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Events we are speaking at this year
Manufacturing & Supply Chain
Resource efficient business models: unlocking the potential to new opportunities
The world of manufacturing is changing at a rapid rate and inevitably, there will be winners and losers. Firstly, climate change and the security of supply of raw materials are a growing concern for many businesses. Secondly, rapid development in technology with the introduction of instant reporting, 3D-printing and robotics is creating a massive divide in the capacities and outputs of manufacturing businesses. And finally, the world is more interconnected than it has ever been. This provides a tremendous opportunity to extend to new markets, but it also means that the competition is global, creating even a greater need to learn, develop and adapt continuously. Compounding to these three challenges is also the fact that a growing number of customers prefer access to services over product ownership.
These fundamental challenges and the changing consumer behaviour is demanding manufacturers to rethink how they view the products that they produce.
25th June, Arena MK, Milton Keynes
The Recycling Event
Sustainability Top Trumps: What are the most sustainable packaging options
Public awareness of plastic and packaging waste has soared recently and the demand for recyclable products is growing fast. Though companies are recognising this urgency, getting rid of plastics from the supply chain is not straightforward. Some of the key questions that organisations trying to reduce their plastic footprint are asking include:
- Is getting rid of plastics the right things to do?
- What kind of future packaging legislation should my company be preparing for?
- What does a good packaging strategy look like?
- How should I work with my supply chain to meet my company’s objectives?
At Carbon Smart, reducing plastic and packaging waste has been on top of our agenda for some time and we have been working with companies across various sectors, helping with resource efficiency and sustainable packaging.
Join us in our panel discussion to get answers to some of these overarching questions.
2nd July, Ricoh Arena, Coventry
RWM Exhibition
Recycling and water & energy waste management event
Since the release of Resources and Waste Strategy paper in December 2018, we have seen over 120 companies sign up to the UK Plastics Pact with the aim to ensure 100% of plastic packaging is reusable, recyclable or compostable. he report and subsequent press, however, is putting increasing pressure on all companies to be transparent about their overall plastic production so consumers can see where the responsibility for tackling plastics lie.
The pervasiveness of this plastic packaging is also being made increasingly evident. In just the last two weeks studies have revealed that plastic is present in all of the world’s deepest ocean trenches, and microplastics are widespread even in Britain’s most remote lakes and rivers.
Businesses now have a responsibility to step up to the plastics and packaging challenge.
11 & 12 September, NEC, Birmingham