“Mega trends are global, sustained and macro economic forces of development that impacts business, economy, society, cultures and personal lives thereby defining our future world and its increasing pace of change” – Frost & Sullivan
MATERIALS:
World’s Top Global Mega Trends To 2020 and Implications to Business, Society and Cultures
ERM Consulting: Megatrends/ Sustainability Report 2017
Sustainable Brands: Business Case for Sustainability
The importance of megatrend analysis
Transitioning from the MDGs to the SDGs
EXAMPLES OF GLOBAL MEGATRENDS:
Climate Change
Man Made and Natural Disasters
Population Growth
Social/ Demographic Change
Poverty and Rise of Middle/ Upper Class
Urbanization/ Sustainable Development
Resource Scarcity and Constraints (Food, Water, Air, Materials)
Disruptive Innovation/ Technology
SDGs – UN Sustainable Development Goals
