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The stories shaping the Global, Regional and Industry agendas

Global Agenda

Davos 2020

Beyond trust: Why we need a paradigm shift in data-sharing

After years of headlines about data-misuse, broken trust and tightening regulations are reversing the promise of the data economy. Could new data privacy tech offer a way forward?

Nadav Zafrir 17 Jan 2020

Davos 2020

A pragmatist's guide to zero-emission logistics

Achieving climate neutrality in the logistics sector is a daunting prospect - but it is achievable with the right approach. Here's a roadmap.

Essa Al Saleh and Gwyneth Fries 17 Jan 2020

Davos 2020

Asset owners can help drive the economic change we need. Here's how

Responsibility for climate protection falls especially on those who own or run businesses. Many firms have accepted and are acting on this - and that should give us hope.

Günther Thallinger 17 Jan 2020

Davos 2020

How to hasten the energy transition in the developing world

The energy transition context in developing and developed regions is very different - and its success in emerging economies rests on understanding this. Here's a guide.

Rahul Tongia 17 Jan 2020

Davos 2020

Partnerships and interdependence can triumph over nationalism and isolationism. Here's how

Around the world, thousands of projects are fostering partnerships between people and organizations from around the globe - a powerful counterweight to our fractured geopolitics.

Rachel Duan 17 Jan 2020

Chemical and Materials Industry

Achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 will rest on these 3 pillars

Scaling up technology, policy support and stimulating demand: we will need to focus on all three if we are to realise a net-zero emissions world within the next three decades.

Shunichi Miyanaga 17 Jan 2020

Davos 2020

How to power inclusive growth from the ground up

By combining open-source data and insights from transaction data, a new model is helping low-income areas attract much-needed investment. Here's how it works.

Shamina Singh 16 Jan 2020

Davos 2020

8 ways to ensure your company's AI is ethical

While AI holds plenty of promise, it raises concerns about data misuse and privacy. Here are eight lessons to help firms ensure their AI systems don't become ethically compromised.

Barbara Cosgrove 16 Jan 2020

Future of Health and Healthcare

Why stem cells could be the medical innovation of the century

Investment in regenerative medicine is growing as it may present the best hope to combat the growing impact of non-communicable diseases.

Mike Moradi 16 Jan 2020

Regional Agenda

Climate Change

Lessons in disaster relief from the world’s most cyclone-battered state

When cyclone Fani hit India's Odisha earlier this year, the state undertook one of the biggest human evacuations in history with a record 1.5 million people shifted in just one day.

Taruka Srivastav 20 Dec 2019

Africa

To bring universal healthcare to Africa, the private sector must get involved

Providing everyone with quality healthcare in resource-strapped countries will mean innovative 'low cost' use of private-sector suppliers.

Pascal Fröhlicher and Carlijn Nouwen 12 Dec 2019

Workforce and Employment

Paid paternity leave should be the norm in the US

With men increasingly pushing for better work-life balance, allowing new fathers pre-planned time off doesn't just make sense for them – it benefits business, too.

Cara Brennan Allamano 27 Nov 2019

China

China is waking up to data protection and privacy. Here's why that matters

Could China's steps towards greater regulation of personal data collection by apps and internet companies contribute to a global legal framework?

Winston Ma Wenyan 12 Nov 2019

Plastics and the Environment

5 ways to reduce single-use plastic in the Middle East

Technology, legislation, corporate incentives to customers and changes to the supply chain can all help reduce the use of single-use plastic in MENA.

Hani Weiss 08 Nov 2019

Climate Change

How Costa Rica’s environment minister talks to his daughter about climate change

When his daughter suggested a futuristic machine that would suck carbon out of the air, Carlos Manuel Rodríguez said the world already had one: the tree.

Samantha Sault 04 Nov 2019

United Kingdom

UK set to see the coldest, greenest and most digital snap election in history

Brexit makes the UK election the most unpredictable in decades - but it will also be the coldest, the greenest and the most digital.

Robin Pomeroy 04 Nov 2019

Argentina

Can Argentina's new president save the country's economy?

As President Alberto Fernández and Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner figure out how to get the world’s 24th-biggest economy back on track, here's a round-up of Argentina's new...

31 Oct 2019

Book Club

5 book recommendations from the Frankfurt Book Fair

Must-reads from Frankfurt Book Fair CEO and President, Juergen Boos

Juergen Boos 18 Oct 2019

Industry Agenda

Agriculture, Food and Beverage

Chocolate you can trace back to the tree - a new vision of fairer, greener trade

By making the production chain transparent, from farmer to consumer, this Ecuadorian initiative could be a game-changer for smallholders.

Carla Gomez 10 Jan 2020

European Union

Europe can be at the heart of tech with purpose

Compared to their US and Asian peers, European start-ups are standing out for their socially progressive ambitions.

Tom Wehmeier 09 Jan 2020

Forests

How cocoa farming can help stop deforestation

The competing demands of farmers and conservationists are acute in the cocoa industry. If it can learn how to mitigate deforestation, others can too

Gerard A. Manley 09 Jan 2020

International Trade and Investment

Is Black Friday a dark day for the planet? This growing movement thinks so

Grabbing what seems like a good deal may contain hidden costs for you and the planet.

Johnny Wood · x 29 Nov 2019

Space

We're running out of room in space

Governments and companies, including SpaceX, are planning to launch many more satellites into the sky – contributing to the growing space clutter and potentially obstructing views. Here's...

22 Nov 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

Remembering Bernard J. Tyson, trail-blazing champion of health care

Bernard J. Tyson, Chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente, passed away on 10 November 2019. The American Heart Association and the World Economic Forum remember his commitment to healthcare...

Nancy Brown and Arnaud Bernaert 18 Nov 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

How artificial intelligence is redefining the role of manager

Employees are increasingly happy to receive orders from AI or bots – who are freeing up managers to pay better attention to their employees.

Dan Schawbel 15 Nov 2019

Gender Parity

Why ignoring women is costing financial services money

Greater boardroom representation is only the beginning – catering properly to women customers could completely transform the financial sector.

David Gillespie and Jessica Clempner 15 Nov 2019

Future of Economic Progress

This is how tax can be effective in raising revenue in developing nations

Most low-income countries collect between 10 and 20 percent of their GDP in tax revenue, in comparison to high-income countries' average of nearly 40 percent.

Dwyer Gunn · NBER Digest 08 Nov 2019