Description

Come share your experiences, stories, questions, and what you have learned in a safe, non-commercial environment. We seek to understand the state-of-the market, understand what companies have done that has or has not worked, documenting questions that MESA and the community can help answer. Overall, the goal is to accelerate each participant’s learning and progress toward Smart Manufacturing. 

Topic: Steps Toward Green and Circular

Consumers and customers are seeking suppliers who support their environmental sustainability policies. Yet, as a manufacturer, that means taking both internal and partner measures. In emissions terms, we can consider 1 (direct), 2 (directly used such as from the local power plants fueling factories and distribution centers), and 3 (in our value network).

Join us to discuss your experiences and questions such as

• How are you moving to greener practices?
• What areas have you found easiest to improve? Energy, materials, emissions, supply routes, etc.?
• Are you working to participate in the circular economy with recycled materials, re-use, return, and recycling programs for your products?
• How are you measuring your environmental impact? That of your suppliers, logistics partners, and distributors or retail partners?
• What criteria come into prioritizing sustainability projects?
• What is working to ensure partners actually live up to your requests and expectations?
• Is sustainability part of your business and operating KPI set? Your Continuous Improvement programs?

Agenda: 

• Thanks to our Sponsor(s) 
• Facilitator introduction 
• Community & Group overview – why participate and what to expect 
• Smart Manufacturing Paradigm 
• Thanks to our Sponsor(s) 
• Summary of last meeting 
• Today's subject 
• Wrap up 
• Next meeting 
• How to keep the conversation going 
• Thanks

Not registered for MESA's Smart Manufacturing Community? Register here!  (Open for members and nonmembers) Once you are registered, you will be sent a calendar invite with the call-in information. Learn more about MESA's Smart Manufacturing Community Groups: