8 innovations in advanced manufacturing that support enhanced ESG reporting

Jan 17, 2022

Advanced manufacturing: robot engineered by Kuka adjusts a windscreen in a fully automated process on a model of the A-class production line of German car manufacturer Mercedes Benz at the Daimler factory in Rastatt, Germany, February 4, 2019. Picture taken on February 4, 2019.

Advanced manufacturing is enabling profitability and sustainability goals. Image: REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach.

Felipe Bezamat

Head of Advanced Manufacturing Industry, World Economic Forum Geneva

Alexandra Leona Schwertner

Project Fellow, Shaping the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains, World Economic Forum Geneva

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Figure 1. Impact areas where advanced manufacturing is enabling profitability and sustainability goals, while easing the adoption of ESG. Source: The World Economic Forum.

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