What are the most promising sustainable materials in different sectors?
How can innovations in design and manufacturing reduce material needs?
How can digital technologies help SMEs become resource efficient with minimal investment?
How can research—industry collaboration and cross-border information sharing accelerate the development of sustainable methods and materials?
On 29 September (3-4:30pm CEST), experts from the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM), SEED, Footprints Africa, Laudes Foundation, United Nations Environment Programme and the VDI Centre for Resource Efficiency discussed the latest innovations in materials efficiency and digitalisation strategies for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SME).
During this webinar, you'll also learn more about the Global Opportunities for SDGs (GO4SDGs) initiative, which offers policymakers, industry players and civil society a range of tools to help support countries accelerate the transition to inclusive green economies and sustainable living. The initiative’s menu of services includes instruments designed to support sustainability in SMEs, including online circular economy training and tools for communicating with consumers on product sustainability.
Lewis Akenji, Executive Director, SEED
Joanna Bingham, CEO, Footprints Africa; Ghana Chapter Lead, African Circular Economy Network
Katharina Koschek, Head of Department, Polymeric Materials and Mechanical Engineering, Fraunhofer (IFAM)
Bettina Heller, Associate Programme Officer, Consumption and Production Unit, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Lakshmi Poti, Senior Programme Manager of Materials, Laudes Foundation
Moderated by Martin Vogt, Managing Director, VDI Centre for Resource Efficiency (VDI ZRE)
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This webinar has been commissioned by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit / German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) under the International Climate Initiative (IKI) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU).