can an everyday engineer think of sustainability when dealing with daily projects – whether at the design or implementation stage of components/ systems?


Our talented engineering community is one of the greatest assets we have


to drive sustainability ambitions through the electronics supply chain. Be it at the new product introduction stage or through process engineering, as that product is manufactured, there are opportunities for engineers to identify and develop more efficient and less resource-intensive solutions, which then permeate throughout the value chain. Education and awareness are key to making sustainability considerations part of everyday thinking for all of us to take responsibility for our part in driving the sustainability agenda.


climate change and resource scarcity. These solutions include power controls for aerospace and defence markets which contribute to lighter and more environmentally-friendly aircraft, reducing fuel consumption. For example, it has been estimated that a 1% reduction in the weight of an aircraft leads to a 0.75% improvement in fuel consumption. Our products also contribute to


increased aviation safety. As part of the ‘Clean Sky’ initiative and the associated benefits from increased fuel efficiency, demand for our products in these areas has been growing. Our smarter solutions ensure


accuracy and drive automation, improving productivity and addressing resource scarcity. These solutions include multiple sensors that can be used to improve productivity, including the smarter home and factory. Sensor technology can improve efficiency and therefore reduce energy consumption, resulting in a lower carbon footprint. We are expert specialists obsessed


with solving our customers’ complex problems, so we’re always up for the challenge – working with our customers to help them with their sustainability quandaries.


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What else might we need as a society to see major changes in terms of sustainability and “green-ness”?


Education, education, education! This is fundamental to the growing


recognition that we can’t continue on the world’s current path. As individuals, from world leaders to business leaders, to other members of society, we all need to take responsibility for our own influence and impact.


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