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Whitepaper offers advice to SME on accelerating net zero plans

13 July 2023

Made Smarter has launched a new whitepaper to help SME manufacturers accelerate their net zero plans.

‘Decarbonisation through Digitalisation: manufacturing made smarter and greener with technology’ offers practical advice to help address industry’s biggest challenge and opportunity.

The free-to-download document aims to simplify this complex and fast-evolving topic by demystifying some of the terminology and analysing the latest research.

It offers insights about how a variety of technologies enable manufacturing and engineering businesses to make things smarter and greener, while powering growth and creating new highly skilled jobs.

It also highlights other initiatives including, Race to Zero, a campaign led by the United Nations, and the SME Climate Hub,  a non-profit global initiative that empowers companies with tips and tools, including its Business Carbon Calculator.

Commenting on the publication of the whitepaper, Donna Edwards, Director of Made Smarter’s North West Adoption Programme, said: “Manufacturing is vital to the UK economy and our daily lives. But it also has a colossal impact on our environment. The pressure and scrutiny on the sector to be more sustainable is ramping up, and coming from all directions. It is our biggest challenge, but it is also a significant opportunity. 

“Decarbonisation is not a distraction. It is an imperative. Talk needs to stop and make way for action and a concerted commitment to change. UK manufacturing must get behind the mantra that the future is decarbonised and digital. Our hope is that the whitepaper will become a valuable part of any manufacturer’s toolkit to support their net zero journey.”

In recent years technology has played a key role in tackling disruptive and emerging challenges. It has helped businesses navigate the Covid-19 pandemic and recover, negotiate supply chain disruption and labour shortages, as well as focus on solutions to mitigate the energy crisis.

“For the climate emergency, digitalisation offers manufacturers an opportunity to deliver operational efficiencies, decarbonise heat and power, optimise design and materials, and improve logistics and transport, benefitting their business, their bottom line and the environment.” Concluded Donna.


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