3D printer manufacturerStratasys已经发布了它的第一个sustainability report概述了有关3D印刷气候行动和社会影响的环境，社会和治理（ESG）活动。
With the report, the company has underlined its commitment to achieving more sustainable ‘mindful manufacturing’ through additive manufacturing, particularly in regards to designing for responsible production and consumption and renewable energy projects.
Stratasys首席执行官Yoav Zeif说：“我相信全球制造业处于十字路口。”“由于应对供应链挑战和能源效率需求的压力不断增长，越来越多地探索3D打印以实现此类业务目标。
“我相信，在2022年和接下来的十年中，采用制造规模的3D打印的快速增长将为市场带来更多创新，改善供应链并减少环境影响。”
Stratasys的sustainability goals
去年，公司正式established its Stratasys Sustainability function和outlined its commitment to achieving circular economy processes, climate action, and social change within the 3D printing sector.
To oversee the implementation of its sustainability agenda, Stratasys hired Rosa Coblens as its Vice President of Sustainability. Coblens is leading the firm’s efforts to meet several of theUN’s Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs), namely responsible consumption and production, innovation and infrastructure, taking climate action, and ensuring the delivery of quality education.
Stratasys has also joined the增材制造商绿色贸易协会（AMGTA）作为创始成员，Coblens现在担任董事会成员。AMGTA于2019年共同创立Sintavia,Taito Nippon Sanso Corporation和QC Laboratories, with the core aim of promoting the green credentials of 3D printing and advancing sustainability within the industry.
从那以后，GE添加剂,Materialise,西门子数字工业, andEOS已选择加入协会并促进environmental benefits of 3D printing赞成传统制造过程。
Stratasys的可持续发展报告
The company’s inaugural sustainability report provides benchmarks for its future ESG targets and outlines current initiatives underway to achieve more mindful manufacturing within the 3D printing sector.
Mindful manufacturing, according to Stratasys, involves the thoughtful redesign of processes, parts and supply chains through leveraging 3D printing across the product lifecycle to maximize sustainability over time. In particular, the firm’s ESG targets focus on design for responsible production and consumption, transparency, people-first initiatives, social impact programs, renewable energy projects, quality education, industry innovation, and climate action.
Zeif说：“随着采用，高级软件平台以及与世界各地的行业领先客户的合作，Stratasys Portfolio将继续提供变革性的技术来支持未来的工厂。”“加上我们的公司目的，即使人们能够为经济，个性化和可持续的世界创造而无限制地创造，这份报告反映了我们对一项全面，行业领先的ESG战略的深厚承诺。”
Throughout the manufacturing sector, there is growing recognition of the potential for 3D printing to achieve environmental goals by reducing energy consumption and waste. According to the美国能源部（DOE）与CNC这样的传统制造方法相比，添加剂制造可以将材料成本和浪费降低近90％，而雷电竞充值lowering energy consumption by up to 50 percent.
Stratasys has also observed a growing interest in lightweight polymer parts for sectors such as aerospace, which are designed to improve fuel economy without compromising durability and reliability. As a result, the firm estimates that by the end of 2025, the polymer 3D printing market in aviation alone will grow at an annual growth rate of 18 percent to $1.6 billion.
The report states that while 3D printing is touted as being more environmentally friendly than traditional manufacturing processes, this is not frequently measured. To address this, the company has committed to co-creating the research and case studies needed to bring the data and proof points to the forefront to demonstrate the sustainability of 3D printing.
Within its report, Stratasys also outlines its intention to position additive manufacturing at the forefront of localized manufacturing on a global scale. The firm identifies a need for more agile, shorter supply chains in sectors such as automotive, alongside 3D printing-enabled on-site production, digital networks, and virtual inventories.
The report reiterated the company’s commitment to addressing the four SDGs it outlined upon launching its Stratasys Sustainability function last year. The firm is currently exploring how additive manufacturing can achieve more responsible production through reduced waste, reused materials, and recycled packaging, and is also working to reduce its carbon footprint and that of its customers as part of its climate action pledge.
Addressing quality education, Stratasys is partnering with local municipalities to integrate 3D printing into the everyday lives of children’s education, while its commitment to improving industry and infrastructure is focusing on enabling designers, engineers, and manufacturers with local on-demand capabilities to improve quality of life for people across the globe.
该公司还看到了3D打印收益支持它在推进社会影响计划中所起的作用，例如蒸汽教育机会以及企业家精神，以及Stratasys在耶路撒冷的“学习”计划。
“As a leading global polymer 3D printing solutions provider, we have the ability to make a measurable impact on some of the world’s most pressing challenges, from building circularity into the economy to creating more inclusive educational opportunities,” said Coblens.
“Given our position as a sustainability leader, this report demonstrates our long-term commitment to continuous self-evaluation and improvement, help industries be more operationally and economically efficient, reduce supply chain reliance and improve our planet.”
Future ESG targets
Regarding the firm’s ESG benchmark targets, the report states the first step towards improving climate impact and responsible consumption will be assessing its carbon footprint. The company will then implement its goals and make adjustments regarding the consumption of resources such as energy, water, waste, and carbon.
Stratasys will then establish a “scorecard” to help it quantify its footprint based on various measurements, such as per employee or per part.
该报告显示，该公司的排放量在2020年产生了13,640吨CO2E（同等）。2021年，该公司在其以色列制造设施中安装了589个太阳能电池板，以支持其对可再生能源的承诺并改善其消费。预计该面板将在今年运行，Stratasys目前正在考虑扩大其在其其他设施中对太阳能电池板的使用。该报告还解决了Stratasys的水管理，并概述了该公司在其设施和产品中以更圆形方式实施水的目标。
Other ESGs detailed in the report include further demonstrating the feasibility of Stratasys’ ‘factory of the future’ initiative in order to integrate digital and physical logistics to create future supply chains with reduced dependence on carbon-heavy transportation methods, and inviting partners to take part in the firm’s Recycling + Returns program.
Stratasys的就职典礼可持续性报告can be read in full here.
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