If you’re expanding a business from a single location to a national business, or a national business to a global one, doing so in a sustainable way is not only a good thing to do, it’s the smartest thing to do. With the proper use of information throughout a single site’s growth, the expansion of a business to multiple locations and across national borders is one that can happen sustainably. Mistakes made on a small scale can be tracked, understood, and avoided when scale begins. And it’s important to remember that connectivity doesn’t just touch the shop floor. That’s obviously the focus of these articles, but connectivity should have an impact throughout the entire supply chain. The industrial internet of things (IIoT) in terms of manufacturing tends to bring to mind our facilities, but it can and should enhance everything from logistics to product sales. With data being collected on your entire supply chain, you can achieve sustainability in many more ways as you scale. Achieving a lean approach means less delivery vehicles on the road, only when they need to be there. Less wasted energy in storage facilities and better use of the time of the people in your organisation. Scale can happen in a way that means every element in your business that might have a negative impact on the environment is being used as efficiently as possible. Sustainability Making sustainability simple SHOP FLOOR CONNECTIVITY ACROSS YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN