It has been quiet at the beginning of this year, with presentations and interviews from the PLM Green Global Alliance, mainly due to several activities from the core PGGA team in the background.

Rich McFall stepped back, and with him, the management of the PGGA website.

Sabine and Klaus Brettschneider have meanwhile migrated the website to a new environment with a more modern look and feel, complemented by a redesign of our logo by our partner CIMPA PLM Services. Sabine’s expertise in e-commerce and digital user experience played a key role in shaping the new platform, while Klaus contributed his experience in sustainability and PLM.

As a group of volunteers, we are proud of the result and continue to work to improve it where needed, while encouraging our members to make active contributions.

Have a look at the website plmgreenalliance.com and give us your feedback (and support).

 

Back to the interviews

Despite political headwinds, businesses have been implementing more sustainability initiatives, and we were curious to hear from PLM vendors and implementers about what they are currently observing and offering to the field.

You can always read about these interviews on our PLM Green Global Alliance website or subscribe to our YouTube channel, @PLM_Global_Green_Alliance, where we share interview recordings.

This time, Klaus Brettschneider, our LCA moderator, and Jos Voskuil spoke with Eduardo Salva from Siemens Digital Industries Software, who was recommended to us as the expert on the global Teamcenter product portfolio, particularly the Sustainability Lifecycle Assessment environment.

 

Siemens Digital Industries

We don’t think Siemens Digital Industries needs an introduction in the world of PLM; with its broad portfolio, you might miss some of its sustainability initiatives and offerings.

Therefore, we were happy to speak to Eduardo Silva about his personal passion and his professional activities within Siemens Digital Industries related to Sustainability.

Enjoy the 36-minute discussion here:

 

What we have learned

  • Siemens enterprise-wide commitment to Sustainability under the “DEGREE” framework, a holistic sustainability program with measurable KPIs across ethics, governance, and environmental impact, targeting full implementation by 2030. Siemens Impact 2025
  • Sustainability at the engineer’s desktop: AI-Driven Sustainability solution within Teamcenter, through a partnership with Makersite, supporting “one-click” LCA calculations. The result: Automated ISO-compliant LCAs/PEFs/EPDs built by engineers to assess eco-design decisions early in the design phase (“shifting left”).
  • Sustainability is no longer optional: it is regulation-driven. Under ESPR, the Digital Product Passport (DPP) will require manufacturers to provide verified, lifecycle-based product data (including carbon footprint), forcing OEMs—especially in automotive and batteries—to pass these reporting requirements down to their suppliers
  • Sustainable engineering is shifting from document-based reporting to structured product data. Regulations today require standardized lifecycle data, creating the foundation for advanced analytics, digital twins, and AI-driven optimization. Platforms like Catena-X are emerging to enable secure data exchange across the value chain

 

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Conclusion

The conversation with Siemens Digital Industries shows that sustainability in PLM is moving from ambition to execution, if you recall our earlier interviews. Now LCA must become part of everyday engineering work, supported by structured product data, automation, and collaboration across the value chain.

With regulations such as ESPR and the Digital Product Passport accelerating the need for reliable lifecycle information, companies that embed sustainability early in design will be better prepared for compliance while also creating opportunities for innovation, transparency, and competitive advantage.

 

 

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