Workforce and Employment
What is 'The Great Resignation'? An expert explains
The Great Resignation has seen more people quit their jobs. Here's how companies can retain their talent and built conducive work environments in future.
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Explore the Forum’s latest articles, including timely analyses and explainers, along with blogs by leaders from business, politics and civil society.
Global Agenda
Trade
What to expect from the next WTO Conference
The World Trade Organization's 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) has been postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
COVID-19
Will COVID-19 relief plans reach the world’s poorest people?
COVID-19 relief programmes must intentionally include people living in extreme poverty to ensure a resilient and equitable economic recovery post-pandemic.
Climate Change
What is 'irrecoverable carbon' and how do we protect the ecosystems that store it?
Scientists have found that certain areas are uniquely important carbon vaults. If destroyed, these ecosystems could take decades or centuries to regenerate.
International Trade and Investment
5 ways a new WTO agreement will remove barriers to trade in services
New WTO agreement promises to remove unnecessary trade barriers and improve the market for trade in services which accounts for two-thirds of global GDP.
Biotechnology
How can technological advancements in synthetic biology benefit everyone? An expert explains
An ideal bioeconomy policy agenda needs to be established so that everyone can benefit from the latest advancements made in synthetic biology, expert says.
United States
How to celebrate Thanksgiving while debunking the myth
Thanksgiving has a long tradition in the US, but it's important to remember it for what it really is. We need to tell the whole story of Thanksgiving.
Future of Media, Entertainment and Sport
What play-to-earn gaming can tell us about the future of the digital economy — and the metaverse
Play-to-earn games demonstrate a trend of convergence of the physical and digital world, decentralising the gaming industry and creating opportunities.
Banking and Capital Markets
4 key cybersecurity threats to new central bank digital currencies
The new central bank digital currencies have cyber security threats. The emerging wave of CBDCs won't be successful in transforming finance without identifying how cybercriminals will seek to exploit them
Regional Agenda
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.
COVID-19
Apples, beef and cars: This is how inflation is impacting prices in the U.S.
In the past year, the consumer price index has increased, causing a significant rise in the prices of many popular items in the US, which will impact many.
Industry Agenda
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.
Real Estate
The 10 Green Building Principles aiming to get real estate to net-zero
The real-estate industry has a key role to play in bringing down carbon emissions – but too few organizations currently have sustainability action plans
Future of the Environment
Why we need a new approach to 'environmental art' for the 21st century
Christo's wrapping of the Arc de Triomphe has drawn hundreds of thousands of visitors. But artists now need to find less wasteful ways to create an impact
Road to COP26
Afforestation can help to tackle climate change. Here's how
Planting trees can make an impact on rising temperatures. But the most effective initiatives will use green energy, and look for ways to engage the public.
Cybersecurity
Cyber security is no longer enough: businesses need cyber resilience
Cybercrime poses a threat to our way of life, and cyber security is not enough. To combat it we need cyber resilience.