Harness markets and enterprise to expand economic opportunity and protect the environment.
The private sector provides goods and services that meet essential human needs, creates jobs and wealth in communities, and produces technologies that enhance the quality of life and economic productivity. These important functions, however, often come at teh expense of the environment and social conditions. Many worsening global environmental trends can be traced to industry’s extraction of natural resources, emission of pollutants, and overall large environmental footprint. Industrial activities can also directly impact human health and access to resources that communities depend upon.
As the influence of the private sector grows around the world, there is a unique opportunity for NGO advocacny and collaboration with the private sector to steer business investment and innovation toward finding solutions to environment and development challenges. WRI is known for its capacity to advance market-based policies. Our emphasis on economically sound policies, bold vision and practical solutions has attracted business to collaborate with us for over a decade. WRI is unique in that we are the only organization that brings together corporations, entrepreneurs, investors, and business schools to accelerate change in business practice.
