Green manufacturing processes are not just a way to protect the environment. They can be a competitive weapon, says Arpad Horvath, Ph.D., director of the Consortium on Green Design and Manufacturing at the University of California at Berkeley.
The environment will also be a critical issue for manufacturers. That's why the University of California at Berkeley formed the Consortium on Green Design and Manufacturing (CGDM) in 1993. The CGDM encourages multidisciplinary research and education on environmental management, pollution prevention and design for environment.