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Sustainable Investment Ensuring Economic Resilience and Unlocking New Growth Opportunities
An Accelerated Sustainability-driven World Economy Could be Worth $221.41 Trillion by 2030
13-Dec-2023
Global
Market Research
PF90-01-00-00-00
MX_2023_419
$2,450.00
Special Price $1,837.50 save 25 %
In a rapidly evolving economic and geopolitical landscape, climate change, environmental preservation, and sustainable development have
gained importance on the global policy stage. The objectives outlined in the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement offer extensive guidance for transitioning toward a green, low-carbon global economy. Realizing these ambitious net-zero goals necessitates immediate, comprehensive, and unprecedented actions by policymakers to catapult a stable flow of substantial investment toward sustainable industries and practices.
The Green Taxonomy framework, being rapidly adopted across major countries around the world, has the potential to steer capital toward high-value and sustainable sectors, ultimately reducing economic reliance on natural resources, limiting the degree of the polycrisis, and enhancing both the magnitude and sustainability of economic growth.
This thought leadership piece is crucial as critical policy elements, such as green taxonomy, provide standardized frameworks to identify environmentally sustainable activities and investments. In an era of pressing climate and environmental challenges, it enables governments, businesses, and investors to make informed decisions that support the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon economy. Sustainable finance drives capital toward green initiatives, fosters innovation, and bolsters the resilience of financial systems, contributing to a more sustainable and prosperous future for society and the planet.
Author: Rituparna Majumder
Why is it Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
The Strategic Imperative 8™
The Impact of the Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on the Sustainability-Driven Economy
Growth Opportunities Fuel the Growth Pipeline Engine™
Correlation Between Economic Resilience and Sustainability—An Overview
Growth Drivers
Growth Restraints
Why are Economic Resilience Strategies Important?
Framework of Assessing Macroeconomic Resilience
Measuring Economic Resilience and Sustainability—Methodology
Correlation Between Economic Resilience and Sustainability
Nominal GDP Under Different Sustainability Scenarios
Nominal GDP Under Different Sustainability Scenarios (continued)
Countries Off Track in their SDGs
Financing Gap to Meet the Sustainability Agenda
Sustainable Finance—Present Market and Outlook
Sustainable Finance Policy Priorities
Sustainable Finance Policy Pivot in Key Countries
Impact of Sustainability Across Key Industries
Growth Opportunity 1: Net-zero Manufacturing Facilities
Growth Opportunity 1: Net-zero Manufacturing Facilities (continued)
Growth Opportunity 2: Circular Economy and Sustainable Logistics
Growth Opportunity 2: Circular Economy and Sustainable Logistics (continued)
Growth Opportunity 3: Residential Solar PV Systems
Growth Opportunity 3: Residential Solar PV Systems (continued)
Growth Opportunity 4: Biogas Upgrading Technologies for RNG Conversion
Growth Opportunity 4: Biogas Upgrading Technologies for RNG Conversion (continued)
Growth Opportunity 5: ESG Reporting
Growth Opportunity 5: ESG Reporting (continued)
Country Classification—High Income and Upper-middle Income
Country Classification—Lower-middle Income and Low Income
List of Exhibits
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List of Figures
- Sustainability Growth Drivers, Global, 2023–2030
- Sustainability Growth Restraints, Global, 2023–2030
- Total Sum of Defaulter Countries, Banking and Inflation Crises, Global, 1800–2020
- Economic Resilience and Sustainability, Country Performance, 2023
- Nominal GDP Projection Under Baseline and Accelerated Sustainability Adoption Scenario, Broad Country Groups, 2018–2030
- Nominal GDP Projection Under Baseline and Accelerated Sustainability Adoption Scenario, World and Major Countries, $ Trillion, 2022 and 2030
- Progress Toward SDGs, by Region, as of 2023
- Net Investment Inflow in SDG-themed Funds, Global, 2012–2022
- Funding Gap in Developing Markets to Meet SDGs, Annual Estimate, Global, 2016–2030
- Sustainability-themed Funds, by Region, 2017–2022
- Sustainable Bonds, Global, 2017–2022
- Sustainable Finance Policy Pivot, Key Countries, 2023
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| Deliverable Type | Market Research |
|---|---|
| Author | Rituparna Majumder |
| Industries | Cross Industries |
| No Index | No |
| Is Prebook | No |
| Keyword 1 | Sustainable Finance Trends |
| Keyword 2 | Economic Growth Dynamics |
| Keyword 3 | Sustainable Finance Trends |
| List of Charts and Figures | Sustainability Growth Drivers, Global, 2023–2030~ Sustainability Growth Restraints, Global, 2023–2030~ Total Sum of Defaulter Countries, Banking and Inflation Crises, Global, 1800–2020~ Economic Resilience and Sustainability, Country Performance, 2023~ Nominal GDP Projection Under Baseline and Accelerated Sustainability Adoption Scenario, Broad Country Groups, 2018–2030~ Nominal GDP Projection Under Baseline and Accelerated Sustainability Adoption Scenario, World and Major Countries, $ Trillion, 2022 and 2030~ Progress Toward SDGs, by Region, as of 2023~ Net Investment Inflow in SDG-themed Funds, Global, 2012–2022~ Funding Gap in Developing Markets to Meet SDGs, Annual Estimate, Global, 2016–2030~ Sustainability-themed Funds, by Region, 2017–2022~ Sustainable Bonds, Global, 2017–2022~ Sustainable Finance Policy Pivot, Key Countries, 2023~ |
| Podcast | No |
| WIP Number | PF90-01-00-00-00 |