Contributors Acknowledgements The World Economic Forum thanks the following individuals for their contributions to this white paper. Ece Akın Armutak Project Lead, Turkish Employers Association of Metal Industries Emilian Axinia Director, Industry Management, Sustainability Solutions, COPA-DATA Ebru Bakkaloğlu Tüzecan Sustainability Coordinator, Koç Holding Janina Bauer Global Head of Sustainability, Celonis Lauren Dunford Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Guidewheel Eric Enselme Executive Fellow (2022–2024), World Economic Forum Steve Evans Professor and Director, Research in Industrial Sustainability, University of Cambridge, Institute for Manufacturing Linn Fortgens Senior Vice-President, Head of Communications and Responsible Purchasing, AB Volvo Noelia Garcia Nebra Head of Sustainability, International Organization for StandardizationRana Ghoneim Chief Energy Systems and Infrastructure Division Department of Energy, United Nations Industrial Development Organization Rana Hajirasouli Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Surpluss Burak Hucuptan Chief Executive Officer, Chef Seasons Pamela Jouven Director, SME Climate Hub Sevda KayhanI Yılmaz Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Kayahan Hydraulics Miriam Koreen Senior Counsellor, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Hannes MacNulty Manager, Green Industry Platform Alan McKinnon Professor of Logistics, Kühne Logistics University Johanna Pérez Alvins Project Leader, Climate Change, Green Deal and Sustainable Engineering, NTT DATA EMEAL Erika Peters Senior Vice-President, ESG Lead and Head of Corporate Markets, ExigerMemia Fendri Content Curation and Operational Excellence Lead, Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains, World Economic Forum Alain Lefevre Sustainability Strategy Director, Schneider Electric; Project Fellow, Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains, World Economic Forum Xiaoming Zhong Initiatives and Community Specialist, Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains, World Economic Forum Sustainability Meets Growth: A Roadmap for SMEs and Mid-Sized Manufacturers 24

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