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18th Global Conference on
Sustainable Manufacturing

Dear colleagues,

Due to the ongoing pandemic and related recent news, we decided to postpone the GCSM 2021 to 2022.

We are very sorry we won't have the conference again 2021.

The GCSM, as a global forum for academics, researchers and specialists from universities, research institutes and industry across the globe, is most meaningful when it enhances the sustainability dialogue and networking. We believe that through a virtual conference, the dialogue and networking aspects would hardly be fostered. Therefore, we decided to wait until it is possible to have a face-to-face conference again.

The relevancy of sustainability and sustainable manufacturing remains an immense challenge for our globe. With our conference, we wish to provide a global forum for the related dialogue. We will keep you updated about the developments of the GCSM 2022!

Thank you for your understanding.

Stay healthy and kind regards,

Holger Kohl and Günther Seliger

Welcome Message

The Technical University of Berlin and Fraunhofer IPK cordially invite you to the 18^th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing (GCSM) in Berlin, Germany.

The GCSM serves as a global forum for academics, researchers, and specialists from universities, research institutes and industry across the globe, working on topics related to sustainable manufacturing. A unique feature of the GCSM conference series is its integration of industrial engineering perspectives, sustainable manufacturing applications in emerging and developing countries, as well as education and workforce development for advancing sustainable manufacturing.

Sustainable Manufacturing is the buzzword for our global conference, taking place annually since 2003 and returning to Berlin for the third time in 18 years. The conference aims to exploit manufacturing engineering potentials for bridging the gap between awareness on sustainability challenges and means to systematically and concretely cope with them.

To overcome the challenges of global sustainability becomes an ever more urgent task, as the awareness about imbalanced wealth distribution, climate change and lack of holistic responsibility in investments are considerably rising. Interdisciplinary discourse and reasonable action in learning and teaching on topics such as circular technology and economy, distribution of labor for comprehensive human development, careful use of natural resources and prudence are responsibilities of global citizens.

We are very much looking forward to meeting you in Berlin for the 18^th GCSM.

Best regards,

Günther Seliger and Holger Kohl