Global Scans · Responsible Consumption and Production · Weekly Summary

In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

• [New] Expansion of Smoke-Free Corporate Mandates: Global tobacco giants are actively decommissioning cigarette production lines to meet self-imposed smoke-free revenue targets by 2030. Knowledge Sourcing Intelligence
• [New] Universal limits on consumption are often proposed as a method for tackling issues such as cancer risk and climate change. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] Global fertilizer consumption is projected to reach approximately 201 million tons of nutrient by the late 2020s as the world works toward feeding a projected population of 9.7 billion by 2050. Persistence Market Research
• [New] The EU and UK have mandated e-SAF production of around 0.6 million tonnes by 2030. ESG News
• [New] Five years after committing to achieve net zero by 2050, SAF production will only account for 0.8% of airline fuel use in 2026. ESG News
• [New] IATA expects SAF production to reach around 2.4 million tonnes in 2026. ESG News
• [New] Global SAF production is expected to reach 2.4 million tonnes in 2026, equal to only 0.8% of aviation fuel use. ESG News
• [New] Peanut supplies in this coming year are forecast at a record level because of a higher carry-forward from the old crop offsetting the lower production that might be produced. / USA Southeast AgNET
• [New] Direct cooling water consumption by US data centers reached about 66 billion liters, near 17.4 billion gallons, in 2023, and is projected to climb steeply by 2028 (LBNL, 2024, as the primary source; restated in AWWA, 2025, and Environmental Law Institute, 2026). RefIndustry
• [New] Data centers could account for nearly 3% of global electricity consumption by 2030, with AI responsible for an increasingly large share of demand. MarketingProfs
• [New] Data centers already consume electricity on a scale comparable to many countries and predicts that energy use, carbon emissions, and resource consumption will rise sharply as AI adoption expands. MarketingProfs
• [New] The 2025 SaaS Benchmarks Report from High Alpha found that 42% of companies monetize AI features through usage-based or hybrid models, while Gartner projects that by 2027, 70% of leading SaaS vendors will offer consumption-based pricing across at least part of their portfolio. Zylo
• [New] Fortress has brought production costs down to a point where locally produced insect products in Europe could compete with landed product from Asia and potentially even come in below fishmeal pricing. AgFunderNews
• [New] Demand-side flexibility could directly reduce electricity costs for EU consumers by more than €71 billion per year, which equals a 64% reduction in electricity consumption costs. Energy
• [New] Under high-AMR scenarios, cumulative livestock production losses could reach US$ 318 billion by 2040, compared with roughly US$ 53 billion in the most severe AGP phase-out scenario. CNS Media
• [New] A new UN FAO report warns that, under current trends driven by growing demand for animal source foods and continued production intensification, global antimicrobial use in livestock is projected to increase by almost 30% by 2040 compared with 2019. CNS Media
• [New] The Australian experience offers an early warning that the economic effects of prolonged disruptions to global fertilizer supply chains are beginning to move from theoretical risk to measurable impacts on producer behaviour and future crop production. Ag Bull Trading
• [New] Lower projected canola production in Australia and weather concerns in parts of South America add another layer of supply risk. Ag Bull Trading
• [New] Global meat consumption is projected to increase by 13%, with 45% of global consumption growth occurring in upper-middle-income countries as a result of rapid population and income growth. Frontiers
• [New] The shifting trend towards the consumption of cultured meat can secure 10% of natural meat by 2030 and 35% by 2040, which is quite an interesting factor to quickly transform into the new changes in producing meat using animal cells in laboratories. Market Data Forecast
• [New] Renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel facilities could consume more than half of total U.S. soybean oil production within the next several years. Ag Bull Trading
• [New] The certified steel will be introduced at plants across Pirelli's global production network using a controlled blending chain of custody approach, providing verified traceability on the origin of the raw material. Automotive World

Last updated: 15 June 2026