Inclusive and sustainable economic development is central to reducing poverty and inequality, strengthening social inclusion and addressing the effects of climate change adaptation and mitigation as well as the environmental risks, while creating decent work and productive employment and resilient livelihoods for women and men . It links economic growth with fairness and long-term resilience by expanding access to economic opportunities, supporting greener, more diversified economies, and ensuring that people, businesses, and communities are better able to withstand and adapt to shocks. This approach is consistent with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (in particular SDG 1 – No Poverty, SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, SDG 10 – Reduced Inequalities, SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production, and SDG 13 – Climate action).
PEM supports governments, development partners and private sector actors in designing, implementing and evaluating policies and programmes that promote inclusive economic development, private sector development, environmentally sustainable and climate smart solutions, while enhancing the quantity and quality of jobs for both women and men.
Our work is guided by the principles of the UN Global Compact, international standards on decent work, environmental protection and anti corruption, and by a strong commitment to gender equality, social inclusion and to leaving no one behind.
PEM combines economic development, governance and social and environmental protection expertise to analyse the incentives, institutions and power relations that shape markets, value chains and public policy. Assignments typically blend quantitative and qualitative methods, theory of change-based design, results-based management, participatory stakeholder engagement and public-private dialogue, leading to practical recommendations that can be implemented within real world political and fiscal constraints.