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STR Sustainability Trends Report
2021
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Welcome
  • State of Sustainability
  • About this report
01 Economy & Finance
  • 1.1 Key trends
  • 1.2 What does “building back better“ really mean?
  • 1.3 Cutting out the greenwash from sustainable investment
02 Natural Solutions
  • 2.1 Key trends
  • 2.2 Regenerative food systems — from fringe to centre-stage
  • 2.3 A raft of natural solutions for net zero and biodiversity
03 Energy
  • 3.1 Key trends
  • 3.2 Accelerating the transition to zero-carbon energy
  • 3.3 New frontiers in energy access
04 Health & Wellbeing
  • 4.1 Key trends
  • 4.2 Wellbeing and mental health in the wake of COVID-19
  • 4.3 New breakthroughs with huge potential to save lives
05 Mobility & Buildings
  • 5.1 Key trends
  • 5.2 Towards the regenerative city
  • 5.3 The race to electrified mobility reaches a tipping point
06 Value Chains & Circularity
  • 6.1 Key trends
  • 6.2 Rethinking value chains for sustainability and resilience
  • 6.3 Signs that the circular economy is finally taking shape
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Spotlight topic:

8 results
  1. 01 Economy & Finance

    1. The shift to sustainability can lead the economic recovery
  2. 02 Natural Solutions

    1. Nature has never been under greater threat
    2. There is growing interest in nature-based solutions for sustainability
    3. Some countries are natural-solutions superpowers
    4. Conversion of land for agriculture is a major driver of deforestation
    5. Many scenarios rely on biomass energy with carbon capture and storage at huge scale
    6. Governments will play a key role in helping natural solutions to scale up quickly
  3. 06 Value Chains & Circularity

    1. Commitments to end deforestation are common, but action lags far behind
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