Sustainability, the circular economy, and chemical product safety considerations are driving intense change and product innovation in consumer goods industries and their upstream industries, such as the chemical industry. Succeeding in this complex technical environment requires a clear understanding of the technologies and the science involved, the identification of actionable directions of change, and communicating outcomes with clarity and impact.
The key to successful action is to dive below the surface of technical complexity and focus on the underlying pattern, the Emerging Motif.
If you are a producer, association or value chain initiative in the chemical sector or consumer goods industry, find out how you can succeed in your sustainability journey by identifying clear patterns of change, finding actionable strategies, and communicating with impact.
Emerging Motif supports chemical industry and its downstream industries such as plastics, packaging, the adhesives, coatings, sealants, and elastomers (CASE) markets, as well as consumer goods industry, with deep technical expertise in four topic fields.
Emerging Motif provides tailored technical consultancy services and expert input along the entire product lifecycle, from inception to market introduction and beyond -- always with a focus on combining deep technical understanding with clarity of concepts and outcomes. While services can be highly tailored to customer needs, the most frequently provided formats are shown below.
Crips and comprehensive introductory presentations and trainings and customer-specific technical dossiers.
Design and moderation of impactful workshops to facilitate product & sustainability strategy ideation.
External expert input to customer sustainability strategies. Support in identification of key patterns, relevant regulations, and market requirements.
Support in the definition, execution, and evaluation of practical testing. Development and documentation of test methods and testing norms.
Analyses of emerging science and technology to support decision making and viability assessments of new technologies
Creation, review and editing of technical white papers, guidelines, academic publications, position papers.
More than 15 years of experience in chemical industry
Extensive collaboration history with leading industry initiatives, associations, universities, institutes, test laboratories, and standardisation bodies
Long record of conference presentations, industry event speeches, and technical webinars
(Co)authorship of numerous white papers, guidelines, and academic papers
Making an impact through 'Emerging Motif' since 2021
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