During their natural photosynthesis outdoors, algae bind ten times more CO2 than terrestrial plants. With the right technology, their efficiency can be increased a hundredfold. Ecological innovations Climate and resource protec- tion are becoming the most urgent task. How do we achieve energy savings and the reduction of CO2 emissions? How can we reduce our material consumption, recycle more and find alternative materials? It’s all about opening up new solution areas for automation and the transformation towards a circular economy. Economists have been predicting the end of linear growth for some time now. Moving towards a closed circular economy is the next major goal with new growth potential. Here, too, nature is the great role model for us, because in nature there is no waste and no wastage. The inclusion of biology as a field of action for automation is particularly promising for Festo. In this way, the smallest factory of the future will be located in a biological cell. Experiments with algae, seen as little climate saviours, are already producing extremely promising results today. 24 25 Festo SE & Co. KG Sustainability Report 2022 Festo SE & Co. KG Sustainability Report 2022 1. BLUE WORLD 2. STRATEGY AND MANAGEMENT 3. CO2 REDUCTION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY 4. TECHNICAL EDUCATION 5. ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCE AND MATERIAL EFFICIENCY 6. PEOPLE AT FESTO 7. ETHICS AND GOVERNANCE 8. GRI-INDEX 9. REPORT PROFILE
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