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.

Everest Group’s Deep Dive – Technology Awareness reports offer a comprehensive and forward-looking view into a technology’s impact, adoption prospects, and how it can shape an industry over the next four to six years. This report examines advanced materials and sensor technologies that enable traceability and trackability in global supply chains. It covers various innovations, including smart labels, intelligent packaging, quantum dot markers, IoT sensors, digital watermarks, and environmental monitoring tools, which are reshaping supply chain visibility. These technologies help industries address the growing demands for product authenticity, regulatory compliance, counterfeiting prevention, and sustainability reporting. In this report, we analyze adoption drivers, emerging applications, technology readiness levels, and barriers to scale. The report outlines strategic roadmaps, key use cases across industries, and evolving standards. The insights help supply chain, R&D, and sustainability leaders make informed technology investment decisions and future-proof their operations. Scope Geography: global Industry: food and beverage, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, consumer packaged goods, agriculture, chemicals, and materials Application: supply chain transparency, product authentication, regulatory compliance, sustainability tracking, real-time monitoring, and logistics optimization Contents In this report, we examine: The traceability and trackability technologies landscape Smart materials and identification systems, including DNA markers, QD tags, spectral, and edible tagging Sensor and monitoring technologies, such as IoT sensors, GPS, environmental, optical, and thermal sensors Industry use cases and case studies across chemicals, pharma, FMCG, food, and agriculture Key adoption drivers and barriers, including regulatory shifts and implementation costs Future technology roadmaps and innovation opportunities

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 deeply analyzes digital platforms and advanced automation technologies enabling traceability and trackability in global supply chains, with a particular focus on the chemicals, materials, and agriculture sectors. It examines the convergence of digital twins, IoT cloud platforms, blockchain, Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), drones, and AI-powered analytics to create transparent, predictive, and autonomous supply chain ecosystems. As regulatory pressures, operational risks, and sustainability expectations increase, these technologies are becoming key enablers of end-to-end visibility, compliance, fraud prevention, and agile decision-making. The report maps technology readiness, identifies high-impact use cases, evaluates adoption barriers, and provides strategic guidance for digital transformation. Scope Industry: chemicals, materials, agriculture Geography: global Application: real-time tracking, supply chain visibility, compliance automation, predictive logistics, warehouse robotics, digital product passports Contents In this report, we examine The role of digital platforms, automation, and analytics in traceability and trackability Technologies such as blockchain, digital twins, RPA, AGVs, drones, and AI supply chain towers Adoption roadmaps, regulatory drivers, and investment trends Use cases across chemicals, agriculture, and manufacturing Challenges around integration, skill gaps, and RoI justification Industry case studies demonstrating impact

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

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.