Trends in industrial sustainability

讲座主题： Short-term and long-term trends in industrial sustainability

主讲人：Steve Evans 教授 剑桥大学

主持人：吴东 博士

讲座时间与地点：12月12日上午10：00，浙江大学管理学院十一楼会议室

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讲座内容摘要：Based on his research as Director of the national research centre for Industrial Sustainability, Professor Evans will describe the current activities and targets of manufacturers in Europe. He will explain their focus on efficiency and technology and the scale of targets used. He will then describe the conclusions of a new study by the UK government on the future shape of global manufacturing up to 2050 and draw conclusions about the role of manufacturing in a sustainable world.

讲座人简介：Steve Evans spent 12 years in industry, finally as Engineering Systems Manager at Martin-Baker Engineering, the world leading manufacturer of ejection seats. He was made Professor of Life Cycle Engineering at Cranfield University in 1998 and joined the University of Cambridge Institute for Manufacturing in 2011. He is Director of the national EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Industrial Sustainability, now with over 50 staff. His research seeks a deep understanding of how industry brings environmental and social sustainability concerns into its design and manufacturing practices, with a duel emphasis on urgent & practical change now and system level change that offers hope for a sustainable future. Steve works with organisations to develop solutions that move us towards a sustainable future. His work includes sustainable factories, food systems for people with reduced access to food, sustainable city re-generation design, and cars with water for exhaust that do 280mpg (equivalent). Steve has acted as Specialist Adviser to the House of Lords, is a member of the Lead Expert Group for the Government’s Future of Manufacturing Foresight exercise setting out a vision for UK manufacturing to 2050; he is a Partner in two cleantech start-up.