Why big business must support SMEs to achieve economic growth and get to net zero

Jan 6, 2023

This image shows workers in a boardroom to illustrate the importance of SMEs for the global economy and the environment

SMEs have an important role to play in the global economy and the environment Image: Photo by Campaign Creators on Unsplash

Henadi Al-Saleh

Chairperson, Agility

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The economic importance of SMEs. Image: OECD Zhang (2020) Asia House Research

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If digitization represents a challenge, the scale of transformation required for a Net Zero world is even more daunting for SMEs. Image: Image: WEF and BCG report on net zero supply chains, GFMA & BCG report on the 150Trillion opportunity, Orbis database, literature review, BCG analysis

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