Achieving sustainability will require decarbonizing the energy and transportation sectors, as well as the broader industrial supply chain. Equally essential are responsible practices for resource sourcing, utilization, and end-of-life management. Everest Group’s The Top 10 Game-changing Sustainability Technologies report explores the key technologies redefining the sector, with a focus on three key trends: energy transition, industrial and transportational decarbonization, and sustainable supply chain and circular economy. The report provides in-depth insights into breakthrough innovations, including third-generation solar technologies, small modular reactors, solid-state batteries, high-temperature electrolyzers, liquid organic hydrogen carriers, carbon capture, utilization and storage, waste valorization, bio-inspired plastics, and advanced oxidation processes. Scope Industry: sustainability Geography: all geographies

These Discoveries are available only to Advanced SciTech members. For information on membership, please contact us Discoveries focus on specific science and technology innovations that address today’s critical business issues and challenges. These brief yet detailed profiles highlight innovations across the world's leading companies, start-ups, universities, institutes, and the entire R&D ecosystem and leverage the Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, and Results (SOAR) framework to analyze the innovations’ rationale and possible benefits. The insights will help you understand the themes shaping science and technology development, enhance your R&D, strengthen strategies, comprehend the developer landscape, and identify best practices for your product pipelines.

This report examines technology advances enabling solid waste valorization, where waste streams, such as plastics, biomass, and municipal residues, are converted into valuable outputs (fuels, monomers, and specialty chemicals). As regulatory pressure increases and sustainability becomes core to industrial strategy, solid waste-to-chemical technologies offer a path to decarbonize material production, recover resources, and reduce landfill use. The report evaluates four key technology categories – chemical, biochemical, thermochemical, and physiochemical – covering solvent purification, depolymerization, fermentation, gasification, pyrolysis, and hydrothermal liquefaction methods. It assesses their readiness, operating parameters, industry-specific applications, and impact potential. Through deep diving into case studies, patent trends, and innovation hotspots, the report offers guidance on commercialization pathways, investment patterns, and ecosystem shifts. Stakeholders across chemicals, energy, automotive, and waste management can use this analysis to implement scalable circular strategies and reduce reliance on fossil-based inputs. Scope Geography: global Industry: chemical, packaging, energy, agriculture, automotive, and construction Application: solid waste-to-chemical processes, including fuel generation, monomer recovery, fertilizer production, and high-purity material recycling Contents In this report, we examine: Key solid waste valorization pathways: chemical, biochemical, thermochemical, and physiochemical Technology maturity and impact of over 18 processes, including pyrolysis, gasification, enzymatic depolymerization, and HTL Adoption trends across packaging, energy, agriculture, and automotive sectors Regional investment analysis, policy frameworks, and commercial pilots Comparative efficiency analysis and future roadmap for modular, distributed deployment Strategic action points for R&D, infrastructure, regulation, and public-private partnerships

These Discoveries are available only to Advanced SciTech members. For information on membership, please contact us Discoveries focus on specific science and technology innovations that address today’s critical business issues and challenges. These brief yet detailed profiles highlight innovations across the world's leading companies, start-ups, universities, institutes, and the entire R&D ecosystem and leverage the Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, and Results (SOAR) framework to analyze the innovations’ rationale and possible benefits. The insights will help you understand the themes shaping science and technology development, enhance your R&D, strengthen strategies, comprehend the developer landscape, and identify best practices for your product pipelines.

This report dives deep into technology advances in sustainable packaging and their role in accelerating the shift toward a circular economy. It evaluates emerging material innovations –including bio-based polymers, mono-material laminates, compostable films, and fiber-reinforced biocomposites – and examines enabling technologies such as digital watermarks, intelligent packaging, and reusable logistics systems. As companies face increasing pressures from evolving regulatory mandates, consumer sustainability expectations, and the need for climate resilience, this report delivers actionable insights into packaging transformation opportunities and challenges. It offers an ecosystem view of the sustainable packaging value chain, maps technology readiness and adoption barriers, and highlights how stakeholders across industries can design for recyclability, integrate smart features, and close material loops. Case examples, roadmaps, and innovation trends further contextualize the strategic and operational implications for brands, manufacturers, and policymakers. Scope Geography: global Industry: packaging, consumer goods, food and beverages, healthcare, retail, logistics Application: primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging formats; recyclable, compostable, reusable, and intelligent packaging systems Contents In this report, we examine: Material innovations, including bio-based polymers, mono-material laminates, and biocomposites Degradation and detoxification technologies, such as enzymatic depolymerization and accelerated composting Reuse systems, return logistics, and refill models Intelligent packaging formats with embedded sensors, digital tracking, and recycling guidance Regulatory drivers, market adoption challenges, and value chain dynamics Industry case studies and technology-readiness assessments

