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.