Sustainable Manufacturing: Greening your Processes

Sustainable manufacturing is defined as the creation of manufactured products that use processes that are non-polluting, conserve energy and natural resources, and are economically sound and safe for employees, communities, and consumers.

Many large, multinational companies are cognizant of impending overseas environmental regulations and growing consumer demand for a new generation of environmentally friendly products, and they are beginning to formulate their response. Some have embraced the notion that green products and production techniques are a competitive weapon.

These companies are finding that green manufacturing initiatives offer competitive market advantages. Manufacturers can actually save money by institutionalising greener products and processes. Sustainable manufacturing has become not only a more responsible way for many organisations to do business, but a more profitable way as well.

Motivated by spiralling energy costs, growing concerns about the future of non-renewable resources and surging consumer demand for eco-friendly products, manufacturing giants such as GE’s Ecomagination, IBM, Dupont, Toyota, BP, BASF, Apple Computer and many of the world’s leading producers have incorporated sustainable manufacturing as a major enterprise-wide initiative. The result has been dramatic and measurable energy savings, reduced carbon emissions, and new, cost efficient recycling and waste treatment methods and a wide range of new clean technologies and products.

marcus evans’ ‘Sustainable Manufacturing’ conference will look at how leading manufacturers are meeting the sustainability challenge and transforming their processes. With sessions focusing on environmentally friendly product development and green supply chains, this conference will cover sustainable manufacturing from design through to the supply chain.

Top manufacturers will present case studies demonstrating how they are evolving their businesses to become more sustainable. Delegates will walk away with real-world examples that they can apply to their own sustainable manufacturing processes from companies that have invested significant time and resources in meeting this challenge. Past years marcus evans’ “Quality Driven Manufacturing” conference has attracted 46 delegates and 60 over delegates for “Lean Manufacturing Excellence” in Mandarin Oriental, Manila, Philippines.

This year’s manufacturing conference ‘Sustainable Manufacturing’ will be held at Prince Hotel & Residence, Kuala Lumpur on 19th and 20th January 2008 will look at Green product architecture and conceptualization, Green procurement, Greening manufacturing process, Managing a sustainable supply chain.

Among the distinguished chairpersons for this conference would be Dr. Ahmad Fariz Mohamed, Chair Research Centre For Environmental, Economics and Social Sustainability (Institute for Environment and Development Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) and Michael Pitcher, Environmental and OHS Coordinator (Schiavello Group Australia). Featuring keynote presentation by Aida Greenbury, Director of Sustainability & Stakeholder Engagement (APP Indonesia) and highlights the participation of representatives from local and international companies such as Environment & Bioprocess Technology Centre SIRIM, Green Purchasing Network Malaysia, Toyota, Johnson & Johnson, Intel, Unilever Asia, Fabrinet Co. Ltd, Schiavello Group Australia, Perkin Elmer Optoelectronics Philippines Inc and Brandix Group.

For more information, please contact:

Ms Catherine Foo, Marketing Assistant, marcus evans

Tel: +603 2723 6757

Email: CatherineF@marcusevanskl.com

Website: www.marcusevans.com

AsiaIsGreen is a media partner of Sustainable Manufacturing. An exclusive 10% discount is extended for AsiaIsGreen readers to attend the conference if they register with Catherine at CatherineF@marcusevanskl.com.

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