Barriers to sustainability: what’s slowing manufacturers from going green?

Posted on 22 Feb 2023 by The Manufacturer

Leading industrial companies are now setting ambitious environmental sustainability targets. Schneider Electric and Omdia research found that over half (57%) of the world’s top industrial organisations have set carbon-neutral targets to offset their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

47% have also embraced RE100 pledges to draw all their energy from renewable sources and 36% have established science-backed targets to help limit global warming to 1.5-2°C. Setting these goals is a crucial first step. What matters, however, is implementing the sustainability initiatives capable of delivering upon them. The research shows that several barriers block…

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