Introduction to the circular economy

The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland is a group of industry-led manufacturing research and development facilities transforming skills, productivity and innovation in Scotland helping to make the country a global leader in advanced manufacturing.It is operated by the University of Strathclyde and supported by Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, High-Value Manufacturing Catapult, Skills Development Scotland, Scottish Funding Council and Renfrewshire Council.

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Join us as we introduce free self-directed sustainability courses from the NMIS Manufacturing Skills Academy.

Are you a manufacturer who would like to move away from a ‘take-make-waste’ approach and embrace more sustainable practices?The circular economy is a model of production and consumption that involves reusing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products for as long as possible and will be essential in the coming years as we strive to meet our ambitious emissions targets.<h2>What we’ll cover</h2>During this session we provide a taster of our circular economy course, including a history and outline of the practice and real-world examples of how circular economy principles can and have been implemented in various industries resulting in efficiency and cost benefits. <h2>Who should join this webinar?</h2>Anyone from a small to medium sized manufacturing business with little or no knowledge of the circular economy who interested in learning more.

Manufacturing a greener future with the NMIS Manufacturing Skills Academy As manufacturers, we all know that we must embrace more sustainable practices to protect our planet and reach net-zero targets, but it can be difficult to know where to start. Join us as we introduce free self-directed sustainability courses from the NMIS Manufacturing Skills Academy. Launching in the coming weeks, these courses are aimed at supporting small and medium sized businesses in Scotland with navigating their journey to net-zero. Hosted by Dr David Butler and Leigh Paterson of the University of Strathclyde&#x27;s department of Design Manufacturing and Engineering Management (DMEM), we’ll provide a taster of the course content, an introduction to to what circular economy and net-zero mean to you and your business, and some tools to help on your sustainability journeyThese events run each month from 26 April – 24 June 2022.

Please note that this webinar is being recorded and may be made publicly available.

The Advancing Manufacturing Challenge Fund The Advancing Manufacturing Challenge Fund projects are part-funded by the 2014-2020 European Regional Development Fund part of the European Structural Funds 2014-20 Programme. The Scottish Government is the Managing Authority for the European Structural Funds 2014-20 Programme. For further information visit the Scottish Government webpages or follow @scotgovESIF.

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