“ We are here to protect , heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner and healthier world . This is what drives me every day in the decisions I take . It means that we are always looking at better solutions ”

Valerie Sieurin Senior Vice President , Global Head of Quality , Reckitt �

Top three priorities for manufacturers striving to achieve next generation manufacturing systems PwC , 2021 COO Pulse Survey

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“ Technology isn ’ t our job anymore , we do our job by helping the business grow , but for us in IT , technology is just our toolkit . We ' ve become organisational change agents ”

Michael Loggins Global Vice President of IT , SMC �

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" We are looking at how we can utilise blockchain technology to build an external digital superhighway that will gather and provide information . For MSD blockchain is a game changer "

Fredric Brut Head of Supply Chain for EMEA and APAC , MSD �

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Manufacturers need financing in order to meet net zero targets Despite reducing its emissions by 57 % since 1990 , manufacturing still accounts for 12 % of the overall greenhouse gas emissions in the UK , with steel , cement , and chemicals accounting for half of the overall figure .

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MITEI spinoff - Via Separations - tackles industrial decarbonisation Via Separations aims to reduce the amount of energy used in industrial separations by 90 %. The process currently accounts for 22 % of the in-plant energy use in the United States .

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Apple joins sustainable semiconductor research programme With research indicating that almost 75 % of a mobile device ’ s CO2 emissions can be attributed to its fabrication ( with almost half resulting from IC manufacturing ), imec establishes a unified Sustainable Semiconductor Technologies and Systems ( SSTS ) research programme .

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12 December 2021