Harnessing Digital Solutions for Sustainability with Pina Schlombs

October 31, 2024

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About the Episode

In this episode, Max, co-founder of The Sustainability Circle, interviews Pina Schlombs, Sustainability Lead at Siemens Digital Industries Software. They dive into how industrial companies can leverage digital solutions to meet ambitious sustainability targets. Pina provides insights into Siemens' use of digital tools to enable data-driven decisions, transparency across value chains, and innovations like digital twins, AI, and additive manufacturing.

Key topics include:

  • Leveraging digital twins and AI to optimize production processes and reduce environmental impacts
  • Challenges in data transparency and integrating sustainability across value chains
  • The role of digitalization in achieving sustainability at scale
  • Practical examples of how Siemens is transforming industrial sustainability

Timestamps:

0:29 Introduction & Welcome
01:45 Pina’s Journey to Sustainability Leadership
03:22 Sustainability at Siemens: Pina's Day-to-Day
08:42 Teaching & Inspiring Future Engineers
12:28 Digital Solutions for Sustainability in an Industrial Context
21:44 Emerging Technologies: Generative Design & AI
26:18 Common Industry Challenges
32:39 A Siemens Success Story: Digital Transformation for Sustainability
38:40 Final Thoughts: Taking the First Step Toward Digital Sustainability
40:30 Conclusion