The Green Economy transition issues in Perú

This fact sheet from the Green Economy Coalition describes the challenges and opportunities for transitioning to a green economy in Peru. It highlights a gap between private sector dynamism and slow public sector policy implementation, while identifying specific barriers facing green small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

• Peru has experienced a setback in reducing poverty and inequality in 2018, with disparities remaining prevalent between urban and rural areas, Lima and other regions, and between genders and company sizes.
• While the private sector is emerging as a driver for change through green enterprises and sustainability-focused forums like CADE, the public sector has failed to implement substantive policies for a sustainable economy due to political turmoil, corruption, and power divisions.
• Green small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which are part of a sector representing 96.5% of all enterprises in Peru, face several systemic barriers: difficulty accessing finance, a lack of labeling standards to differentiate green products, tax systems that favor "brown" businesses, and low market visibility.
• Efforts to green the economy include state programs such as Peru Responsable, Innóvate Peru, and CITE, which target energy efficiency and environmental liabilities in sectors like mining, agro-industry, tourism, manufacturing, and construction.
• The document identifies several policy areas for follow-up, including the Climate Change Law and regulation, the National Green Growth Plan, the Law of plastics, and regulations promoting bicycles as sustainable transport.

APA

Green Economy Coalition (2018). The Green Economy transition issues in Perú. https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/assets/reports/Cape-Town-Global-Meet-2019/Peru-Country-Posters-GM2019-FINAL-PRINT.pdf

Chicago

Green Economy Coalition. The Green Economy transition issues in Perú. 2018. https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/assets/reports/Cape-Town-Global-Meet-2019/Peru-Country-Posters-GM2019-FINAL-PRINT.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greeneconomycoalition2018green, author = {{Green Economy Coalition}}, title = {{The Green Economy transition issues in Perú}}, institution = {Green Economy Coalition}, year = {2018}, month = dec, url = {https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/assets/reports/Cape-Town-Global-Meet-2019/Peru-Country-Posters-GM2019-FINAL-PRINT.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }