Four Ways to Accelerate Social Mobility in Emerging Markets with the Internet of Things
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are critical to the global
economy but are losing ground in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. SME
contribution to United States GDP...
Revealed: Why Economies Benefit from Fixing Inequality
Creating societies where every person has the same opportunity to fulfil
their potential in life irrespective of socioeconomic background would not only
bring huge societal benefits...
Seeking New Leadership: Youth Voices Say Success in New Decade Requires New Approach
The 2020s have been declared the “decade of delivery” for society to come
together and tackle the challenges ahead. To succeed in this new era...
Half of World’s GDP Moderately or Highly Dependent on Nature
Businesses are more dependent on nature and biodiversity than expected,
according to The New
Nature Economy Report, released today.
Analysis of 163 industry sectors and their...
Appetite for Change: 4 New Ideas to Incentivize Change in How We Produce and Consume Food
A
new report by the World Economic Forum, Incentivizing
Food Systems Transformation, highlights the role of incentives
to effectively shift behaviour of 7.7 billion people who produce...
Meet the Climate Heroes Coming to Davos
This year’s World Economic Forum 2020 Annual Meeting will be more
action-oriented than ever. Or, in the words of Founder and Executive Chairman
Klaus Schwab, a...
Artificial Intelligence Toolkit Helps Companies Protect Society and Their Business
The global spend on artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to hit $52
billion in the next three years and to double the annual growth rates...
New UNIDO publication on Quality Infrastructure and the SDGs
If
companies want to access and compete in new markets, they have to demonstrate
the quality and safety of their goods and services and comply with
international...
Leading Platform Companies Commit to Principles on Good Platform Work
Leading
platform companies – Cabify, Deliveroo, Grab, MBO Partners, Postmates and Uber
– have partnered through the World Economic Forum platform to create principles
for the quality...
2019 second hottest year on record
Last
year was the second warmest year on record, the World Meteorological
Organization (WMO) confirmed on Wednesday.
“The
average global temperature has risen by about 1.1°C since the pre-industrial
era and...