Industrial Resource Efficiency

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Global

ReGrained innovating in upcycled food

ReGrained is a food upcycling technology and ingredient platform that ‘rescues’ production side streams - currently brewers’ spent grain - turn them into delicious, versatile, better-for-you ingredients. Innovation is seen as a key lever to achieve global food waste reduction and unlock the economic potential of lost nutrition. ReGrained is one entrepreneurial company that is responding to t...

Industrial Resource Efficiency


Global

Reimagining industrial operations

Through innovation, advanced analytics, digitization, electrification, and process efficiencies, carbon-intensive operations underpinning the global economy can shape a more sustainable future. These range from introducing hybrid-electric equipment and fully electrifying operations, to boosting efficiency through digitization, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence....

Industrial Resource Efficiency


China

Industrial goods firms are powerful enablers of wider decarbonization

The study explores the issues that industrial goods players are facing as they embrace decarbonization, backed up by insights from our survey of senior decision-makers at industrial goods manufacturing firms in Germany, the United States, and China. As the transition toward sustainability gathers momentum, industrial goods companies must take immediate, decisive action to ensure they are not just ...

Industrial Resource Efficiency


Global

Industrial-resource productivity and the road to sustainability

As industrial companies—especially in process industries—strive for a zero-carbon future, a time-tested approach shows renewed value in helping reduce carbon by up to one-third in three to five years. ...

Industrial Resource Efficiency


Germany

Material efficiency and its contribution to climate change mitigation

While energy efficiency is well established, the same cannot be said for material efficiency, which includes product light-weighting, lifetime extension, more intense use, and value retention strategies like higher recycling rates, remanufacturing, and reuse. Sector-specific research showed substantial energy and emissions savings potentials of material efficiency....

Industrial Resource Efficiency


Global

Material efficiency strategies for a low-carbon future

Climate mitigation efforts have traditionally focused on enhancing energy efficiency and accelerating the transition to renewables. This report shows that material efficiency can also deliver big gains. A more intensive use of homes, design with less materials, and improved recycling of construction materials are among the most promising strategies....

Industrial Resource Efficiency