The Gaseous Waste Valorization: Technology Advances and Application Assessment report evaluates technology, economic, and regulatory trends shaping the gas-to-chemicals landscape. It examines key innovation clusters, technology readiness levels, and the evolving market landscape for converting carbon dioxide, methane, and other industrial gases into commercially viable products. The report highlights diverse valorization routes, including thermal conversion, catalytic copolymerization, electrochemical reduction, enzymatic processes, mineralization, and plasma catalysis. Each route is assessed for its current impact and future potential across chemicals, energy, plastics, and automotive sectors. The report further evaluates the investment landscape, policy drivers, industrial partnerships, and technology roadmaps to help stakeholders build resilient strategies for scaling circular carbon solutions. Scope Industry: chemicals, energy, automotive, and plastics and packaging Geography: global Application: gaseous waste-to-chemical conversion technologies, decarbonization strategies, CO₂ and methane valorization, synthetic fuels, and sustainable polymers Contents In this report, we examine Technology maturity and adoption trends across valorization pathways Key drivers and restraints for technology deployment Industry-specific application analysis and future outlook Comparative analysis of conversion technologies by efficiency and energy demand Technology development roadmaps through 2030 Innovation ecosystem: patents, partnerships, and pilot projects Investment trends and regional activity hotspots

These Discoveries are available only to Advanced SciTech members. For information on membership, please contact us Discoveries focus on specific science and technology innovations that address today’s critical business issues and challenges. These brief yet detailed profiles highlight innovations across the world's leading companies, start-ups, universities, institutes, and the entire R&D ecosystem and leverage the Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, and Results (SOAR) framework to analyze the innovations’ rationale and possible benefits. The insights will help you understand the themes shaping science and technology development, enhance your R&D, strengthen strategies, comprehend the developer landscape, and identify best practices for your product pipelines.

These Discoveries are available only to Advanced SciTech members. For information on membership, please contact us Discoveries focus on specific science and technology innovations that address today’s critical business issues and challenges. These brief yet detailed profiles highlight innovations across the world's leading companies, start-ups, universities, institutes, and the entire R&D ecosystem and leverage the Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, and Results (SOAR) framework to analyze the innovations’ rationale and possible benefits. The insights will help you understand the themes shaping science and technology development, enhance your R&D, strengthen strategies, comprehend the developer landscape, and identify best practices for your product pipelines.

With technology advances, changing customer behaviors, and evolving regulatory landscapes rapidly transforming industries, business leaders must anticipate future technology trends and take proactive action to stay competitive. The Top 10 Game-changing Technologies in Semiconductors report spotlights 10 key technologies poised to revolutionize the semiconductor and electronics sector, highlighting their applications, benefits, and potential challenges. Scope Industry: Semiconductor, consumer electronics, manufacturing, healthcare, automotive, defense and security, industrial All geographies Contents Technologies covered in the report include: High NA EUV lithography Silicon photonics Gallium oxide semiconductors 3.5D packaging Brain-machine interface VTFET 2D semiconductors Photonic quantum processors HBM4 memory Bio-based semiconductors

These Discoveries are available only to Advanced SciTech members. For information on membership, please contact us Discoveries focus on specific science and technology innovations that address today’s critical business issues and challenges. These brief yet detailed profiles highlight innovations across the world's leading companies, start-ups, universities, institutes, and the entire R&D ecosystem and leverage the Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, and Results (SOAR) framework to analyze the innovations’ rationale and possible benefits. The insights will help you understand the themes shaping science and technology development, enhance your R&D, strengthen strategies, comprehend the developer landscape, and identify best practices for your product pipelines.