The ‘transition twenties’ are making themselves felt in 2023. In times of crisis, we tend to narrow our gaze, but we should not forget that we are at a pivotal point in history. RetailDetail founder Jorg Snoeck sees that major megatrends are converging, setting the whole world a series of unprecedented challenges.
Trend 1: Re-source
In November 2022, the eight billionth human being on this globe was born. This is not just a symbolic milestone: the pressure the growing world population is putting on our Earth is the first megatrend – and the most massive challenge. In less than fifty years’ time, the world’s population has doubled, and there is no end in sight. The global population expected to peak at around eleven billion people around 2080, before levelling off or possibly even declining.
