Lee, Y., Goh, S. L., Hsien, C., Choy, S. Y., Tay, T. W. R., Cardelle, M., Chan, C., Yeo, Z., Hauser, A., & Low, J. S. C. (2023). Guiding manufacturers’ environmental sustainability transformation: Findings from Green CompassTM applications in Singapore. Procedia CIRP, 116, 342–347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2023.02.058
Abstract:
A major barrier for organizations to act sustainably is the lack of awareness of activities that can improve their sustainability performance while creating business value. To address this, we developed the Green CompassTM methodology and tool, which helps manufacturers develop improvement plans based on their sustainability maturity level while considering cost and value creation. Manufacturers first assess their environmental sustainability performance across their operations, supply network, and product life cycles at the strategic, tactical, and operational levels. Based on the manufacturers’ costs and value creation goals, the tool helps them prioritize issues relevant to their businesses and guides them in charting their improvement plans. Experts from 13 organizations have reviewed the Green CompassTM methodology, and 23 organizations, including 14 manufacturers, have used the tool. This paper describes the Green CompassTM methodology, the findings from an application example, and the analysis of data collected from the manufacturers. We found that most manufacturers actively manage the energy, water, and material impacts from their operations but not their carbon emissions, supply network, and product life cycle impacts. Green CompassTM has broadened the manufacturers’ understanding of environmental sustainability and developed their in-house capabilities to improve sustainability.
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Funding Info:
This research is supported by core funding from: SIMTech
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