Circularity: Next-gen industrial sustainability explored

Circularity: Next-gen industrial sustainability explored

From Talking Digital Industries by Siemens

February 16, 2026 · 22 min

About this episode

This episode explores how digitalization and AI are transforming industrial sustainability through circular models.

Unlock industrial sustainability with digitalization & AI. Discover how circular models are reshaping business, driving investment, and building resilience. Real-world use cases included! In this episode of Talking Digital Industries, host Alex Chavez sits down with Eryn Devola, Head of Sustainability at Siemens Digital Industries, and Katja Grimme, sustainability analyst at IDC, to find out where circularity stands today and what tomorrow might have in store. Katja shares insights from IDC’s latest research, revealing where companies currently are and why investments in circularity are accelerating. In addition, Eryn explains how digitalization and AI can reduce adoption hurdles and make circularity efficient and successful.

People in this episode

Host: Alex Chavez

Guests: Eryn Devola, Katja Grimme

Topics covered

  • industrial sustainability
  • digitalization
  • AI
  • circular economy
  • business resilience
  • investment

Keywords

  • sustainability
  • circularity
  • digitalization
  • AI
  • investment
  • business models
  • resilience

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Organizations: Siemens Digital Industries, IDC

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