Interface Think Tank: In 2023, 21 new factories will join the “Lighthouse Factory” network, and four more will join the sustainable factory, what is special about these four sustainable factories?

Federico Torti: In addition to the “Lighthouse Factory” logo, we have created an additional award program called “Lighthouse for Sustainability,” which focuses on the impact of advanced technologies on sustainability indicators. After becoming a “Lighthouse factory”, the company has the opportunity to be recognized as a pioneer committed to sustainable development in the future by submitting additional applications.

1SVR360563R1001 Identifying a sustainable “beacon factory” requires a deeper understanding of how a particular technology application or approach directly reduces emissions or on-site energy consumption, as well as its impact on water use, waste generation and recycling.

In the past, we have often seen technology adoption lead to increased process efficiency and additional reduction in energy use, but we expect more than this, but that companies can take action to reduce emissions, have clear net zero emission targets and commitments, and are committed to using technology to achieve these goals.

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Interface Think Tank: Is there any plan to expand the Lighthouse Factory project in the future, such as broadening the selection range or introducing new evaluation criteria?

Federico Torti: The answer is unequivocally yes. We are at the forefront of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, exploring its most impactful and transformative areas.

1SVR360563R1001 Sustainability is one of our core topics of concern and we have launched a project focused on sustainability called Sustainability Deep Dive. Our goal is to expand the scope of this project beyond the technical field, to make it a true benchmark of sustainability, so that we can show more practical examples of sustainability.

People play a key role in technological transformation, and this is an area we want to explore further, a topic that is not discussed enough.

We also recently looked at how businesses are facing new challenges of speed and scale. The challenge lies not only in the speed of change, but also in how to change the production network of the enterprise as a whole. How do companies respond to challenges and succeed? The insights needed to design and drive digital change in businesses are becoming increasingly important.

Since 2018, we want to be able to provide our partners and leaders in the global manufacturing industry with more targeted insights and more industry-specific, data-focused offerings. Our goal is to provide knowledge to the community in a more direct way, like learning from the best students in the class.