Reports That Can Help Businesses Lead in Sustainability

Better Business, Better World

"A call to action to business leaders to align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This report shows how the next decade will be critical for companies to open 60 key market “hot spots,” tackle social, environmental challenges, and re-build trust with society." 

By The Business and Sustainable Development Commission

Blueprint for Business Leadership on the SDGs

"take leading action in support of the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)"

Global Climate Action Playbook 2018

" a practical toolkit for business outlining high-level policy updates, outlook on key climate actions and the arc of ambition, and snapshot of country-level analysis on Nationally Determined Contributions and Sustainable Development Goals"

Economists & The Environment - Links, Groups & Journals

The Club of Rome

Most famous for their best selling report The Limits to Growth the Club of Rome describe themselves as:

"The Club of Rome is an organisation of individuals who share a common concern for the future of humanity and strive to make a difference. Our members are notable scientists, economists, businessmen, high level civil servants and former heads of state from around the world. Our mission is to promote understanding of the global challenges facing humanity and to propose solutions through scientific analysis, communication and advocacy."

Redefining Progress

The group that produced the 1997 Economists' Statement on Climate Change drafted by Kenneth Arrow, Stanford University; Dale Jorgenson, Harvard University; Paul Krugman, MIT; William Nordhaus, Yale University; and Robert Solow, MIT, and signed by Nobel Laureates.

Green Economics Institute

 One of the largest green research centres in the world and runs the Green Economics Conference at Oxford University.

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

"The Journal of Environmental Economics and Management publishes theoretical and empirical papers devoted to specific natural resource and environmental issues"

Ecological Economics

The journal of the International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE)