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Global Health
How can we sustain progress in cancer care in the COVID-19 era?
Remarkable progress has been made against cancer, and this must be sustained despite the disruption wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's how.
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Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Agenda
SDI2020
Here’s how sustainability can make you stand out from the crowd
Companies have the opportunity to build back better by putting sustainability at the centre of everything they do.
The Great Reset
The Great Reset: Restoring the Health of People and Planet
The Forum's latest Great Reset Dialogue will hear from the President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani and Alan Jo...
SDI2020
Waste pickers are slipping through the cracks. Here's how we can support these essential workers during the COVID-19 crisis.
An estimated 20 million people work as waste pickers – and they're slipping through the cracks. Here's how we can support them in the short and long term.
SDI2020
4 ways industry can make supply chains more sustainable
Companies are making supply chains more resilient by increasing transparency, which will in turn help them move towards a circular economy.
COVID-19
Bill Gates: COVID-19 has made inequality worse in every way possible
A new report from the Gates Foundation shows the impact of the coronavirus on inequality and progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
COVID-19
This French firm is making biodegradable face masks using hemp
French company Geochanvre are making masks made out of hemp, as an alternative to single-use plastic ones. The idea was prompted by environmental concerns.
United Kingdom
One of Earth’s most biodiverse habitats lies off the Scottish west coast – but climate change could wipe it out
Maerl beds are found all around the world, and are one of the most diverse habitats. But they are predicted to shrink by 38% by the end of the century.
COVID-19
4 ways our COVID-19 recovery can tackle climate change and global inequality
The recovery from COVID-19 offers the opportunity to address other global challenges, such as climate change and inequality, write two climate experts.
COVID-19
The COVID Silver Linings Playbook
COVID-19 has exposed silver linings - from medical innovation, global collaboration and greater emphasis on work-life balance, writes economist Mohamed A. El-Erian.
COVID-19
A lot of Brits kept working while they were on furlough. Why?
The British furlough scheme paid up to 80% of an employee's salary - but until 1 July, you weren't supposed to work. Many did though.
Future of Economic Progress
2008 vs. Today: Why we’re more pessimistic about the economic situation now
New research by the Pew Research Center shows that global attitudes about the state of the economy over the pandemic are more negative than in 2008.
Fourth Industrial Revolution
How the 4IR is driving a new wave of energy innovation
From the rollout of intelligent machinery to the industrial deployment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), the world is undergoing a fundamental transformation that is creating new possib...
Forests
This Mexican company is helping family farmers become forest stewards
Ejido Verde is a Mexican for-profit company that wants to become the world leader in pine chemicals - in a green and socially responsible way.
COVID-19
An overwhelming majority of people want real change after COVID-19
Almost nine in 10 people around the world are calling for change to make the world fairer and more sustainable in a post-COVID world, a new survey finds.