Industrial Sustainability

The growing concern around environmental issues such as the climate crises, pollution of both land and our oceans is presenting challenges both for businesses and UK Industry as a whole.

Companies are facing pressures both from within and externally to rapidly adopt greener approaches to their working practices – such as reducing their carbon footprint, recycling and using biodegradable materials.

This process is throwing up some difficult challenges. However well meaning, businesses must remain competitive and turn a profit or face bankruptcy. Similarly, many in industry feel that government targets and regulations will be difficult to achieve in the timeframe given.

At the same time, industry is also having to address other challenges – such as difficulties with resources, the retention and recruitment of young staff, and the crises in Europe forcing up energy costs.

There are many positive solutions to these issues, such as advances in battery storage, the concept of circular economies, the use of renewable energies such as solar and wind power, and the possibilities of the use of hydrogen as a clean source of energy for industry and transportation.

Many employers are also launching apprenticeship programmes. These schemes offer the benefits of a paid job where the employee gains valuable experiences alongside classroom study. These can benefit employers by providing the right skills needed, and helping with bringing in young people to industry, solving issues around the lack of new talent coming in to replace older staff.

These issues are the subject of Executive TV’s latest programme: “Industrial Sustainability” with expert views and discussion from a number of key industry figures. Featured in the programme are:

Pitreavie Packaging offer an extensive range of innovative packaging solutions, from design through to manufacture. Pitreavie is home to some of the most experienced professionals in the packaging industry, and offer a high level of service, knowledge and customer care. 

Wagner Renewables are a leading distributor of renewable energy equipment, specialising in solar PV, battery storage and electric vehicle charging. Wagner have over 8 years’ experience and use their wealth of knowledge to supply high quality products to the UK and overseas.

BGB develop, design and manufacture engineering solutions. They provide engineering expertise across a range of industries, such as wind turbines, agriculture and construction. They aim to connect, inspire and work closely with their customers to achieve shared success.

‘Industrial Sustainability’ will be first broadcast on our usual channel SKY Digital 181 on Sunday 5^th February at 10:30 (am), and then again on Sunday  5^th March 10:30 (am) on SKY digital channel 181.

After the initial broadcast, the programme will be available at http://www.executivetv.org/ with the rest of our digital archive.

About Executive TV

Executive TV has been producing business-focused documentaries for the past twelve years. Our programming covers the whole breadth of commerce and industry in the UK, from manufacturing and heavy industry to financial services and consultancy. We have always made innovation a focus of our programmes, telling the story of new ideas and how they are impacting companies in the UK.

Executive TV base our success on bringing to our audience the knowledge, experience and expertise of our featured partners. We offer our audience insights into the future of UK industry, as well as exclusive access to leading figures from across the public and private sectors.

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