Resource Efficiency
Resource Efficiency: Don't waste the future
Within Resource Efficiency, Summa focuses on five segments that help solve the world’s resource efficiency problems: Aquaculture and agritech, recycling, circular economy, energy efficiency, and water treatment and infrastructure.
All five of these tackle different problems that need to be solved, including the need for sustainable food production, more efficient handling of waste and reduction of CO 2 emissions.
Impacted SDGs
Key megatrends
Resource scarcity
Population growth
Energy transition & climate change
We are facing an existential environmental crisis…
Climate action failure
0.5 - 0.7 bn People living in areas under water by 2100 without further action
Natural resource crisis
3 million km² of tropical forest (size of India) lost by 2050
Biodiversity loss
28% of animal species at risk of extinction in the next 50 years
Resource efficiency sees opportunities across most of human activity…
Live
1 Circularity & waste
Move
2 Green mobility
Eat
3 Healthy low-carbon diets
Produce
4 Sustainable industry
Plug-in
5 Net zero energy
Waste management
Recycling of materials
Circular products
Sustainable packaging
Water treatment
Alternative biomass use
Electrification power of power trains
Low carbon shipping and aviation
Next-gen batteries and fuel cells
Energy infrastructure and services
Shared mobility
Aquaculture
New farming methods
Crop preservation
Food waste reduction
Sustainable and healthy foods
Green materials
Energy efficiency
Sustainable buildings
Carbon capture,
utilisation and storage
Natural capital & offsets
Renewables
Hydrogen / green fuels
Distributed energy
Waste-to-energy
Energy storage
Smart grid