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CIMdata on How PLM is Decarbonizing Automotive Transport

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The PLM strategy consultancy CIMdata has published a new commentary on “How PLM is Decarbonizing Automotive Transport—Amid Political Uncertainty.” The publication was authored by PLM Green Global Alliance participant Mark Reisig, Executive Consultant at CIMdata, and Ameya Joshi, CEO and Founder of MobilityNotes.

In announcing the commentary CIMdata’s Cheryl Peck writes: “In this new commentary from CIMdata, we explain how PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) is a strategic tool for the automotive industry to achieve decarbonization. Despite political uncertainty in the U.S., PLM enables manufacturers to maintain momentum by focusing on global sustainability demands from Europe, China, and other markets. Decarbonization is no longer just a regulatory issue; it’s a competitive necessity driven by investors and consumers. Ultimately, companies that use PLM to embed sustainability—through electrification, circularity, and materials management—will be best positioned to succeed.”

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Embedding Product Sustainability within PLM from CIMdata

PLM Green contributor Mark Reisig from CIMdata has authored a new commentary on “Embedding Product Sustainability within PLM.”

In the paper Mark features the work of CONTACT Software to aggregate and manage product data across the lifecycle to provide a complete Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) solution. Key takeaways include:

  • Embedding sustainability in PLM enables the integration of environmental factors into lifecycle activities, including Product Carbon Footprint (PCF), along with sustainability-related material and supplier data, supporting informed decision-making and ensuring regulatory compliance.
  • CONTACT Software enables the aggregation of CO₂-equivalent (CO₂eq) emissions using PLM data across development phases while supporting variant management and PCF calculations. It integrates sustainability-related materials data to provide a transparent view of cost and environmental impact.
  • CONTACT Software enables strategic procurement, resulting in better decision-making by seamlessly integrating supplier data with environmental declarations via PCF data.
  • CONTACT Software provides a comprehensive energy management solution that helps reduce environmental impact and improve efficiency by monitoring and optimizing energy consumption throughout production processes.

Learn more by reading on at https://www.cimdata.com/en/resources/complimentary-reports-research/commentaries/item/27677-embedding-product-sustainability-within-plm-commentary.

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Sustainability Trends Within PLM from CIMdata

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PLM Green Global Alliance contributor Mark Reisig recently led a CIMdata webinar on “Sustainability Trends Within PLM” on April 10, 2025.

Key topics of the agenda that Mark covered include:

  • Status of Sustainability
  • Sustainability Trends
  • Embedding Sustainability into PLM Strategies
    • Circular Economy and the Digital Product Passport (DPP)
    • Reducing Product Carbon Footprint (PCF)
    • Enhancing Supply Chain Visibility
    • Design for Sustainability (DfS)
    • Lifecycle Assessments (LCA)
    • Digital Threads and Digital Twins
  • Why Companies Should Care
  • Concluding Remarks

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CIMdata on Addressing the Cost of Sustainability During Early Product Development

Mark Reisig, CIMdata’s Sustainability & Green Energy Practice Director and PLM Green contributor, has authored a new commentary on “Addressing the Cost of Sustainability During Early Product Development.”

In his opening Mark summarizes key takeaways of the paper:

“Effectively addressing sustainability factors throughout the product lifecycle is becoming a critical business imperative. Customers increasingly expect products—and the processes behind their development, delivery, and operation—to align with ever more stringent sustainability standards.

Companies that embed sustainability evaluations early in their development process and across their supply chain will have a competitive advantage in the marketplace, improve their efficiency and resiliency, and meet sustainability goals, which leads to long-term profitability

Manufacturers across all industries need to adopt an integrated approach to calculating both cost and carbon footprint earlier in their design and development processes.”

Other topics covered in the commentary include:

  • The Current State of Addressing the Sustainability Challenge
  • Solving the Sustainability Challenge
  • Carbon Footprint Calculators
  • Teamcenter Solutions from Siemens Industrial Software
  • Integration for Comprehensive Digital Twins
  • Applying an Integrated Strategy for Sustainability and Efficiency

The full commentary along with useful references may be downloaded HERE.

