The South African foundry sector, a key contributor to the manufacturing industry, could benefit immensely from the establishment of a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) data observatory. This is according to the Council of Science and Industrial Research (CSIR) ICT Emerging Opportunities Manager, Merryl Ford.
Ford discussed this concept during the 2024 Sustainable Industries Conference – a manufacturing industry focused discussion on circularity and decarbonisation hosted by the National Cleaner Production Centre, South Africa (NCPC-SA).
A data observatory is a monitoring hub that collects and analyses data from various sources to track trends like environmental changes and industrial emissions, offering insights through continuous digital observation.
This article was first published on Castings SA February 2025 edition. Read the full article here.