Many value chains need to collaborate to create low-carbon, circular materials for complex products. This overview offers a guide on where to start for materials producers and downstream customers. Source: McKinsey Looking upstream: A path to unlocking low-carbon, circular materials

Decarbonizing the glass industry would have a widespread beneficial effect across industries—but first, companies need to gain insight into which levers are feasible and how to scale them. Source: McKinsey Seeing clearly: Decarbonizing the flat glass industry with circularity

Decarbonizing and building circularity into plastics will require alignment across the entire plastics value chain. Source: McKinsey Aligning the value chain to decarbonize plastics

Increasing circularity in copper could significantly lower emissions—but first, the industry will need to capture uncollected copper scrap. Source: McKinsey Chasing the lost copper: Global scrap and its role in decarbonization

The CEO of the Indian steel giant talks about going green. Source: McKinsey ‘Steel is part of the problem but is also part of the solution:’ A conversation with Tata Steel’s T. V. Narendran

Europe’s tech start-ups and scale-ups are gaining momentum. New research highlights the actions that could turn today’s progress into sustained scale. Source: McKinsey Europe’s moonshot moment: Fueling its tech ecosystem for scale