GREEN MANUFACTURING

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GREEN MANUFACTURING
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GREEN MANUFACTURING

• We borrow the Earth from our descendants
• Depletion of resources
• Polluting the environment

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GREEN MANUFACTURING

• Enables economic progress
• Minimize pollution and waste
• Conserve resources

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GREEN MANUFACTURING

• Manufacturing methods that support and sustain a
  renewable way of producing products and/or
  services that do no harm to you nor the
  environment. 

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POLLUTANTS

• Careless disposal of waste
• Newly identified toxins
• "Big Company problem"...right?
• Toxic hazards present in everyday household
  products
• - Food
• - Synthetic fragrance

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POLLUTANTS

• "Many times, because of extensive use, we assume
  a product is safe.  But any chemical ingredient
  warrants a closer look, no matter how long it's
  been on the market. We need to ask ourselves
  whether we should be careful of using such
  ingredients on a daily basis, and if necessary,
  we should explore other options for our
  customers.

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CHOICES

• Use natural raw ingredients, including organics
• Do not use hazardous chemical conditioners,
  chemical anti-bacterials or chemical
  preservatives
• Use botanically-derived,colour, spices etc
• Cold manufacturing process for soap

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DEPLETION OF RESOURCES INCREASING POLLUTION

• As much fresh water has been withdrawn in the
  last 30 years as in the last three centuries.
• Globally, there is a 160 billion cubic meter
  overdraft of groundwater per year.
• The rate of increase in atmospheric carbon
  dioxide between 1970 and 2000 is nearly double
  that between 1960 and 1970 (1.5 ppm vs. 0.88 ppm
  per year).

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DEPLETION OF RESOURCES INCREASING POLLUTION

• Carbon emissions have increased by more than 1.5
  times since 1970.
• The U.S., EU and Japan are by far the worlds
  biggest producers of solid waste, with the U.S.
  at about 14 times that of Japan and the EU
  combined.
• Solid waste strategies In Japan, its "Minimize
  at source" In Europe, its "Producer
  responsibility" In the U.S., its "Theres
  always more space

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WASTE GENERATION

• Manufacturing generates maximum wastes

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NATURAL RESOURCES

• Natural resources are vital to
• - Economic activity
• - Personal satisfaction
• - Health
• Need to be preserved for future generation
• balancing environmental and business needs

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COST GREEN PRACTICES

• Gap remains between societal benefits and private
  business benefits. But that gap may be narrowing
• Examples
• - Compact fluorescent lightbulbs,
• - Software distribution via the
  Internet,
• - Hybrid electric vehicles
• - More efficient refrigeration

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IS IT WIN WIN

• What's good for the environment is good for
  business ?
• Regulation can confer specific and narrow
  benefits on some firms at the expense of others.
• Example Montreal Protocol
• Wiped out the market for commodity CFCs
• Benefited Dupont and ICI

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SUSTAINABILITY

• Using regulatory actions to secure production
  cost advantages
• Sugar Industry bagasse mud paste
• Molasses to Alcohol
• - What remains after taking out alcohol
• - Highly toxic
• - Discharged on land or in to river

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SUSTAINABILITY

• Metalworking fluids (emulsions of oil, water and
  stabilizing agents)
• - 12 percent of metals manufacturing costs
• - Limited reuse high cost of disposal
• -Environment friendly vegetable oil
  substitutes
• -Microfiltration techniques to extend the
  useful life of these fluids virtually indefinitely

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SUSTAINABILITY

• Public and industry awareness campaigns
• Adding business value can drive environmental
  solutions to "self-assemble
• Corporate involvement

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GLOBAL MARKET

• Overseas environmental regulations
• Growing consumer demand for a new generation of
  environmentally friendly products
• Green products and production techniques are a
  competitive weapon
• Example (1)
• European directorate for the environment said
  it would eliminate brominated flame retardants
  used in electronics

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GLOBAL MARKET

• Siemens could not find a replacement
• Sony Corp. produced a viable alternative
• Example (2)
• -New clean air emissions limits for
• automobiles
• -Honda and Toyota produced new engines
  to meet and exceed requirements.