Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Human Development
• Sustainable Development
• Gender Equality
• Decent Work
• Environmental Sustainability

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced global net loss in forest from an average of 8.3 million hectares a year to an average of 5.2 million hectares a year between 2000 and 2010 thanks to afforestation and the natural expansion of forests.
• Almost eliminated ozone-depleting substances, consumption of which fell 98 percent between 1986 and 2013.

Social Achievements

• Global child mortality rate in 2015 is less than half the 1990 rate, having dropped from 90 deaths per 1,000 live births to 43.
• Global youth literacy rate (ages 15–24) increased from 83 percent in 1990 to 91 percent in 2015.
• Between 1990 and 2015 the number of children enrolled in primary education increased in all regions — and more than doubled in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Access to an improved drinking water source has become a reality for 2.6 billion people since 1990.
• Between 1990 and 2015 the number of people living below $1.25 a day in developing country regions fell from 1.9 billion to 836 million.

Governance Achievements

• In 42 countries women hold more than 30 percent of seats in at least one chamber of national parliament.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Serious human deprivations remain in various areas of human lives.
• Persistent inequality.
• Climate change and social, economic and environmental vulnerabilities.
• Widespread unemployment, particularly among young people.
• Many people working but remaining impoverished, with limited work choices.
• Gender-based discrepancies in wages, job opportunities and career advancement.
• Rising inequality in income, wealth and opportunities.
• Population growth, growing urbanization and global epidemics.

Mitigation Strategies

• National employment strategies are needed for addressing the complex challenges in work in many countries.
• Policies to promote sustainable work.
• Strategies for ensuring workers’ well-being.
• Targeted actions to address the challenges of specific groups and contexts.
• A New Social Contract, a Global Deal and the Decent Work Agenda.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Drought
• Floods
• Rainfall variations

Opportunities

• Renewable energy jobs

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 8

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all.