Industrial engineering and manufacturing of products is always accompanied by the extraction and consumption of raw materials from nature and the use of land. Furthermore, pollutants are emitted into the soil, air and water during the production process and along the entire supply chain.
The aim of sustainable manufacturing is to ensure that the production of goods conserves resources and preserves the regenerative capacity of the environment. Sustainable products secures the natural foundations of life for future generations. This requires a new approach to research, design and manufacturing.
An environmentally compatible production pursues several interdependent individual goals:
Sustainable product policy offers a wide range of opportunities and advantages for companies:
Achieving the sustainability goals requires an all-encompassing modernization of production systems and the entire economy. New environmental and efficiency technologies play a key role here. Below are some examples:
In the literature as well as in practice there are various concepts, methods and instruments to make the production of goods more environmentally friendly:
To achieve sustainable products, it is not enough to look only at the manufacturing phase of the product. Rather, the entire life cycle must be included in the analysis and evaluation.
Using our LCA software Umberto, you can create clearly and transparently life cycle assessments of your products. With integrated cost accounting - partial and full cost accounting as well as material flow cost accounting (MFCA) - you not only increase the sustainability but also the efficiency of your production system.
Take the next step and automate the creation of PCFs and LCAs, and integrate the results into other business processes with our holistic product sustainability software.
Alternatively, our team of experts of LCA consultants and environmental engineers is at your disposal. We are happy to support you individually step by step up to the complete analysis of the environmental impacts of your products. Contact our sustainability consulting team now to make the manufacture of your products more sustainable.