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How the C-suite Can Drive Results for AI Success
Leaders need six pillars for transformative GenAI, including centralized governance, data maturity, partnerships, talent, and ethical guardrails. Success requires reimagining business models—not just automating existing processes.
MLC Announces 2025 Manufacturing Leadership Award Winners
MLC named Celanese, Pure & Gentle and Merck’s Besu Alemayehu as 2025 Manufacturing Leadership Award winners for digital transformation, sustainability and innovation in manufacturing.
Merck, Celanese and Pure & Gentle Named Top Winners in Manufacturing Leadership Awards Competition
Merck’s Besu Alemayehu was named 2025 Manufacturing Leader of the Year, while Celanese and Pure & Gentle won top Manufacturing Leadership Awards for digital transformation and sustainability.
Welcome New Members of the MLC June 2025
Introducing the latest new members to the Manufacturing Leadership Council
MLC welcomes new members from SAF-Holland, Merck, McCormick, Hutchens Industries, Condumex and General Motors. Learn more about the association’s growing membership.
Decarbonizing Scope 3 Emissions through Circular Strategies
Circular economy strategies can help companies cut Scope 3 emissions by reducing upstream supplier impacts and product-use emissions. Circular procurement and supplier engagement offer practical decarbonization levers across the value chain.
Building a Practical Sustainability Management System for Manufacturers
A Sustainability Management System helps manufacturers embed sustainability into daily operations, leadership, and continuous improvement. It moves companies beyond reporting to practical, business-driven action across the value chain.
Dialogue: Digital Culture Begins with Executive Intent
CESMII’s John Dyck says digital transformation depends on executive intent, a data quality policy and a culture that trusts data to bridge IT and OT and drive better decisions.
The Business Case for Circularity
Circular manufacturing helps reduce waste, protect profitability and build resilient supply chains by redesigning products, processes and partnerships. Consumer demand and regulation are pushing companies toward closed-loop, regenerative business models.
Digital Tools for Manufacturing Resilience
Manufacturers are increasing investment in cloud, GenAI and digital supply chain tools to boost ROI, resilience and workforce development amid economic and geopolitical uncertainty.
Why Smart Manufacturers Are Betting on Sustainability
Digital technologies like AI, analytics, and the digital thread are helping manufacturers cut emissions, reduce waste, and boost energy efficiency. Companies that embed sustainability into growth strategies can improve resilience and outpace competitors.









