Market Insight: Firms Invest In Industrial Software For Net Zero Strategies

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Executive Summary

Net zero has rapidly become integrated within industrial organizations’ strategies. It is in operations, however – where the rubber meets the road – that net zero initiatives come to fruition. For many operations personnel, grandiose corporate dialogue around net zero targets can feel intangible, especially where there is constant pressure to perform, at facilities where worker shortages are routine. Verdantix wanted to find out how operations decision-makers view the concept of net zero within their day-to-day responsibilities, and discover the tools and technologies they are using to aid business transformation. We asked net-zero-specific questions in our annual global corporate survey of 304 operations, maintenance and engineering decision-makers, to shed light on the software and technologies being deployed to aid the achievement of net zero targets. 

Table of contents

Net zero is shaping operations strategies across industrial organizations
The net zero train has left the station
Green infrastructure and the reporting burden drive industrial net zero initiatives
Firms view the use of existing industrial solutions as integral to the achievement of net zero targets

Table of figures

Figure 1. Change in operational excellence spend for the next 12 months
Figure 2. Factors driving digital transformation of plant operations
Figure 3. Evolving responsibilities of operations personnel due to net zero initiatives
Figure 4. ESG and net zero priorities for industrial firms
Figure 5. Industrial technologies driving the achievement of net zero goals

About the authors

Hugo Fuller

Industry Analyst
Hugo is an Industry Analyst in the Verdantix Operational Excellence practice. His current research agenda explores the technologies within the industrial asset management software market, with a focus on enterprise asset management software and computerized maintenance management systems. In Advisory, he focuses on go-to-market, thought-leadership and market-sizing work. Prior to joining Verdantix, Hugo worked in PR analytics and studied English at University College London.

Malavika Tohani

Research Director, Operational Excellence
Malavika leads the Verdantix Operational Excellence practice. Her current research agenda focuses on digital technologies for Operational Excellence including digital twins and software solutions for industrial risk and asset management. Malavika has over 15 years’ experience in research and strategy consulting. Malavika previously worked at Frost & Sullivan, managing and delivering advisory projects for clients involving expansion, acquisition, benchmarking and product development strategies. Malavika holds a MSc in Economics from Madras School of Economics.

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