Incollaborationwith

SchneiderElectric

SustainabilityMeetsGrowth:

ARoadmapforSMEsand

Mid-SizedManufacturers

WHITEPAPER

JUNE2025

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Contents

Foreword3

Executivesummary4

Introduction5

1Boostingeconomicandenvironmentalimpact:Sustainabilityasa7

businessenabler

1.1Reducingcostsandemissionsthroughoperationalefficiency7

1.2Strengtheningtalentattractionandretention7

1.3Unlockingnewbusinessmodelsandrevenue8

2ManufacturingSMEsandmid-sizedcompanies’perspectiveson9

environmentalsustainability

3AnactionablesustainabilityroadmapforSMEsandmid-sized11

manufacturers

4SupportingSMEsandmid-sizedmanufacturerstoadvancetheir17

environmentalsustainabilitygoals

Conclusion22

Appendix23

Contributors24

Endnotes26

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