Spotting Green Business Opportunities in a Low-Carbon World

Are you looking to propel your business forward in today’s low-carbon world?

There’re no ‘silver bullet’ solutions for wicked problems, but there are several emerging technologies, innovations and practices that could support more sustainable supply chains and circular solutions. Access to technologies and knowhow is not enough – timing is crucial. Strong innovation strategies are key to open opportunities and build the needed capacity to take advantage of the green windows of opportunities.

???What’s the impact of innovation and emerging technologies on sustainable development in your industry?

Strategic foresight helps to navigate the complex landscape of emerging technologies and innovations. Overall, organisations need to get ahead of the curve in a sustainability-driven world. The world is at a tipping point on the green economy. Politicians, business executives, and investors are increasing their focus on green solutions and demanding more transparency in supply chains.

Together We Innovate!

In recent years, both nations and companies have become more focused on what they can do to foster cooperation for green innovation.?

Readiness to seize opportunities has enabled some companies to become innovative champions. If companies are to catch up, they should be alert to opportunities through partnerships. This applies both to corporate companies and to deep tech start-ups and innovative institutions, such as science parks, research centres, and universities.

More companies should look to include deep tech startups creating solutions that use #quantumcomputing, #robotics, #AI, #biotech, and #biosolutions to the biggest problems facing our society and the planet.

When One Door Closes Another Green Window Opens?

Neglecting the impact of emerging technologies is a costly mistake that business executives can’t afford in today’s rapidly evolving business landscape.?Countries and companies must act now to use green technologies as a driver for sustainable economic development.

Companies are increasingly exploring emerging technologies’ transformative potential in sustainability. Business executives ask the same pressing question: How do we spur green innovation in our business while exploring various emerging uses of technologies?

To succeed with [green] innovation, we need to better understand: Which emerging technologies could make our products or services obsolete? What sustainability issues do our customers face that aren’t getting solved right now??

A Technological Shift is Happening Now

This report by United Nations analyse key frontier technologies’ impact on sustainable development. The?17?key frontier technologies?covered in this?report are:?#AI, #IoT, #bigdata, #blockchain, #5G, #3Dprinting, #robotics, #drones, #geneediting, #nanotechnology, #solarPV, concentrated #solarpower, #biofuels, #biomass and #biogas, #windenergy, #greenhydrogen and #electricvehicles.

???How can you seize the technology space of unexplored markets and customers? Are you looking far enough ahead to redesign your competitive field? Are there new ways to use these emerging technologies and capabilities in your industry? Could you tweak your products into services to appeal to new customer demands?

Don’t miss out on being at the forefront of how technologies are driving a sustainable future. Read the report and unlock your potentials for business transformation: https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/tir2023_en.pdf

Acknowledgements:? Rebeca Grynspan ,? Shamika Sirimanne , Clovis Freire, PhD , Fabianna Bacil , Zenathan Adnin Hasannudin, Ph.D. , Rasmus Lema , Roberta Rabellotti , Dalila Ribaudo , Andreas Stamm , Eugenia Nunez , Maria Godunova , Laura Cyron , liping zhang , George Colville , Henrique Pinto-Coelho , Taiye C. , Miguel Angel Gonzalez Sanz , and many more.