sustainability
Logistics and Procurement Supply Chain study tour – Vienna, day two
Hi everyone! Day two of our study tour was quite exciting. We traveled to Fronius International and the BMW Engine plant. The roads on day two were covered in snow. It's completely white. We took the ...
The rebirth of the manufacturing sector
When it comes to careers at the heart of the action in terms of world-changing technologies and wealth generation, then manufacturing is the place to look. In the shadow of ICT over the past 30 ...
Use versus ownership: sustainability and smart manufacturing
Predictions for the future of manufacturing tend to focus on fast, adaptable networked systems and customised delivery. But that’s still taking the availability of resources as a given. Ideally, and alongside the high-tech advances, we ...
Preparing for second careers: purposeful jobs for people of all ages
This roundtable at ACTIS, on October 4th 2016, was led by Anita Hoffmann, Visiting Fellow, Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility. Organisations need radical improvements in productivity. Key to increased productivity is an engaged workforce, which feel that ...
Why we’re launching the Cleantech Entrepreneurship MSc
Over the past few decades there has been a lot of attention on renewable energy technologies to guarantee energy security and fight climate change. Equally, there has been much talk about entrepreneurship as a way ...
Cranfield is going bee crazy!
The Board for Energy and Environment (BEE for short) was established in 2011 as a subcommittee of the Executive to oversee energy and environmental strategy for the University. It turns out to have been aptly ...