There is an imperative for countries and companies to act to reduce the environmental consequences of consumption. This report demonstrates that over $2 trillion in global economic output in 2030 is at stake, so the need for rapid action to shift towards a resource-efficient economy is high. Despite some success to date, change is now urgently required at scale and greater pace than current initiatives, policies or strategies are likely to achieve.

This report highlights the leading role the private sector can play in scaling sustainable consumption. Business can catalyse scale through transforming interactions with citizens; rethinking business models, value chains and operations; and playing an active role in shaping the policies and investments that define the rules of the game. However, this transformation will not be achieved by the usual group of leading companies or countries: delivery of more resource-efficient growth needs to happen in every business and every country through the aggregation of impacts and a commitment to action.

Report by the World Economic Forum
In collaboration with Accenture