21 October 2010

Sustainable Manufacturing

  • Sustainable Manufacturing

Improving Environmental Performance whilst cutting the costs of your Composites Business - 21st October 2010, Chesterfield.

This course helps organisations to monitor and measure the sustainability of their manufacturing processes. It looks at the energy efficiency of procedures already used in the industry and how these can be made to be more cost-effective, not only saving the company money but also improving the overall environmental performance of the business.

The programme is aimed at anyone who wants to improve their understanding of the environmental issues relating to the manufacturing process from how energy can be saved to how waste can be reused, or even turned into another saleable product thus reducing overheads, creating higher sales and giving your company a unique selling point.

Topics Covered
• What is "sustainability"
• The benefits for being green
• Key concepts and steps in calculating the environmental performance of a product or service
• The principles, guidelines and standards available
• Where to gather information
• Standards compliant carbon audits
• Benchmarking your carbon footprint
• Carbon labelling
• Verification, communication, and carbon reduction claims
• Influencing the supply chain
• Offsetting

Delegate places cost £225 (ex. VAT). To download the full course information and a registration form please click here or email claire.whysall@netcomposites.com to have the information forwarded to you.

All courses will take place at NetComposites' premises in Chesterfield, UK at the address below. Full directions and hotel information will be sent to you upon registering for the course.

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Net Composites

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http://www.netcomposites.com/calendar_details.asp?1008

Companies
Net Composites

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