Similar success stories have played out across sectors. Since 2011, the US chemical company DuPont has invested $879 million in research and development of products with quantifiable environmental benefits; it has recorded $2 billion in annual revenue from products that reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, and an additional $11.8 billion in revenue from renewable resources like wind and solar power.
类似的成功故事在各行各业都有。自2011年以来，美国化学公司杜邦公司投资8.79亿美元用于包括定量环境效益分析在内的产品研发；据其报告，每年降低温室气体排放的产品给该公司带来20亿美元收入，而可再生资源（如风能和太阳能）更是能够带来118亿美元收入。