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Innovation along the digital thread is a powerful mechanism for manufacturers to increase ROI through creating process efficiencies, optimizing energy usage, and avoiding critical errors before they happen—among many other benefits. But how can those same benefits be used in the fight to create a more sustainable, lower-carbon future? Join MxD, McKinsey, and Microsoft as we explore what sustainability in manufacturing really means, the short-term and long-term considerations for businesses, and how digital technology is already impacting the manufacturing industry’s footprint.
MPA in Environmental Science and Policy students travel to Israel to learn more about the geopolitical climate and resource management as a tool for peace.
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In a bid to promote sustainable development, Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) has decided to adopt circular economy principles. With this new approach, KMRL aims at reducing the cost of building construction.
According to the plan, KMRL will begin the initiative by using recycled items as building materials. This will reduce dependence on virgin materials for less important areas. Apart from this, KMRL is also considering minimising environmental impacts from transportation.
Cochin Shipyard’s electric boats to get Siemens’ hi-tech maritime solutions.
“Through adopting circular economy, KMRL can work on the concept of reduce, reuse, redesign and regenerate,” Hindu BusinessLine quoted KMRL Managing Director Alkesh Kumar Sharma as saying.
Read the full article at: www.moneycontrol.com
The Nepalese government has introduced a ban on single-use plastic on Mount Everest from January 2020 in an attempt to cut down on the trash left by mountaineers in what has turned into the world’s highest landfill.