The document discusses trends in resource consumption and sustainability. By 2050, business as usual could lead to 3 times more resources being extracted than currently. Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals requires decoupling economic growth from increased resource use and environmental impacts. The document advocates for more sustainable approaches like resource efficiency, waste reduction, and transitioning from a sales model to a model based on services, sharing, reuse and recycling to achieve sustainability goals.

1. TOMORROW’S
MARKETS
November 2017
Kevin Moss, Global Director, Business Center, World Resources Institute
PHOTO: FLICKR/CARSTEN FRENZL
@KevinlMoss

2. population
wealth
nutrition
health
education
consumption
energy
emissions
efficiency
ecosystems
agriculture
water
urbanization
mobility
communications
labor
democracy
accountability
privatization
Source: Tomorrow’s Markets
consumption

3. Source: Elephant in the Boardroom

4. Source: Elephant in the Boardroom

5. Source: United Nations International Resource Panel, Image: Flickr/BigCypressNPS
BUSINESS AS USUAL
3X
RESOURCES EXTRACTED
BY 2050

6. Source: Flickr/PEO ACWA

7. Source: Flickr/Jeremy Buckingham

8. Source: Steffen et al. Planetary Boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet. Science, 16 January 2015.
National Geographic Society, World Wildlife Fund

9. Source: United Nations International Resources Panel, October 2017
RECOUPLING OF RESOURCE EXTRACTION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

10. Source: United Nations Sustainable Development
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

11. Source: United Nations Sustainable Development
PLANET + RESOURCESSOCIAL + ECONOMIC

12. Photo: Flickr/Pal-Kristian Hamre
RESOURCE EFFICIENCY
CONSUMPTION
WASTE REDUCTION
WATER RISK

13. Photo: Wikimedia/Taz
metric tons of waste per year
1.3 billion

14. Photo: Flickr/N. Karim, Source: The True Cost
50-100
micro-seasons

15. Photo: Flickr/Oran Viriyincy
80vehicles on the road
per 100 Americans

16. Source: Elephant in the Boardroom; Photo: Flickr/David Blackwell

17. Photo: Flickr/Tony

18. Photo: Flickr/McKay Savage

19. Source: Elephant in the Boardroom

20. Photo: Flickr/Javier Gutierrez Acedo

21. Photo: Flickr/Raw Pixel

22. Photo: Next PLC, Evening Standard

23. Photo: Flickr/USDA

24. Photo: Flickr/reynermedia
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Science Based Targets
Extrapolate for
volume growth
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25. Photos: Flickr/Phil Roder

27. Photos: Flickr/thinkretail, Flickr/Brad K., Flickr/Omar Barcena

28. Photo: Flickr/Franck Michel

29. Photo: Flickr/Rafael Matsunaga

30. 2017
new
SALES RESOURCES
From This….
2030
new
resale
repair
SALES
RESOURCES
recommerce
sharing
rentals
services
To This….
longevity
quality

31. Photo: Flickr/perzon seo
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