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ESW OrWMF ~ ■~rourrHwEsrrrrao+~aarFSSOas <br />Educatod & Romtth <br />~ Wr~ Institate <br />NURTHWEST FOOD FROCESSCiR& ASSOCIATrD1V <br />4" <br />Concept Idea J <br />Innovation for Sustainable Ma.nufacturing National Consortium ~ <br />~ <br />To drive innovation, share proven practices, create jobs, reduce greenhause emission levels, <br />and improve global competitiveness of Regional / U,S. Manufacturers <br />1. Bri.ng sustainability into the industrial mainstream by creating and providing resources to help <br />industry convert the waste and by-prodnets of manufacturing into energy and new useful <br />products, including renewable energy resources. <br />2. Develop national manufacturing sector Innovation Roadmaps that chart courses to achieve energy <br />and other sustainability goals. . <br />3. Mobilize industry trade associatians to promote and help establish a volantary national <br />manufacturing i.ndustry goal to reduce energy intensity (BTU's per pound) by 50% in 20 years <br />through innovation and technology. <br />4. Focus on industrial innovation designed to create jobs by ciramatically accelerating emerging and <br />new efficient technologies to commercialization and implementation. <br />5. Incent non-profit industry development organizations to form alliances and partnerships to reduce <br />sector energy use, redace greenhouse gas emission levels, and rednce dependeuce on foreign <br />oil and dampen the effects of rising energy prices on manufacturers. <br />6. Establish multipie pzivate-pnblic Industrial Innovation Knowledge Hubs and fund coordinated <br />researc6 and development, validation, and dissemination of innovative efficiency <br />technologies and praetices, to help companies overcome bamiers to energy and sustainability <br />innovation iznplementation. <br />7. Create regional cluster networks of champions to help drive iwnovaNon in U.S. manufacturing for <br />all industries and their vendors and svppliers through private-public collaboration with research <br />and education institvtians. <br />8. Spur development af new products, create new jobs, and improve global competitiveness on a <br />valuntary basis. <br />Pam Banrow, Energy/Environmental Affairs Dxrector <br />Northwest Food Processars Association <br />8338 NE Alderwood Road, Suite 160 <br />Portland, Oregon 97220 <br />www,nwfpa.or$ <br />PbarrowQnwfpa.or~ <br />503-327-2205 <br />nc <br />