Sustainable models can yield 230 million jobs in Asia: report
Singapore
SOME US$5 trillion in market opportunities and 230 million jobs, or 12 per cent of the Asian labour force, are waiting to be generated in Asia through sustainable business models, says a report by the Business & Sustainable Development Commission (BSDC).
Titled Better Business, Better World (Asia), the report said these businesses can unlock US$12 trillion in economic opportunities and create 380 million jobs globally by 2030.
Released at the Ecosperity conference presented by Temasek Holdings on Monday, the report said about US$2.3 trillion in opportunities can be found in China, US$1.1 trillion in India, US$1.1 trillion in developing and emerging Asia, and US$700 billion in d…
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