sustainable production Archives

Europe’s industrial competitiveness at stake: why Europe can’t afford to hesitate on green steel

Perspective / Green steel setbacks in Sweden threaten competitiveness, decarbonization and Europe’s global standing.

16 February 2026 / About Fossil fuels

Worker dressed in black and a red helmet inspects a steel pipe, its opening taller than the person

2025: a year in review for green steel

Other publication / This brief reviews the performance of the global green steel and green iron sectors in 2025, giving policy signals and developments to watch in 2026.

11 February 2026 / About Business, Innovation, Mitigation, Public policy and Supply chains

The Mumbai Trans Harbour Link is a 21.8 KM long seabridge constructed by high-durability materials, including steel, designed to last over 100 years.

Slowing momentum and persistent barriers set up a critical year for green steel in 2026

Press release / The global green steel and green iron sector is entering a pivotal moment this year, according to LeadIT.

11 February 2026 / About Climate policy, Public policy and Supply chains

A murmuration of starlings sweeps across the evening sky above a calm wetland, with reed beds and trees on the horizon reflected in the still blue water.

Global Environment Outlook, seventh edition: a future we choose

Other publication / SEI contributes to UNEP’s GEO-7, assessing interconnected crises and pathways for transformative solutions.

9 December 2025 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Food and agriculture and Supply chains

The Chenab Bridge in India is the highest railway arch bridge in the world.

Advancing India’s net-zero plans: New India–Sweden projects pioneer a greener future for steel and cement in India

Press release / To advance India's net-zero plans, seven India-Sweden projects have now been established, aiming to reduce emissions from the steel and cement sector.

8 December 2025 / About Business, Climate policy, Finance and Innovation

An aerial drone view of the Amazon rainforest. Dominating the shot is a rectangular area of land that has been cleared for logging. Piles of timber are arranged on bare brown earth.

Amazon Footprint Report: Drivers of Amazon deforestation in agricultural supply chains

Other publication / In this report SEI, Trase, WWF and Chalmers University lay out the drivers of Amazon deforestation in agricultural supply chains.

17 November 2025 / About Food and agriculture and Supply chains

Three people standing among piles of second-hand textiles in a warehouse, discussing fabric reuse and circular textile systems.

Circular threads: innovating in Kenya’s textile industry

Feature / SEI and Rivatex partner to boost circularity in Kenya’s textile industry, turning waste into value through sustainable, locally driven innovation.

6 November 2025 / About Innovation, Public policy, Supply chains and Sustainable lifestyles

Loaded iron ore train in Arctic Circle extreme terrain hauled by electric locomotives

Challenges in balancing sustainability, competitiveness and geopolitics in critical mineral supply chains

Journal article / This article examines how European firms navigate the synergies and trade-offs in critical mineral supply chains.

24 October 2025 / About Climate policy, Renewables and Supply chains

Women collecting clean water from borehole in desert

A bottom-up framework for product development in humanitarian, poor, and emerging markets

Journal article / Challenges across 'Product Development Processes' are examined to understand how they intersect with market typologies in resource-constrained contexts.

21 October 2025 / About Finance, Innovation, Sanitation, Sustainable lifestyles and Water resources