MissionZero: Leading the Way to Sustainable Mining 

The mining industry is responsible for approximately 2-4% of global energy consumption. With growing populations, a larger middle class, and a transition to greener energy, the demand for minerals will only increase in the next decade.

A more sustainable future requires action from both miners and their suppliers. FLS is leading this action towards zero emissions in mining, without compromising quality or customers’ commercial competitiveness. With MissionZero, FLS aims to deliver solutions that make it possible to operate zero-emissions mining operations. Achieving the goals by 2030 requires a paradigm shift in collaboration, innovation, and the adoption of new technology in the industries.

MissionZero focuses on three key pillars: 

• Zero Water Waste: Increase safety and cut risks and costs with more sustainable water and tailings management. 

• Zero Emissions: Reduce emissions from the use of fossil fuels in transportation and minerals processing. 

• Reduced Resource Use: Develop innovative solutions that drive efficiency and lower environmental impact. 

The Data and Process Hurdles Behind Carbon Footprint Reporting

FLS faced a complex and integrated supply chain, stretching across multiple tiers of suppliers. The company needed to perform Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) to calculate the carbon footprints of its diverse product offerings, responding to increasing customer demand for environmental impacts. However, several challenges made this process difficult:

• Complex Product Structures: Many of FLS’s products are highly customized, making it hard to apply a one-size-fits-all approach to LCA calculations. 

• Massive Data Volumes: With some products weighing hundreds of tons and containing thousands of Bill of Materials (BoM) line items, manually modeling and analyzing environmental impact was slow and resource-intensive. 

• Regulatory and Customer Pressures: Mining customers are increasingly required to report Scope 3, Category 1 emissions, making it essential for FLS to provide accurate product carbon footprints.

• Limited LCA Data Resources: Traditional LCA software required extensive manual input and expertise, making scalability a challenge. 

FLS needed a faster, automated, and scalable way to conduct LCAs while ensuring data accuracy and compliance. 

Solving LCA Complexity Through Integration and Automation

Makersite’s Product Lifecycle Intelligence software provided an advanced, automated approach to solving FLS’s challenges. The key advantages of Makersite’s solution included: 

1. Automated LCA Processing – By integrating directly with FLS’s Bill of Materials (BoM) data, Makersite enabled instant LCA generation, significantly reducing manual effort.
2. Comprehensive Supply Chain Insights – The software combined cost, compliance, risk, and environmental impact data in one place, providing a holistic view of product sustainability.
3. Scalability for Complex Products – Unlike traditional LCA tools, Makersite’s platform was specifically designed for complex, engineered products with intricate supply chains.
4. Future-Ready Compliance & Reporting – Makersite helped FLS align with customer expectations and regulatory requirements while staying ahead of the competition.

How Scalable LCAs Elevated FLS’s Market Position and Data Quality

The implementation of Makersite led to serious improvements in FLS’s ability to quantify their sustainability offering:

1. Significantly Improved Data Quality – With automated data integration, FLS achieved higher accuracy, granularity, and consistency in LCA and carbon footprint calculations.
2. Customer-Focused Sustainability Offering – FLS can now provide customers with detailed carbon footprints and LCAs as a standard offering, differentiating itself as a sustainability leader in the mining industry.
3. Proving Business Value & Market Demand – By embedding LCA and carbon footprint transparency into its sales and tenders, FLS is demonstrating real business value and solidifying its competitive edge.

Through this collaboration, FLS has moved beyond internal efficiency gains to leveraging sustainability as a strategic advantage, helping both the company and its customers make smarter, greener decisions.

Next Steps & Future Collaboration 

Looking ahead, FLS plans to further expand its use of Makersite, focusing on: 

• Enhancing Internal Data Systems – Improving the quality and organization of background data to extract even more value from supply chain insights. 

• Empowering Procurement Teams – Leveraging Makersite to optimize sourcing, assess sustainability risks, and improve supplier collaboration. 

• Scaling LCA, Carbon Footprints & EPDs as a Standard Offering – Making sustainability data a default part of product sales and tenders, reinforcing FLS’s position as the most sustainable mining OEM.

By continuing to integrate automated, data-driven sustainability insights, FLS is setting new benchmarks in the mining industry, ensuring compliance, customer satisfaction, and long-term business success.