Sustainable Development Impact Summit

Ending the era of dirty textiles

There is no credible recycling concept for the billions of tonnes of fast fashion items sold every year.

Stefan Doboczky 17 Sep 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

Why the Fourth Industrial Revolution could spell more jobs – not fewer

Throughout the history of industry, people have been predicting job losses – but actually the number of jobs increased each time, as did living standards and every other social indicator.

Jayant Menon 17 Sep 2019

Sustainable Development Impact Summit

This start-up made doing good a business priority – and flourished

Tech start-up Truepic found making social impact a core business focus has actually been beneficial to growth.

Miriam Schive 17 Sep 2019

International Trade and Investment

Trade uncertainty hangs over the global economy. This new index explains what that means for you

The world's economy is experiencing slow growth. One of the factors behind this is trade uncertainty, which the World Trade Uncertainty Index seeks to measure.

Hites Ahir, Nicholas Broom, and Davide Furceri · IMF Blog 17 Sep 2019

Sustainable Development Impact Summit

Why responsible consumption is everyone’s business

Our consumer-driven society has a major impact on the environment and biodiversity.

Bibi la Luz Gonzalez 17 Sep 2019

Climate Change

A Planet of 3 Billion by Christopher Tucker – book extract

This extract from Tucker's latest book addresses the explosion in population growth since the first Earth Day in 1970.

Christopher Tucker 17 Sep 2019

Cities and Urbanization

Climate change: won or lost in cities or by cities?

As major users of fossil fuels, large and small cities should be empowered by national governments to tackle emissions.

Oliver Harman 16 Sep 2019

Sustainable Development Impact Summit

We can solve climate change – if we involve women

With the 2030 deadline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals approaching, the fight against climate change intensifies each year, with governments pumping resources into achieving them.

Vaishali Sinha 16 Sep 2019

Future of Health and Healthcare

Human relationships are the all-purpose tool for sustainable development

Using the best in psychology, neuroscience, and developmental science, a new community of researchers is testing dozens of interventions to strengthen human relationships.

Andrew Serazin 16 Sep 2019