Hi! My name is Madeleine Gilborne. I work as Alfa Laval’s business development manager for clean technologies. I have been working at Alfa Laval for about 6 years. I joined because I was so inspired by how our technologies contribute to a more sustainable world. In particular, the untapped potential that exists in so many industries and also how our technologies enable the transition to clean energy and the circular economy. Climate change and decarbonization represent one of the greatest challenges of our time. But it’s important to be aware that this challenge is a dual one. We have an increasing energy demand at the same time as we need to reduce the world’s carbon dioxide emissions. And we are far away from where we need to be. In order to be in line with the Paris Agreement we have to have to have a rapid transformation and reduce the world’s carbon dioxide emissions. The other challenge we have today is that we live in a “take, make and waste” society. We live in a linear economy. Products are used and then thrown away. It means our scarce natural resources are not being taken into consideration. We need to move to a circular economy, where the products are designed to eliminate waste and pollution. We need to live in a world where nothing goes to waste, and we take care of all resources in the most efficient way. That is a circular economy. Alfa Laval is world-leading in heat transfer and separation technologies. These technologies enable us to save energy and reduce emissions in a wide range of different processes around the world. They also enable us to accelerate the transition to both clean energy and the circular economy. One of the main contributors to the Paris Agreement is energy efficiency. It counts for more than 40% of the savings. Alfa Laval is the world leader in plate heat exchanger technologies that enable us to save energy and reduce carbon emissions. Did you know that every year the heat exchangers we install save 50 GW of energy? That’s the same energy that’s required to heat 10 million homes in Europe. Not only are our technologies saving energy. We are also enabling the transition to a clean energy future. Together with our customer and partners, we are finding the solutions for the transition. We are working on, for example, green hydrogen, the future of fuel cells as well as energy storage and much more. When it comes to the circular economy, our technologies improve resource efficiency as well as the reduction, reuse and recycling of waste streams in different production processes. Together with our partners, we are developing solution for, for example, bio-based chemicals Zero Liquid Discharge, as well as recycling of plastics. We believe that in order to solve the two challenges – decarbonization and the shift to the circular economy – we need to work together. Collaboration and strong partnerships will be key to developing the sustainable solutions. We have the technologies. Let’s make it happen. Together, we can accelerate the transition to a more sustainable future.