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In September 2024, the World Economic Forum reported that the manufacturing sector is responsible for 20% of all global carbon emissions. And yet manufacturing companies' emissions are dwarfed by emissions from their supply chain. Thus, tackling the climate crisis will require manufacturers to not only eliminate carbon emissions from their own operations, but also require their suppliers do so as well. This year Steelcase, a global furniture manufacturing and design company headquartered in Grand Rapids, took the bold step to do just that. By 2050, Steelcase has committed to emitting at least 90% fewer greenhouse gases from its own operations and its supply chain than were emitted in 2019, and to invest in projects to remove carbon from the atmosphere to offset any remaining balance. The keynote speech will provide a peek into into the many creative efforts that Steelcase will be undertaking to meet this important challenge.