COVID-19
We urgently need to kickstart tourism’s recovery but crisis offers an opportunity to rethink it
We must look beyond the immediate restart of tourism – to rethink tourism policies and management.
On the Agenda
Explore the Forum’s latest articles, including timely analyses and explainers, along with blogs by leaders from business, politics and civil society.
Global Agenda
Workforce and Employment
It's time to give essential workers the protections they deserve
The world has relied on essential workers during the pandemic –yet too many still lack basic protections. Here's how we can fix that.
Real Estate
Why the art of place-making can lift our cities
Paying attention to individual details makes all the difference when conceiving urban developments – and will be vital in future to making our cities sustainable.
The Ocean
3 lessons we can learn from marine protection in sub-Saharan Africa
The future of Africa’s “blue economy” is promising but depends on effective management. Both its failures and successes can teach us much about marine protection.
COVID-19
COVID-19 is accelerating stakeholder capitalism
Companies proved their agility during the pandemic and stepped up to take care of their customers and employees.
Climate Change
The real economy is not a side event in the global decarbonization effort
The real economy needs to be at the centre of climate action, with the harder-to-abate sectors key to avoiding the worst impacts of climate change.
Migration
World Day against Trafficking: Challenging misconceptions about it in migration pathways
Irregular migration routes and irregular migration status are factors in vulnerability to trafficking, but migrants in regular situations can also fall victim.
Aviation, Travel and Tourism
Creating zero-emission aviation with hydrogen and electric power
Target True Zero is working to accelerate the deployment and scaling of zero emission aviation leveraging electric and hydrogen flight technologies.
Workforce and Employment
Why the unconscious is the path of least resistance to eradicating bias in your workplace
Efforts to challenge discrimination and promote diversity have so far focused largely on conscious perceptions – which can end up reinforcing bias.
Regional Agenda
Future of Health and Healthcare
How blockchain can help in Africa’s fight against COVID-19 and future disease outbreaks
Africa's youth is embracing blockchain - this could help the continent mitigate some of the effects of COVID-19.
COVID-19
How to back an inclusive post-COVID recovery
Impact investing and philanthropic capital can and should work together to channel financial resources into building a more resilient post-Covid world.
European Union
More than 1 in 6 young adults in the EU were not in education or work in 2020
New research shows the impact the pandemic has had on Europe's younger generation, with women most affected.
Circular Economy
Prague: The circular European capital you haven’t heard about yet
Czech capital is a trailblazer in building a circular economy after a Circle Scan analysed material flows, GHG emissions and value generation of its economy
The Ocean
Why the future of carbon should be blue
As pressure grows on companies to account for their impact on nature, carbon offsets — in short, nature itself — can now become a larger part of the solution.
COVID-19
How to build long-term resilience in vulnerable communities
India's migrant workers were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. A new project is showing how smart collaboration can deliver impactful support to millions.
Latin America
Less than 50% of Latin America has fixed broadband. Here are 3 ways to boost the region's digital access
As Latin America and the Caribbean emerge from the pandemic, the region's governments must address uneven and costly digital access for an inclusive and resilient recovery.
China
China needs 11.8m workers. Here's how to close its labour gap
China has a demographic and education gap in its future workforce owing to its aging population, low immigration and relative lack of high-skilled workers.
Drones
Drones in India: a model for cooperative federalism?
The potential of drones to transform legacy systems and industries is challenged by policy and governance issues, economics and a lack of common knowledge.
Industry Agenda
Social Innovation
6 stages for fostering and harnessing imagination in companies
While much has been written about innovation and business models, we don’t have a playbook for what lies upstream of innovation: imagination.
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
What can the wine industry teach us about sustainability?
Many winemakers today are putting sustainability at the heart of what they do - and there's plenty that other sectors can learn from their efforts.
Plastics and the Environment
Reusing 10% will stop almost half of plastic waste from entering the ocean. Here's how
Pollution created by single-use plastic items is a growing threat to the planet and economy. A system based on reuse would create new sources of value.
Space
How many space launches does it take to have a serious climate impact?
The rockets necessary to blast people and equipment into space haven’t been much of a climate concern to date, but that may change as launches increase.
Aviation, Travel and Tourism
What 6 aviation executives say about an EU sustainable aviation fuel blending mandate
A sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blending mandate in the European Union can help decarbonize the aviation sector. Here's how we can make it a success.
Banking and Capital Markets
Why ESG Exchange-Traded Funds might not be as green as you think
Exchange-Traded Funds that claim to reflect Environmental, Social and Governance concerns are booming, but many investors aren't reading the fine print.
Cybersecurity
3 principles to reinforce digital trust in supply chains
The recent Keseya VSA cyberattack demonstrated the threats to increasingly complex global digital supply chains. Here's how to strengthen them
Oil and Gas
What new strategic imperatives in the oil and gas sector mean for the energy transition
Incumbents must understand their role in the energy transition and decide what to offload, where to diversify and which new opportunities to target.
Automotive Industry
The automotive market is changing. Can China show us the future?
Attitudes to cars and mobility in China are markedly different to the rest of the world with significant implications for the global automotive industry