Sustainability & Resource Productivity

Seizing China’s energy-efficiency opportunity: A case study

June 2013—Improving energy efficiency in industrial environments starts with changing minds—not machinery. The progress made by one of China’s largest state-owned enterprises holds lessons for industrial players of all stripes.more

China’s next chapter: The infrastructure and environmental challenge

June 2013—McKinsey’s Jonathan Woetzel explores China’s huge infrastructure program and the country’s plans to build sustainable urban clusters for hundreds of millions of its people.more

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How to make a city great

May 2013–What does it take to advance a city's economic, environmental, and social performance? Our research and interviews with global city leaders make clear that there is no single path. Rather successful leaders must find the balance between three critical areas: smart growth, doing more with less, and winning support for change.

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Urban world

A massive shift from country to city will create one billion new urban consumers by 2025. Are you ready?more

Global cities of the future: An interactive map

June 2012—Explore the cities and emerging urban clusters that will drive dramatic growth and demographic changes over the next generation.more

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How green are China’s cities?

January 2011—A new index shows mixed results in the country’s push for sustainable urban development.more

Winning the battle for the home of the future

October 2011—European utilities may soon have to earn a growing share of their profits by helping households save energy rather than consume it.more

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Fulfilling the promise of Latin America’s cities

August 2011—The region’s prosperity depends on how its urban areas address economic and quality-of-life challenges.more

Building globally competitive cities: The key to Latin American growth

To sustain growth, urban Latin America needs to emulate best-practice examples at home and around the world.more

India's urban awakening: Building inclusive cities, sustaining economic growth

India's lack of effective policies to manage its rapid and large-scale urbanization could jeopardize the nation's growth trajectory.more