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Closing the sustainability skills gap

As industrial businesses of all shapes and sizes contend with the skills gap, sustainability is looming as a critical skill the supply chain needs, to achieve net zero.

03/06/2025 10:40:10

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The goals of every industrial business and stakeholder will always vary, with priorities tied to digitalisation and innovation. While this is true for company-specific goals like efficiency and profitability, there is one common goal shared by every business in the industrial ecosystem: sustainability.

As the halfway mark between the Millennium and the 2050 net zero target, 2025 is a perfect milestone for businesses to set a sustainability strategy that accounts for skills as well as technology.

There is no single solution to industrial sustainability, and no single job role that is responsible. Sustainability skills should not be limited to people with ‘sustainability’ in their title; in fact, there is value in understanding climate science wherever you sit in the increasingly complex supply chain.

We are seeing a monumental effort from customers, associations, and policymakers to encourage the next-generation workforce towards a career in industry and close the skills gap. That same effort now must be applied to sustainability if the sector is going to reach net zero.

Read the full article in DPA's June 2025 issue

Written By Sophia Bell

Sophia Bell is the Group Editor of DPA, Connectivity, and PBSI. She joined the team in 2020 as Assistant Editor after achieving a First-Class Honours BA in English Literature and Film Studies from the University of East Anglia. In her current role, she leads the editorial strategy, driving digital growth and ensuring each title continues to deliver trusted, relevant insight for engineering and manufacturing professionals.