CCE launches vision for sustainable manufacturing
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has released the final findings from its industry research partnership with Cranfield University, entitled Sustainable Manufacturing for the Future.
The second whitepaper shares a sustainability vision and roadmap. It offers a picture of what the ‘factory of the future’ may look like in Great Britain by 2050, presenting the challenges and opportunities to be addressed in order to achieve rapid and fundamental change.
Taking into account the findings of the research, CCE has launched a £56 million operational investment plan, accelerating its journey towards sustainability in Great Britain and increasing total investment to £356 million over the last six years.
CCE’s partnership with Cranfield University began in March 2015, with a roundtable event, attended by leading academics and industry experts. This resulted in a first whitepaper identifying six key themes that the industry would need to address in the coming years including people, big data, technology, collaboration, value and resilience. These themes set the agenda for the partnership’s next phase of research.
The new findings have uncovered five pathways and a number of key actions that will lead the food and drink industry towards its vision of sustainable manufacturing. The pathways include anticipating the future, providing nutrition, sharing the benefits, inspiring the next generation and joining forces.
Steve Adams, group director of supply chain operations, at CCE GB, explains, “Our research with Cranfield University has revealed valuable insights on how sustainability will evolve across the food and drink supply chain. Identifying five key pathways and suggested actions to support the sustainable journey to 2050 and beyond, is helping us shape how we think about the future of our own business. We’re excited to already be putting these actions into practice and have launched a £56 million investment plan as we continue our commitment to sustainable local manufacturing here in GB.
“Leadership by both individuals and organisations feature strongly as a core theme throughout the research. We hope others will embrace these pathways and visions for the future to help shape and transform the future of the sector towards more sustainable manufacturing.”
