Reconciling the needs of business and the planet places heavy demands on engineering and industrial organizations. Some of these require upfront costs, and involve major changes to how companies have always done business.
But sustainable practices also bring long term cost optimization (smarter processes need less energy, for example) and risk mitigation (both against geopolitics and the rising cost of carbon emissions). Businesses must sometimes make big changes to survive. Sustainability is a step in the ongoing transformation journey, and is inherently tied to other transformations driven by digital technologies and changing consumer demands.
Nonetheless, transformation is a big challenge with many moving parts and no one can do it alone. Engineering companies will need to work with partners who can deliver elements of their sustainable transition strategy. That may include engineering and R&D (ER&D) partners who can set up a new materials research center; tech partners who can help identify and deploy
