Agribusiness

New Applications and New Strategies for Fertilizer Companies

Fertilizer producers must devise new strategies for a future in which competition for ammonia, their key feedstock, is set to rise dramatically.

Making Regenerative Agriculture Profitable for US Farmers

Regenerative agriculture has the potential to reduce GHG emissions, increase biodiversity, and boost farmers’ profits—if financing and other obstacles can be overcome.

Building Materials

Harnessing the Tectonic Shifts in Global Manufacturing

Trade disruptions have prompted many global companies to shift where they produce and source goods. But getting the desired results requires a difficult balancing act.

Nordic Circular Economy: A Pathway to Sustainable Growth and Resilience

Unlock new growth, cost efficiencies, and risk mitigation. Capitalize on untapped value pools and sector opportunities with the Nordic circular economy.

Chemicals

Global Trade in Hydrogen Will Miss 2030 Targets

Regions like Europe must import sizeable volumes of low-carbon hydrogen by 2030 to meet climate commitments. Increasingly, that looks like a long shot.

Can Carbon Help Decarbonize Chemicals?

Carbon transformation, or CO2 to X, is rapidly emerging as an economically viable alternative to fossil fuel-based chemical production. Big companies need to engage.

Forest Products, Paper, and Packaging

Deforestation & Conversion Free Supply Chain: A Guide for Action

Natural ecosystems touch all aspects of our daily lives, from the air we breathe to our health. Businesses have an important role to play in safeguarding these ecosystems by eliminating deforestation & conversion from their supply chain.

Net-Zero Trucks? Yes, It’s Possible.

The trucks used in industries like mining and agriculture burn diesel and emit a lot of CO2. Fortunately, replacement solutions exist—if companies understand the costs and benefits.

Metals and Mining

Five Steps for Solving the Rare-Earth Metals Shortage

The global 2050 carbon emissions targets may be eclipsed by a rare-earth supply-demand imbalance—unless governments, investors, and companies take swift, aggressive, and purposeful action.

Methane: Today’s High-Impact Greenhouse Gas

Methane is a significant contributor to global warming—but the conventional approach to measuring the warming potential of GHGs understates its true impact.

Machinery and Industrial Automation

Schneider Electric’s Journey to a Generative AI Future

The company’s leaders recognize that a GenAI transformation requires a transformation of business processes and people development.

Empowering Homes with Flexible Energy

As demand for electricity surges and electric grids become less stable, residential energy flexibilization provides a solution.

Real Estate

Winning the Future of Retail with Real Estate

As the pandemic accelerates the US retail apocalypse, how should retailers reimagine their path to profitable growth?

Building the Housing of the Future

Alternatives to traditional homes account for up to 6% of all new residential units built annually, and demand is predicted to continue. The construction industry must adapt.