INTRODUCTION
Opportunities ranked by positive impact on society Water-Efficient Agriculture Everyday Health Enablers Fresh Water Production
SURVEY RESULTS
EXTREME WEATHER OPPORTUNITIES
LACK OF FRESH WATER OPPORTUNITIES
SURVEY RESULTS:
The Opportunity Dividing Businesses The opportunity Green Consumer Choices is placed firmly in the top end for all regions when assessed for its capacity to have a positive impact on societies. However the most interesting result is perhaps derived from the responses to the questions regarding its attractiveness for business. In the manufacturing sector it is right at the top both when
rated for its benefits to business generally and for its ability to inspire new business ventures. In the governmental sector it is also seen as very strong on both of these aspects. In the finance, other businesses and, to a lesser degree, the service sectors it is seen as one of the least favorable opportunities for business in general. Despite this, respondents
from all three sectors see this opportunity as one of the most likely to inspire new business. The survey itself does not explain this, but one theory can be that though many businesses today perceive “green� as an added cost, they realize that they will have to adapt to consumer demands for green products and services.
Green Consumer Choices Smart Water Regulation Regulated Energy Transition
OPPORTUNITY AT A GLANCE:
BENEFITS AND CAPACITY Perceived benefits from pursuing this opportunity (x), and capacity to do so (y), World and geographic regions. Scale goes from -10 to +10.
Splits Business
Innovative Finance for a Healthy Generation
Manufacturing and governmental sectors see this as the most and third most favorable opportunity for business in general. Finance and other businesses see it as second and fourth least favorable.
Energy Autonomy Capacity to pursue this opportunity
6.1
Early Warning and Forecasting Services
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4.8
Respondents in high-income economies see this opportunity as the most promising one for creating societal benefits.
INDIA
Rural Growth Initiatives
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SOUTH EAST ASIA & AUSTRALIA
Compact, Green and Connected Cities
WORLD
All opportunities World average score
Cost-Effective Adaptation
Top Assessment from HighIncome Economies
CHINA
Smart Cities Combat NCDs with Mobile Technologies
Investments in Resilience
Figure above shows how this opportunity (highlighted) is assesed compared to all opportunites for its potential positive impact on society. Based on all survey responses. Other opportunities for the same risk are highligted in a lighter shade.
NORTH AMERICA
3.5
EUROPE
Well Received in All Income Groups SOUTH AMERICA
OTHER ASIA MENA
This opportunity gets the most evenly-balanced support between high-, upper-middle- and lower middleincome economies.
Governments Likely to Invest 2.2 3.2
4.5
5.8 All opportunities World average score
7.1
8.4
Benefit to society from pursuing this opportunity
The governmental sector respondents place this opportunity as the one most likely to inspire new initiatives in their sector.
GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY REPORT
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