Lean Sustainability Global Network
The Lean Global Network (LGN) is a consortium of not-for-profit organizations dedicated to advancing Lean Thinking and Practice throughout the world to make things better.
To help drive more sustainability initiatives within this group, a few of the members started the Lean Sustainability Community. We meet regularly to help drive the use of Lean to address social and environmental challenges across the globe.
- John Hamalian
- Marcelo Pinto Dabike
- Brion Hurley
- Geandra Queiroz
- Alister Lee
- Bruno Battaglia
- Keivan Zokaei
We have presented at the annual LGN conference for the past few years (called the Lean Global Connection). Below are the presentations we have given.
Check out our list of resources and references
If you’d like to help us in our efforts, please contact me for more information.
Lean Thinking for a Sustainable World – Dec 2021
Four Cases of Using Lean Thinking for Environmental Sustainability – Nov 2022
In the pursuit of global sustainability, we will present four cases of using Lean Thinking for Environmental Sustainability in multiple countries and industries:
- Greening a VSM for solid wastes reduction on a plastic recycling plant
- Improving environmental performance in the Brazilian metal working industry
- Reduction of soybean and corn grain food waste during the harvest stage on a Brazilian farm
- Reducing wood waste in a Home manufacturer by improving reuse of wood scraps and reducing wood sent to the landfill
Applying Lean Tools to Environmental and Social Challenges – Dec 2023
Tackling Green with Lean – Nov 2024
