Supporting manufacturing companies on their journey to sustainability

Knowing where to start with sustainability is the most common challenge faced by manufacturing companies. Just thinking about the process can often raise more questions than answers creating an immediate barrier to progress. This is exactly where we can step in and provide support.

EN:ABLE SUSTAINABILITY is an innovation consultancy that supports product manufacturers who recognise the importance of sustainability and want to make changes, but lack the time, resources or knowledge to make meaningful progress.

We can help you with:

• Identifying environmental improvements to products and packaging.

• Assessing concept ideas from a sustainability perspective.

• Researching materials, innovations and processes to support R&D.

• Embedding circularity into your business model.

Got ideas but no time to action them?

If you’ve already identified your specific goals but are short on time and expertise to implement them, we can help you move things forward. We offer research to support product development, product analysis and strategy development. Our knowledge is your shortcut to making things happen.

Starting from scratch and need ideas?

Our kickstart program is ideal for companies at the beginning of their sustainability journey. This online session helps you map out the opportunities and challenges within your current product lifecycle, highlighting the areas to focus on and activities to consider.

Sustainability can also save you money!

There is a perception that becoming more sustainable is costly, but there are actually numerous opportunities to save and even generate money through innovation. More informed material selection can reduce your landfill tax burden, as can reclaiming components and materials to feed back into the manufacturing process. Increasing circularity often means fewer components need to be manufactured from scratch, which reduces energy costs, resource use and transportation.

Sectors we work in:

• FMCG

• Electronics

• Consumer Electronics

• Personal Care

• Healthcare

• Aviation

"I’ve been working in sustainable innovation for 25 years, helping businesses and organisations across a broad range of industries to reduce their environmental impact. With a background in industrial design and a PhD in Sustainable Innovation, I can help you to generate ideas, plan the strategy and get on with taking action."

Dr Vicky Lofthouse