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This document, a chapter from 'Natural Capitalism', argues that traditional design often relies on compromise and diminishing returns, whereas 'whole-system engineering' can 'tunnel through the cost barrier' to achieve massive resource savings at lower capital costs. By optimizing systems as a whole and thinking 'downstream to upstream,' designers can eliminate expensive equipment and create synergies that reduce both operating and construction expenses.

This briefing by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) advocates for a transition from a linear 'take>make>waste' economy to a circular economy to address environmental degradation and resource depletion. It outlines the principles of circularity, the economic and environmental benefits of such a transition, and provides examples of corporate implementation and SEI's own related projects.

This fact sheet describes PEGaSus, a project funded by the European Research Area NETwork on Sustainable Animal Production (2017–2020) aimed at improving phosphorus (P) efficiency in pig and poultry farming to enhance EU food security and reduce environmental burdens.

This research synthesis briefing from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) outlines the institute's work on sustainable consumption, production, and trade. It focuses on the development of consumption-based accounting tools to reveal the full environmental costs of goods and services, the role of government and business in driving sustainable behavior, and the vulnerabilities inherent in complex global supply chains.

This session brief summarizes a Think2030 Dialogue Sweden event held on 20 April 2023, which focused on the green industrial transition within the European Union. The discussion centered on the need to decouple economic growth from resource use, the limitations of current production-based models, and the policy interventions required to mobilize finance and innovation for heavy industry decarbonization.

This report by the World Resources Institute examines the role of aquaculture in meeting global fish demand by 2050. It argues that aquaculture production must more than double to meet projected needs, while simultaneously improving productivity and environmental performance to ensure sustainability.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute explores why 'win-win' outcomes for corporations and the environment are not scaling, drawing on interviews with sustainability managers from eight multinational companies.

The 'Weight of Nations' report by the World Resources Institute examines the material cycles of five developed economies, arguing that economic growth and consumer lifestyles have offset efficiency gains in material use, leading to an increase in waste flowing into the environment.