Initiatives

The Great Lakes Partnership melds infrastructure security concerns with innovation. As the Great Lakes area is the third largest economy in the world, GLP's goal is to ensure policies and procedures are in place to decrease the impact of disruption to the region's strategic infrastructure and supply chains.

GreenPlants, is CMC's response to the concerns over depletion of the world's natural resources. The ecosystem is the key component of our globlal supply chain that supports the life of our planet. Without natural ecosystems there is no life-and without life there would be no need for manufacturing.

The desire to maintain the integrity of the planet's "supply chain" also is proving to be a good business decision. Leading companies throughout the world are introducing "sustainable" practices and have found that they lead to greater profitability and improved perception of the value of manufacturing as a contributor to quality of life.

GreenPlants, shows manufacturers in Chicago how to go "green" for profit. Some of the leading Sustainability thought leaders are helping CMC to develop this program. CMC's implementation team can help your company develop and implement a world class sustainability strategy that grows your business and helps you thrive in today's global economy.

• CLIENT TESTIMONIAL
  
  "Our work with CMC has made an enormous difference for us. As a small company, you have to be ahead of the market. People who wouldn't give us an interview in the past now want to talk. This [Sustainable Leadership] is a wonderful way to evaluate your company. There isn't any reason why every manufacturer wouldn't want to do it. If each of us can make a small improvement, it can make a big difference in the world."
  
  --Marvin Klein, President, PortionPac Chemical Corporation
  
  "The value stream map was key to streamlining our quoting process: we broke it down, made it simple, and made it better. As our partner in launching our lean journey, CMC added value by helping us to see where we needed to improve, rather than stagnating or becoming overly reliant on outside experts for our own improvements."
  
  --Andrew Gabelman, President, Chief Enterprises