At present，Sustainable development has become the consensus of many enterprises.，Then in practice,，How to reshape the manufacturing and engineering industries through sustainability？Are there any effective suggestions?？Current period，Xiao Ke invited the head of sustainable development of Sandvik Group.Mats Lundberg，To share his views with you.。

Break through the fog

Focus on key areas

“Sustainable development is of great significance.。In fact，Many companies want to incorporate sustainability into their business models.，However, sustainable development includes many elements.，So much so that it's not clear where to start.。”Head of Sustainability, Sandvik Group Mats Lundberg Express。

To thisMats Proposal：“It's important to focus on key areas.”。“In manufacturing，We traditionally talk about productivity.。From the perspective of sustainable development，At its core, it consumes less energy.，Use materials more efficiently and reduce waste。These things，Many companies have been doing this for some time.，But perhaps not yet in the context of sustainable development.。”

“In the last five years，Sandvik's sustainability work has changed dramatically.，”Mats Talk about。“Today，We make a clear connection between sustainability and business.，They are two sides of the same coin.，Coexist together。As part of Sandvik Group's strategy，We identified four key areas.：Cycle、Climate、People and fair competition。

Combine with enterprise goals

Clarify relevant issues

“Sandvik's goal is to advance the world through engineering.。In pursuit of this goal,，We have established the overall concept.，In addition to focusing on their own business.，Also look downstream，Think about our customers；Focus on upstream，Consider our suppliers。Because the products and services we provide to our customers are the sum of all these.。

It also means，On the road to sustainable development，We have to figure out these problems.：What are our carbon emissions?？How can we purchase more environmentally friendly materials?？How to use cleaner energy？How to provide better solutions for customers？Finally，How do we measure the changes we make?？”

“It was important to use indicators to measure sustainable development efforts。”MatsSay：“Indicators，Will help you see the beginning and the end.，And it's easy to set goals。In Sandvik，We have expressed our desire to reduce our carbon dioxide emissions by 50% by 2030%，For this reason，We have different goals for products and packaging, etc.。At the same time，In order to achieve these goals，We need to work with suppliers.，Incorporate them into our decision making，Work together，Start with small changes.，Keep pushing forward。”

Thinking outside the boundaries

Drive innovation

Innovation is also an important way to promote sustainable development.，To this，MatsShare a case。

In recognition of the Sandvik team's commitment to the environment,、Innovative projects that have an impact on economic or social sustainability，The group has set up a specialSigrid GöranssonSustainable Development Award。2022，The Mining Waste Recycling Solutions team won the award.。

Members of the winning team come from Sandvik Mine and Rock Technology and Sandvik Manufacturing and Processing Solutions.。They have created a unique set of loop solutions.，For recycling tungsten inserts used in the production of modern mining drill bits。

“Drill bits typically contain more than 85% Tungsten，From tungsten content below 0.5% Extracted from minerals.，”Mats Explained。“It takes a lot of material to produce each blade.，When the drill bit is worn，There is also a large amount of tungsten residue.，But it is difficult to recycle，It's all wasted.。”

The team hopes to change that.，Try to recover the tungsten from the used blade。After trial and error，The team developed a method of heating by induction.，Process for separating a tungsten insert from a steel body。And then，They grind and refine the recovered tungsten.，For the production of new mining drill bits。

This innovation，It can not only help customers save costs，It can also reduce carbon dioxide emissions during material transportation.。At the same time，The separation of the tungsten inserts can be done locally，It also creates jobs.。

 “The recycling method has been tested in Australia and Sweden.，We also hope to expand it to other parts of the world.。We are developing a special machine with induction heating function.，Can be placed at a customer site to perform the separation proces。”Mats Say。“We believe，In the future，Sandvik's Tungsten Solutions Will Reshape Mining and Drilling Operations。”“

For manufacturing and engineering，It can also contribute to sustainable development through more innovation.，Whether it's a new way to use data，Or embrace the growing digitization?，Will pave the way for a more sustainable way of doing business.。Just as Mats Said：“Promoting sustainable development，We need to tear down the boundaries of thinking.，To discover more possibilities.！””