Factor 10

Factor 10 refers to either being 10 times more productive with half the materials and energy which leads to an efficiency improvement of factor 10 or processes that are productive in spite of using just 10% of the resources.  In essence, Factor 10 refers to an ability to create services and products with lower resource requirement than conventional methods. The evolution of the concept came from the Factor 4 ideals developed at the Wuppertal institute for Climate, Environment and Energy. Factor 10 works as a good tool to identify dematerialization while monitoring performance of business. Factor 10 efficiency gains can also be phrased as a reduction of energy and materials by 90%.

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