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...
Drought in southern Africa: EU releases over €22 million in humanitarian aid
The
European Commission is mobilising a humanitarian aid package of €22.8 million
to help address emergency food needs and support vulnerable people in Eswatini,
Lesotho, Madagascar, Zambia...
5 Thrilling Reasons to Visit Four Seasons Hotel Montreal This Winter
When
it comes to winter destinations, Montreal tops the lists of many travellers
from all corners of the world. The Canadian metropolis and its surroundings were
made...
Implementing peace deal only path for stabilization in Mali
Implementation of
the 2015 peace agreement in Mali provides the
only pathway for stabilization there, the head of UN
peacekeeping told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Jean-Pierre
Lacroix updated ambassadors on developments in the West African
country, where a UN operation,...