The global manufacturing sector faces a multifaceted challenge: balancing economic growth with environmental responsibility. A paradigm shift is taking place in manufacturing, with sustainable manufacturing practices no longer being a peripheral concern but a central...
Course Overview The transition to net-zero is a new reality that is facing many companies and more importantly many manufacturers. The global goal of net-zero by 2050 is still debated by many, but markets, coming regulations and taxes are showing that this is a...
Article by: Liesel Kassier, Head of Sustainable Manufacturing, Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies (TWIMS) No South African has been left unscathed by the blight of load shedding, nor needs reminding of the precarious state in which the economy has been...
Friday the 9th of April 2021 saw TWIMS host its first session of the Inclusive Conversations series, entitled Covid 19 and the taken for Granted Care Economy. Liesel Kassier – TWIMS’ Metair Academic Head of Green Manufacturing – led the session which consisted of...
The global climate change and resource depletion crisis that is playing itself out in a non-boundary, systemic way requires a fundamental change in the consumption and production of goods and services. This is critical if planetary integrity is to be kept in place and...
