Navigating the green material transition, mitigating risks, and creating new opportunities.
As industries seek to reduce their environmental impact, the shift to sustainable, bio-based and recycled materials is essential. Manufacturers are at the heart of this transition, driving innovation in material science to replace traditional, resource-intensive, virgin inputs with renewable, biodegradable alternatives.
By embracing green materials and pathways, manufacturers can lower carbon footprints, reduce reliance on finite resources, and create more resilient and sustainable supply chains. This transition not only enhances environmental responsibility but also meets growing consumer demand for eco-friendly products, fostering long-term competitiveness and resilience through new markets creation. The manufacturing sector needs to lead the green material shift to achieve a sustainable, circular economy for the future.
Key Questions
- How fast are increasing and more strident regulations, consumer demands, and market competition threatening your core business?
- What is your “degree of risk” with incumbent materials? Which “green” materials would be promising candidates for “substitution” and why?
- How mature is the ecosystem of alternative materials available to you in terms of: technology, availability, performance, price, and supply-demand balance?
- When, where, and by how much will “green materials” cannibalize traditional virgin use of “synthetic” materials?
- How can you craft and pursue a regulatory resilient strategy for the future?
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