{"id":4592,"date":"2019-08-15T11:15:46","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T08:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africasustainabilitymatters.com\/?p=4592"},"modified":"2026-01-11T05:30:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T05:30:28","slug":"sustainable-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/2019\/08\/15\/sustainable-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Manufacturing: An Essential Element In Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Managing operations in an environmentally and socially responsible manner is no longer just nice-to-have but is crucial for a business. Many businesses have already started to take important steps towards green growth- ensuring that their development is economically and environmentally sustainable.  They are already involved in initiatives and innovations that are helping to foster healthier environments, enhance their competitive edge, reduce risks, builds trust, drive investment, attract customers and generate profits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sustainable\nmanufacturing is all about minimizing the diverse business risk inherent in any\nmanufacturing operation while maximizing the new opportunities that arise from\nimproving your processes and products.  While sustainability focuses on\nenvironmentally friendly processes that solve one part of the puzzle, sustainable\nmanufacturing ensures the safety of products, employees and the local\ncommunity. It encompasses values-based production with minimal negative results\nthus helping improve the performance of any company.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Coca-Cola has embedded sustainability in its manufacturing|photo|pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Many companies incorporate sustainability into the product itself not only in the efficiency of their processes. Coca-Cola has made aggressive goals<\/a> to improve water stewardship, protect the climate and produce sustainable packaging. It plans to work with its partners to recycle the equivalent of 75 % of the bottles and cans it develops by 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Africa, GE Nigeria<\/a> is committed to the development of the African future through GE Kujenga sustainability Programme. With the approach of empowering people by building valuable skills, equipping the community with new tools and technology, elevating ideas are helping solve Africa\u2019s challenges. In the manufacturing sector, GE is aligning its operational and commercial timelines for local content in order to save on energy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These days doing business built on good environmental practice is increasingly becoming essential in the eyes of investors, regulators, customers and the community where one operates. Failure brings with it high costs- fines, penalties, local unrests and loss of customers. Success, on the other hand, saves money, build a reputation, attracts investments, spurs innovation and secures customers\u2019 loyalty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read also: Re-Thinking Marketing To Promote Sustainability<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benefiting from sustainable manufacturing is not just a game for big business. New firms and small businesses can also play an exciting role. Startups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with their flexible business models and less reliance on established ways of working, can also benefit, evolve and innovate quickly to gain an advantage over the competition. A green reputation drives up your financial value. In addition to saving cost, switching to sustainable practices can boost the opportunity for grants, tax credits and other incentives at both the state and federal level. Companies with a visible reputation for environmental responsibility have higher performance than companies that do not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Young\nworkers value sustainability and demand green workplaces. Most people want\ntheir work to be environmentally friendly or at least environmentally aware.\nOver 70% of employees would like to share printers and recycling bins as well\nas have water-saving devices and solar panel devices installed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Becoming\na sustainable manufacturer also increases a competitive ability for government\ncontract since many of these products are only available to sustainable\nmanufactures. Sustainability also leads to increased innovation. When employees\nare encouraged to follow sustainable methods they will be inspired to pursue\nresearch and development projects that create new, efficient ways of doing\nthings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By\nbecoming a sustainability manufacturing company, one decreases the carbon foot\nprintmaking a positive difference in the safety of the employees and the\ncommunity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manufacturing is not necessarily a wasteful or uneconomical process. Embracing sustainable manufacturing can help maintain growth in a business. Benefits go beyond the walls of the facility. Not only will companies be more productive but also have a lower impact on the environment, society and the economy. There is no better time than the present to adopt sustainable practices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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