Tech Briefs Magazine - December 2023 - 18

Sustainability Strategies
Figure 4: Digitalization enables companies to make informed sustainability decisions on suppliers,
material sources, and designs. (Image: Siemens)
How Digitalization Enables a
Greener Future
So how can companies begin achieving
these sustainability goals? When it
comes to bridging the gap between
conceptualization and implementation,
digitalization and the digital twin
are imperative.
Digitalization of the product, production,
and supplier ecosystem ensures
that data streams are available from
throughout the organization to enrich
your collective intelligence on an ongoing
basis. Then, the digital twin of the
product and production helps engineering
teams and the entire company to
achieve their cost, sustainability, and
time-to-market goals. By combining the
virtual and real worlds, the digital twin
capitalizes on this collective intelligence
to enhance design exploration on aggressive
schedules with sustainability as
a core requirement.
With these capabilities companies can
simulate, innovate, and create modern
designs that prioritize positive environmental
impacts. By analyzing and leveraging
data, the digital twin empowers
engineers to examine and manipulate
different parameters of a product to
evaluate its performance under a variety
of sustainability requirements.
Through data sharing, teamwork,
and facilitating communication and
collaboration among engineers, product
managers, and supply chain providers,
companies can uncover opportunities
to prioritize sustainability
throughout their organizations, such
as by selecting component suppliers or
materials based on their carbon emissions
or other environmental performance
metrics (Figure 4). This collaborative
approach results in a workflow
that culminates in a holistic sustainability
strategy, empowering companies to
achieve enduring success in an increasingly
eco-conscious landscape.
As companies invest in the development
of eco-friendly products and strategies,
they will reap the rewards from increased
consumer confidence, financial
incentives, greater resiliency, and the
ability to drive profound social change.
Achieving these benefits requires a deeper
commitment than simply tacking sustainable
attributes onto existing products
and operations. Instead, enterprises
must undergo a fundamental shift in
perspective by integrating sustainability
into the very essence of the product and
production lifecycle.
This article was written by Eryn Devola,
Vice President of Sustainability, and
Dale Tutt, Vice President of Industry
Strategy, both at Siemens Digital Industries
Software (Plano, TX). For more information,
visit www.sw.siemens.com/
en-US/.
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