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P R E S E N T E D B YSOURCES:

http://www.nacfam.org/PolicyInitiatives/SustainableManufacturing/tabid/64/Default.aspxhttp://www.epa.gov/sustainablemanufacturing/business-case.htm\Kiron, et al., Sustainability Nears a Tipping Point, MIT Sloan Management Review, Vol. 53, No. 2, Winter 2012, pp. 69-74http://www.environmentalleader.com/2013/07/17/sustainable-manufacturing-can-boost-profits-15-22bn-annually/http://news.thomasnet.com/IMT/2013/09/12/sustainable-manufacturing-is-shaping-americas-industrial-future/

JUNE 2014 Sustainable Manufacturing

Sustainable manufacturinghelps companies to

Sustainable manufacturingmeets the needs of the presentwithout compromising the abilityof future generations tomeet their own needs

save money

enhance competitiveness

reduce environmental,health and safety impacts

According to a recent survey

two-thirds of nearly 3,000company officials surveyed

responded that

sustainability wascritically importantto being competitivein today’s marketplace

Many large US businesses that already created teams to address sustainability

also have begun to differentiatethemselves by working withsustainability leaders within their supplier baseSmall businesses often considered critical suppliersto many large and well-known sustainability leaders

UK manufacturers can

increase profits £10 billion a year

while cutting carbon emissions 24% by shrinking their environmental footprint and improving resource efficiency

according to a study released by Next Manufacturing Revolution in 2013