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Leaders in PLM and Sustainability – February 2025

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This new post from the PLM Green Global Alliance (PGGA) is next in a series on “Leaders in PLM & Sustainability” where we interview professionals from around the world who are working at the intersection of Product Lifecycle Management and Sustainability.

Our goal for these profiles is to recognize and encourage professionals who are contributing to the greening of PLM across their own work, industry, customers, and suppliers. This is fundamental to PGGA’s mission of creating a global network between professionals who use, develop, research, market, consult, teach, or support PLM business strategies, enabling technologies, and software solutions that have value in transitioning to a more sustainable global economy. As demonstrated by our non-commercial website, we execute this mission by educating, collaborating, and advocating for the role of PLM in creating a circular economy of low-carbon products and processes.

As referenced in our first profile featuring Mark Reisig, our second one recognizing Jos Voskuil, and third featuring Dave Duncan, there are numerous technical, economic, and geopolitical challenges in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by the end of this decade as climate scientists warn us is so critical. Yet, with each of these hurdles there are many rewarding “hands-on” career opportunities to participate in what may be the most important application of PLM we will ever experience.

We are excited to announce that our next recognized “Leader in PLM & Sustainability” is Klaus Brettschneider. Klaus is Director of Sustainability Solutions and SAP PLM Practice Lead at the U.S. based consultancy Linx-AS. Klaus was one of the first contributors to PLM Green where he shares his expertise as a moderator leading our coverage of Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) and Climate Change. He holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental technology from the University of the Bundeswehr in Munich and a Certificate in Corporate Sustainability and Innovation from Harvard University. Increasingly relevant, Klaus has experience deploying enterprise-wide PLM solutions internationally in both the U.S. and Europe, spanning industries and business cultures which often have different expectations and norms for both PLM and sustainability initiatives.

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Leaders in PLM and Sustainability – December 2024

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This is the third in a new series of posts from the PLM Green Global Alliance (PGGA) on “Leaders in PLM & Sustainability” where we profile and interview professionals from around the world who are working at the intersection of PLM and Sustainability.

Our goal for these profiles is to both recognize and encourage PLM professionals who are contributing to the greening of Product Lifecycle Management in their own work and industry. This is core to PGGA’s mission of growing a mutually supportive global network between professionals who use, develop, research, market, consult, teach, or support PLM business strategies, technologies and software solutions that have value in transitioning to a more sustainable global economy and environmental ecosystems. We execute this mission by focusing on educating, collaborating, and advocating for the role of PLM in creating a circular economy of low-carbon products and processes.

As referenced in our first profile featuring Mark Reisig, and then our second one recognizing Jos Voskuil, there are numerous technical challenges and career opportunities in leveling then lowering greenhouse gas emissions by the end of this decade as climate scientists warn us is so critical. It’s an exciting time to participate in what may prove to become the most important application of PLM many of us will experience in our careers.

We are now excited to announce that our next recognized “Leader in PLM & Sustainability” is Dave Duncan, who is Vice President of Sustainability at PTC, a well-known provider of PLM-enabling solutions including Windchill and Arena.

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Leaders in PLM and Sustainability – October 2024

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It’s motivating to witness so many Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) professionals, educators, consultants, and solution providers become active in creating a more sustainable, low-carbon, circular economy. Only a few years ago when one googled the terms “PLM and Sustainability” or “PLM and Sustainable Product Design” there were very few results. Now there are so many resources that vendors are paying for sponsored rankings; one of the reasons the PLM Green LinkedIn Group has become popular as an alternative non-commercial community platform.

This is the second in a new series of posts on “Leaders in PLM and Sustainability” from the PLM Green Global Alliance where we profile professionals from around the world who are working at the intersection of PLM and Sustainability. As referenced in our first profile featuring Mark Reisig at CIMdata, there are many challenging opportunities in R&D and NPD for our profession as time is running out to lower greenhouse gas emissions by the end of this decade as climate scientists warn us is crucial.

Our next recognized “Leader in PLM and Sustainability” is Jos Voskuil who is one of the original co-founders of the PLM Green Global Alliance, started back in 2020 when we were all locked down due to COVID with more time and freedom to think about big issues.

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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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