More from less : Making resources more productive

world’s resources has many fronts— something worth remembering even as headlines trumpet the supposed end of the “commodity supercycle.” In fact, the vast majority of the world’s manufacturers have a wealth of opportunities to make more money and increase returns to shareholders by using fewer resources. Their full range of options includes maximizing the use of raw materials, minimizing harmful emissions, cutting water loss, and reducing or avoiding waste streams through recycling and energy recovery.1 (For more on the five interdependent beliefs underlying these options, see “Manufacturing growth through resource productivity,” on mckinsey.com.)