Becoming a World Class Sustainable Manufacturer
Following the eco-efficiency pathway will put Queensland manufacturers on track to becoming world class, sustainable manufacturers. Sustainable manufacturers continually look out for opportunities to improve their performance through the use of new technologies, practices and processes.
There are several avenues Queensland manufacturers can follow to continually improve performance.
Continuous Improvement
Regularly reassessing the action plan will ensure all opportunities are investigated. Comparing data from the reassessment with baseline assessment will highlight the improvements in a consistent manner. Feeding back progress on improvements to staff and fostering a culture in the workplace of continual improvement can lead to innovative ideas and a motivated, happy workforce. All of these actions are part of the journey on the Sustainability Roadmap.
The Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management has developed a Sustainability Roadmap for businesses wanting to journey along the pathway to sustainability. This roadmap provides targets and milestones to help companies on the journey. Eco-efficiency is one of the tools used along this journey. Further tools for destinations 4 to 6 can be provided by such organisations as QMI Solutions.
QMI Solutions is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to helping industry on the journey to manufacturing excellence through research, education, and implementation of world class practices and technologies. Recognised as Australia's premier 'technology diffusion agency', QMI Solutions has been improving the uptake of the latest practices and technologies by industry since 1993.
Enterprise Connect assists small to medium businesses to become more efficient, innovative and competitive. They assess business strategy and current operations, identifying strengths and weaknesses, and benchmark against best practice. They assist manufacturing businesses to access world class business tools, processes and technology identifying potential areas for improvement and growth and help the business to address these areas by providing a pathway forward. They provide assistance to help small and medium enterprises to source and finance specialist advice, know-how and technologies to improve business performance.
The government provides various forms of assistance to assist manufacturers to become more efficient. Click here to link to potential assistance options.