FIGURE 2.1 Macrotrends driving business transformation Trends ranked by share of organizations surveyed that identified this trend as likely or increasingly likely to drive transformation in their organization. Increased adoption of new and frontier technologies 86.2% Broadening digital access 86.1% Broader application of Environmental, 80.6% Social and Governance (ESG) standards Rising cost of living for consumers 74.9% Slower global economic growth 73.0% Investments to facilitate the green transition of your business 69.1% Supply shortages and/or rising cost of inputs for your business 68.8% Consumers becoming more vocal on social issues 67.6% Consumers becoming more vocal on environmental issues 67.5% Climate-change induced investments into adapting operations 65.1% Supply chains becoming more localized 60.0% Stricter government regulation of data use and technology 59.2% Ageing populations in advanced and emerging economies 51.6% Demographic dividend in developing and emerging economies 49.6% Increased geopolitical divisions 48.1% Ongoing impact of the COVID pandemic 43.1% 0 20 40 60 80 100 Share of organizations surveyed (%) Source World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Survey 2023. FIGURE 2.2 Expected impact of macrotrends on jobs, 2023–2027 Share of organizations surveyed that expect each trend to create or displace jobs, ordered by job creation net effect. The shares of organizations which expect the impact of these macrotrends to be neutral are not plotted. Investments to facilitate the green transition of your business 52.2% Broader application of Environmental, 51.4% Social and Governance (ESG) standards Supply chains becoming more localized 46.5% Climate-change induced investments into adapting operations 43.9% Demographic dividend in developing and emerging economies 37.8% Increased adoption of new and frontier technologies 36.4% Consumers becoming more vocal on environmental issues 35.2% Broadening digital access 33.7% Consumers becoming more vocal on social issues 28.8% Stricter government regulation of data use and technology 16.9% Ageing populations in advanced and emerging economies 16.9% Increased geopolitical divisions 1.6% Ongoing impact of the COVID pandemic -0.9% Rising cost of living for consumers -19.3% Supply shortages and/or rising cost of inputs for your business -23.7% Slower global economic growth -44.4% -100 -75 -50 -25 0 +25 +50 +75 +100 Share of organizations surveyed (%) Job creator Job displacer Net effect Source World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Survey 2023. Future of Jobs Report 2023 21