The publication was carried out on the initiative and assistance of the Project “Green Decisions of Business-Unity for Sustainable Development”, which is implemented by the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Organization of Employers, in partnership with the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council, the Dnipropetrovsk Investment Agency with the support of the Program for the Promotion of Green Modernization of the Ukrainian Economy, implemented by the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) GmbH. The monograph is devoted to the study of various aspects of the development of the" green" economy both globally and locally. The theoretical foundations of the development of the" green" economy, the features of the functioning of the markets for" green" goods and services, the world experience in the development of the" green" economy, the prospects for the development of the" green" economy at the local and regional level are substantiated. The collective monograph will be interesting for the general public: students, teachers, scientists, businessmen, officials, government officials.