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Podcast: Manufacturing and the Journey Toward a Low-Carbon Future

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: Today more than ever, manufacturers across all industries are being challenged to employ more sustainable practices in their manufacturing processes, all in an effort to decarbonize. Industries that incorporate fossil fuels in their manufacturing process may have the biggest challenge ahead to decarbonize.

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Vestas: Powering Quality in the Supply Chain

3BL Media

This can not only damage the reputations of wind turbine manufacturers and operators, but also adds weight to arguments against wind power. Product defects are one possible cause, but how can manufacturers resolve quality issues when supply chains are so complex? Vestas has been running SAP as its ERP system since 2007.

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Lessons from 3 emerging bio-based material technologies

GreenBiz

Founded in 2007, New York based Ecovative Design leverages the naturally binding properties of mycelium — mushroom’s root structure — in several sustainable materials. Sourcing algae from sustainable seaweed farmers that capture carbon as they grow their crop, Loliware is working to manufacture a variety of bio-based polymers.

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Kohler Co. Wins 2022 EPA WaterSense® Sustained Excellence Award

3BL Media

Since 2007, cumulative savings due to Kohler brands is over 437 billion gallons of water, 9.26 Protecting natural resources like water take form in everything from innovative products to awareness to advanced technology,” says Ratish Namboothiry, Kohler Director of Innovation for Good & Sustainability. In 2021, Kohler Co.’s

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“DC factory” picks up Energy Efficiency Award from German Energy Agency

Envirotec Magazine

Schaltbau’s NExT Factory is described as a pioneering leap in sustainable manufacturing and energy efficiency. This not only reduces the factory’s operational costs but also minimizes its environmental footprint, setting a powerful example for the manufacturing industry’s path toward climate neutrality.

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Bush Brothers counts on water reuse to reduce local impact of bean production

GreenBiz

Bush Brothers is the largest manufacturer of prepared beans in the United States, and its work with water treatment titan Evoqua resulted in massive improvements, Aulick said. Water, specifically, stopped being an afterthought for Bush Brothers after the 2007 drought in Chestnut Hill.

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Building a Sustainable Future: Owens Corning Releases 16th Annual Sustainability Report

3BL Media

Selected highlights include: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions: Owens Corning has reduced absolute greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 60% since its peak year of 2007.