Leaders in PLM and Sustainability – September 2024

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It has been very encouraging over the past few years to witness so many Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) professionals become active in the sustainability transition as it becomes increasingly important to our global economy.

In this our next series of posts from the PLM Green Global Alliance we will feature and interview those PLM professionals from around the world whom we consider leaders in driving our profession to create a more sustainable, low carbon, circular economy. There is much innovation in R&D and NPD to be led by these professionals as time is running out to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the end of this decade, which climate scientists warn us is critical.

Our first recognized “Leader in PLM and Sustainability” is Mark Reisig who is an Executive Consultant and the Sustainability & Green Energy Practice Director at the global PLM market consultancy CIMdata. Mark also volunteers his time and expertise to PLM Green as a moderator of the Sustainability and Green Energy topical research themes.

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CIMdata Thought Leadership on PLM and Sustainability

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PLM Green Global Alliance participant Mark Reisig from CIMdata has authored a comprehensive thought leadership paper on PLM and Sustainability.

In his signature paper, Mark details the defining challenge of our time for technologists, engineers, and innovators to decarbonize the global economy to minimize greenhouse gas emissions that are quickly warming the planet. And to do so while we still have time – this decade – before the worse effects of climate change are experienced or planetary tipping points breached.

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The Grid is the Green Energy Transition’s Weakest Link

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By PLM Green Global Alliance contributor and green energy moderator Mark Reisig, Executive Consultant and Sustainability Practice Director from CIMdata.

Decarbonization, the use of renewable energy, electric mobility, heating solutions, and the energy transition will only occur if a smart, secure, distributed grid is completed in time. A simple analogy would be building a house without a foundation. Now, let’s project out to 2030. Suppose you recharge your electric vehicle (EV) with electricity from the existing grid. In that case, the energy could still originate from fossil fuels because an intended renewable energy project was not completed or could not connect to the existing grid. In this scenario, the EV helps our decarbonization efforts, but the energy used to make the electricity doesn’t. Ideally, we would recharge EVs with electricity over a smart grid from renewable sources with zero emissions.

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PLM Green Announces Participation of CIMdata and Mark Reisig

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The PLM Green Global Alliance (PGGA) enthusiastically announces that CIMdata Executive Consultant Mark Reisig will be participating in our PLM Green initiative with the support of CIMdata, the leading global Product Lifecycle Management strategy consulting and research firm.

PLM Green’s nonprofit-like mission is to educate, advocate, and collaborate across the boundaries of technical disciplines, different industries, and international borders to advance the use of PLM in the transition to a sustainable decarbonized circular economy. As a result, the PGGA’s five core research themes include examining the intersection of PLM with: Sustainability, Green Energy, Circular Economy, Climate Change, and Life Cycle Assessment.

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Discussing PLM and Sustainability with CIMdata

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Last year the PLM Green Global Alliance was excited to speak with PLM solution providers SAP, Autodesk, Dassault Systems, Sustaira, Aras, and PTC to learn about them and their customers’ contributions to sustainability. This year we were equally enthused to meet with CIMdata’s Mark Reisig in a wide-ranging conversation about sustainability, climate change and green energy.

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CIMdata PLM is Green

The PLM consulting firm CIMdata writes in their commentary PLM is Green: “The Critical Role of PLM – In complying with the increasing number and complexity of green regulations and requirements, too much is at stake to rely on manual operations and analyses performed late in development. For a growing number of companies, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) enabling technologies and processes are becoming indispensable in optimizing a product’s greenness.” Read more HERE.

Responsible Value Chains Help Reach Sustainability

Responsible Value Chains Help Reach Sustainability – “This CIMdata commentary highlights the global need for drastic improvements in sustainability. Accenture, a leading global system integrator, has expansive goals for their own sustainability efforts and is transforming its Industry X practice to help their customers make equally impressive gains.” Learn more HERE.