This important publication by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) seeks to identify the trends for the global business environment. It addresses such topics as: – … Continue reading
World energy Production rose 42% between 1980 and 2000 and will grow between 150% and 230% by 2050. Renewable energy account for only 11.5 %. The current addition of 60 Million urban citizen a year is the equivalent of adding … Continue reading
Future consumer markets will favor businesses that partner with government and civil society to serve basic needs, enhance human skills, increase economic capacity, help remedy inequities, and conserve the environment • source: Tomorrow’s Markets – Global Trends and their Implications … Continue reading
The need to reduce consumption and waste creates new opportunities for business to grow while at the same time helping people, economies, and ecosystems through the innovation of less wasteful processes, and life-enhancing goods and services • source: Tomorrow’s Markets … Continue reading
Those businesses that reduce the environmental impacts of their operations, goods, and services will win competitive advantages. • source: Tomorrow’s Markets – Global Trends and their Implications for Business • See also XlnkS4F7
In this integrated world, businesses have a crucial stake in economic development, healthy cities, efficient and accessible mobility, and in expanding the pool of educated workers and consumers. • source: Tomorrow’s Markets – Global Trends and their Implications for Business … Continue reading
The public and many governments will hold businesses accountable to be socially responsible — that they will promote development that meets basic human needs, support democracy, share information, and be open to the scrutiny and input of civil society. • … Continue reading