Britain’s manufacturers are leading efforts to decarbonise

According to new research published by Make UK and Siemens, manufacturers have made decarbonisation a priority despite economic challenges, with eight in ten companies saying it is now of high or medium importance.

The research - ‘Decarbonising Manufacturing – Challenges and Opportunities - shows that companies are accelerating efforts to decarbonise due to rising energy costs, the need to ‘do the right thing’ and the rising cost of raw materials.

According to the report, 46 per cent of manufacturing companies are implementing their decarbonisation plans while a quarter will start decarbonising within the next 12 months. An additional 17 per cent aim to begin the process in the next 24 months.

In a statement, Stephen Phipson, CEO of Make UK, said: “Britain’s manufacturers have long shown that they are at the forefront of innovation globally and they have already gone a long way to improve their processes and production in the quest to reach net zero. But in order that they continue at speed, business needs government to play its part in driving the process forward. This starts with setting a bold and ambitious vision for our green future. While numerous strategies have been announced, progress has been limited at best.