The spread of COVID-19 has disrupted family life, causing many families to lean on devices to distract their children. This is how to manage the extra screen time.

Jackie Bischof · Quartz 27 Mar 2020

COVID-19

This is how India is reacting to the coronavirus pandemic

The World Health Organization has praised India’s efforts to stem the spread of coronavirus. Could the nation become a blueprint for others?

Emma Charlton 18 Mar 2020

Cybersecurity

Why cyber resilience should be a priority for every business - and how to get there

Cyberattacks today are potentially as destructive as major natural disasters. It's critical for businesses to build their cyber resilience capabilities - and here's how to go about it.

Nalneesh Gaur and Chris Morris 06 Mar 2020

Corporate Governance

The IMF is leading the way in women at the top, but more can be done

On the eve of International Women's Day, Kristalina Georgieva and Louise Levonian discuss female leadership within the IMF, and what more can be done to promote it both internally and ext...

Louise Levonian and Kristalina Georgieva · IMF Direct 06 Mar 2020

COVID-19

Google and Twitter tell employees to work from home due to Coronavirus

Technology giants such as Google, Twitter and Coinbase have urged workers to stay home this week due to fears over the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

Bani Sapra · Business Insider 05 Mar 2020

Taxation

Tax havens cost governments $200 billion a year. It’s time to change the way global tax works

About $650 billion of multinational profits are shifted to tax havens by multinational firms. The cost is $200 billion in lost global tax revenue.

Ludvig Wier 27 Feb 2020

Governance for Sustainability

The Greta effect? Why businesses are more committed to climate action in 2020

There’s growing appetite among company leaders for stronger action on sustainability – and the Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is a key inspiration, according to a new report.

Rosamond Hutt 27 Feb 2020

United States

These two charts show U.S. dominance of global markets

US companies continue to dominate global markets, according to calculations that reflect the market capitalization of companies in the S&P Global Broad Market Index.

Jenna Ross · Visual Capitalist 27 Feb 2020

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to fight climate change

Amazon founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos has pledged $10 billion to the fight against climate change and has launched the 'Bezos Earth Fund'.

Rebecca Harrington · Business Insider 18 Feb 2020

Corporate Governance

No midlife crisis for Davos, who's ready for an epidemic and other top stories of the week

Also in this week's round-up: understanding the EU’s Green Deal and which 5 things can give you a longer, healthier life.

Adrian Monck 14 Feb 2020

Corporate Governance

From dazzling to departed - why Chief Digital Officers are doomed to fail

From dazzling to departed, many digital leaders' tenures follow the same five-stage pattern.

Michael Wade 12 Feb 2020

Corporate Governance

At the age of 50, is Davos going through a midlife crisis?

This year, the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting celebrated its 50th anniversary - and it continues to play a large and dynamic role in making the world a better place.

Silvio Dulinsky 12 Feb 2020

Corporate Governance

Here's how companies can build a better economy, by Joseph Stiglitz

The World Economic Forum's 50th Annual Meeting in Davos showed a shift towards a more progressive capitalism. But corporations now need to put these promises into practice, writes economi...

Joseph E. Stiglitz · Project Syndicate 07 Feb 2020

Institutional Investors

Tips for investor engagement in emerging markets

Emerging markets are on the rise, but diversifying into them brings new challenges.

Justin Jensen 05 Feb 2020

Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Here's what I learned at Davos 2020

Climate risk analysis of companies and portfolios is moving out of a specialised niche and into the mainstream.

Huw van Steenis 27 Jan 2020

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