Business can lead the way to sustainable prosperity

The World Economic Forum asserts that business leadership is essential for achieving sustainable economic growth that respects planetary boundaries. It highlights that the green economy is already a multi-trillion-dollar market, with some CEO-led alliances successfully reducing emissions while growing profits. The text emphasizes the role of existing cost-competitive solutions, the potential of biosolutions to create millions of jobs and billions in value by 2035, and the necessity of updating regulatory frameworks through collaboration between private leaders and policymakers.

• It is possible to decouple profitable economic growth from carbon emissions, as demonstrated by the World Economic Forum’s Alliance of the CEO Climate Leaders, which represents $4 trillion in revenues and over 12 million employees. This group achieved a 12% reduction in total emissions while simultaneously delivering 20% growth.
• The green economy is currently a multi-trillion-dollar market where green revenues grow, on average, twice as fast as conventional revenues. Existing cost-competitive solutions are sufficient to decarbonize more than half of all total emissions.
• China has become the global leader in renewable energy production and consumption, supplying 60% of wind power equipment and 80% of solar panels worldwide, which has generated over 7 million jobs.
• The biosolutions industry is projected to generate 877 billion euros in global economic value and create more than 5 million new jobs by 2035, supporting sustainable farming, resilient food systems, and cleaner energy.
• Current regulatory frameworks often act as roadblocks because they are designed for past solutions; therefore, business leaders must collaborate with politicians and regulators to create streamlined, 'fit-for-future' regulations to scale innovation.

APA

Baiget, E. (2026). Business can lead the way to sustainable prosperity. World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/stories/climate-action/business-can-lead-the-way-to-sustainable-prosperity/

Chicago

Baiget, Ester. Business can lead the way to sustainable prosperity. World Economic Forum, 2026. https://www.weforum.org/stories/climate-action/business-can-lead-the-way-to-sustainable-prosperity/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{baiget2026business, author = {Baiget, Ester}, title = {{Business can lead the way to sustainable prosperity}}, publisher = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2026}, month = jan, url = {https://www.weforum.org/stories/climate-action/business-can-lead-the-way-to-sustainable-prosperity/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }