ABSTRACT
Some key statistics will help to assess the direction taken by this process. The WBCSD, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the UNEP selected 19 key trends that will shape the global business environment (WRI et al. 2002). Here is a sample:
● In the last ten years the average annual population growth rate was 1.6%. Earth’s population reached 6 billion in 2000 and is projected to reach 7.9 billion by 2025 and 9.3 billion by 2050, remaining nearly stable thanks to declining fertility rates; 98% of the projected growth will be in countries today defined as developing countries (WRI et al. 2002: 10).
