Despite growing complexities and disruptions, these companies continue to show signs of sustained strength. A new report shows that despite the COVID-19 pandemic’s unprecedented disruption, 93% of Global Lighthouse Network factories achieved an increase in product output and found new revenue streams.
They are achieving this by realizing productivity improvements, gaining market share, putting customers first and ushering in a cleaner future. These gains are being made with little to no capital expenditure and the forerunners are discovering that growth need not come at the expense of environmental responsibility. In fact, the opposite is taking place: productivity improvements often drive resource efficiency gains and are tied to environmentally-conscious impact.
Factories of the Future Find Growth and Sustainability Through Digitalization
Di Dai, Public Engagement, World Economic Forum, [email protected]
Fifteen new manufacturing sites join the World Economic Forum s Global Lighthouse Network as leaders in applying Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies to achieve profitable growth without increasing their environmental footprint
A new report reveals how these leading manufacturers use digital capabilities to find new revenue streams and increase product output despite the pandemic
Lighthouses are prioritizing workforce and skills development to protect jobs and build resiliency
Hear from these leading innovators, at Lighthouse Live event here: Reimagining Operations for Growth at 09.00 New York/14.00 Geneva/21.00 Beijing on 17 March, including keynote speaker Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft and Alex Gorsky, chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson
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Factories of Future Find Growth and Sustainability Through Digitalization
Fifteen new manufacturing sites join the World Economic Forum’s Global Lighthouse Network as leaders in applying Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies to achieve profitable growth without increasing their environmental footprint
A new report reveals how these leading manufacturers use digital capabilities to find new revenue streams and increase product output despite the pandemic
Lighthouses are prioritizing workforce and skills development to protect jobs and build resiliency
Hear from these leading innovators, at Lighthouse Live event here: Reimagining Operations for Growth at 09.00 New York/14.00 Geneva/21.00 Beijing on 17 March, including keynote speaker Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft and Alex Gorsky, chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson
ReNew Power has been named to the World Economic Forum’s Global Lighthouse Network, which recognises companies using new technologies to achieve environmentally sustainable, community supportive, prof
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