... opportuni-ties to make their growth greener and more inclusive without slowing it. THE WORLD BANK The Pathway to Sustainable Development 2 INCLUSIVE GREEN GROWTH: THE PATHWAY TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ... on the design of policies. But the worse the environmental degradation and existing inefficiency, the greater the potential benefi ts to be obtained from green policies.At the fi rm level, the ... benefits, the net costs of greening growth appear manageable, although affordability will, of course, depend on the speed and ambition of the greening (as illustrated by the difference between the...