Davos Agenda 2022
Mariana Mazzucato on rethinking the state to improve partnerships
Mariana Mazzucato, Professor at the University College London, shows how policymakers can partner with business leaders to cause meaningful change.
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
Risk and Resilience
Global Risks Report 2022 Press Conference
Watch the livestreamed session about the World Economic Forum's 17th edition of the Global Risks Report 2022 on 11 January 2022 at 10:00 CET.
Cybersecurity
How to make organizations cyber resilient in the digital frontier
As the digital economic landscape evolves and cyber risks accelerate, organisations should have cyber resilience plans in place to address emerging threats
Davos Agenda 2022
Private investors are crucial to the future of ESG. Here's how they can find their voice
Recent research shows that private investors are increasingly focused on ESG issues – but how they exert influence on financial companies' sustainability decisions?
ESG
ESG is coming to venture capital. Here’s how startup founders can stay ahead of the curve
Environmental, social and governance considerations are slowly coming to VC firms. This is how startup founders can stay ahead of the curve with ESG in VC.
The Ocean
4 reasons ocean industry should embrace data sharing
Better data sharing can boost economic growth and better protect the ocean. Here's how more transparency across ocean industries can build trust and a sustainable blue economy.
Davos 2022
How nature is more than a carbon sink
Decoupling carbon from its context – treating it as a commodity – may undermine the biodiversity and community engagement that maintain and grow its value.
Tech for Good
Is big tech too big? Watch Episode 4 of the Stakeholder Capitalism video podcast series
The latest episode of Stakeholder Capitalism charts the rise of large technology companies - and its surprising effect on worker wages. With leading academics Zia Qureshi and Marietje Schaake.
Stakeholder Capitalism
Planet versus profit: Watch episode 3 of the Stakeholder Capitalism video podcast series
Can a healthy planet co-exist with the kind of economic development that raises living standards? We ask economists Mariana Mazzucato and Lord Nicholas Stern, and climate activist Risalat Khan.
Regional Agenda
Future of Health and Healthcare
3 ways Asia-Pacific healthcare can become patient-centric
New diagnostic capabilities promise to make healthcare more personalized and pre-emptive – if the right technology and incentives are put into place
Education, Skills and Learning
5 teen-curated platforms to advance youth activism across Asia-Pacific
Alienated from the existing social, political and economic order, Asian-Pacific youth are forming empowering coalitions to fight for positive change.
Turkey
How reskilling can play a key role in Turkey’s recovery
Turkey must reskill more than 21 million workers to meet the demands of the future of work. The new Turkey Closing the Skills Gap Accelerator will help.
Africa
How the informal economy can solve urban challenges
Research suggests the informal employment sector can be an asset to the sustainable urbanisation agenda.
Stakeholder Capitalism
How stakeholder capitalism could aid recovery in the Sahel region of Africa
The pastoralist populations of the Sahel are vulnerable to conflict, climate change and migration. Could a stakeholder capitalist approach aid recovery?
Future of Health and Healthcare
Charting a course to remodel Universal Healthcare in the Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific's healthcare system is outdated. It doesn't address challenges the region faces. There is an urgent need to remodel this healthcare system.
Climate Change
Climate change can shrink a nation's GDP: Here's why that matters
Climate change can have a huge impact on a nation. A close look at Central America shows rising temperatures are already wreaking on lives and livelihoods. Better engagement with climate ...
Road to COP26
Why trees are a crucial ingredient for sustainable food systems
With COP26 on the horizon, policy makers across the world must recognize the vital role of trees in transforming global food systems and improving lives.
European Union
The EU wants business to be sustainable. But it must empower companies to do that
If European companies are going to thrive under an imminent new sustainability regime, they should be left to decide the best path to more responsible business.
Industry Agenda
One Trillion Trees
Carbon credits give conservation and climate action a fighting chance
Revenue from carbon offsets offers an answer—and in many cases a financial lifeline—to landowners who wish to engage in sustainable management practices.
UpLink
8 inspiring innovations that are helping to fight plastic pollution
Plastic pollution continues to threaten our planet's well-being. These innovators from around the world are working towards reducing plastic waste.
Mining and Metals
The answer to the aluminium industry's emissions issue? Aluminium's infinite recyclability
As demand grows for aluminium to further the global energy transition, we must gather, sort and recycle it more efficiently to reduce the industry's emissions toll
UpLink
To scale natural climate solutions, put power in the hands of people on the ground
In order to harness carbon markets, it is vital to give proper knowledge to those communities on the ground most affected by climate change.
Cybersecurity
Why we must rebuild digital trust for a cyber-inclusive future
The loss of digital trust suggests many people are worried about the role technology plays in their lives currently. Here's how to rebuild digital trust.
Social Innovation
Big business can make more room for innovators. Here’s how
Social enterprises are short on resources but big on innovation. The corporate world can help create an environment for these smaller innovators to thrive.
UpLink
These 5 entrepreneurs are protecting tropical forests through sustainable trade
We urgently need to scale up solutions that accelerate the transition towards more sustainable land use practices. These innovations are leading the way.
UpLink
These 12 entrepreneurs are using the power of carbon markets to fight climate change
These UpLink innovators are harnessing a powerful tool to accelerate the investments into nature that are critical to avoiding catastrophic climate change.
BiodiverCities
This is why we need to put nature at the heart of urban development
Cities don't need to have a destructive impact on nature. A new competition is calling for innovations that enable our cities to become nature-positive.