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Davos 2022
These innovations from China are improving resiliency and sustainability
The manufacturers of the Global Lighthouse Network (GLN) came together to place environmental, social, and governance (ESG) on top of their agenda. There are 103 leading factory plants in...
Davos 2022
When incumbents breed unicorns: Building new businesses as the next wave of growth
More and more business leaders are recognising the imperative to turbocharge growth through the serial creation of interdependent yet autonomous new businesses.
Taxes
The Biscay Model: innovation in taxation could advance the SDGs. An expert explains
Taxation is a powerful tool to mobilize resources, redistribute wealth and promote sustainability. We outline how the Biscay Model is advancing the SDGs.
Emerging-Market Multinationals
Can trade become more sustainable? Here are 5 developments to watch
Here are five developments for trade to be more sustainable this year: trade initiatives, a global treaty on plastic pollution, a World Circular Economy Forum, policy proposals and Stockh...
Social Innovation
How a women-led café is turning around this impoverished Nepalese community
Amma Café is a women-led, World Bank-supported social enterprise in Lumbini that aims to regenerate a community that has become one of the poorest in Nepal.
Aviation, Travel and Tourism
This is how global car use could change between now and 2050
Car use is expected to become increasingly prevalent in Asia over the next 30 years, with large inequalities in infrastructure between rural and urban areas driving motorization.
SDG 01: No Poverty
How can cities survive COVID-19? Focus on competitiveness
Cities are experiencing around 15 to 25% less revenue during the coronavirus pandemic. Here's what competitive cities are doing to weather the crisis.
COVID-19
3 ways to make any partnership successful
What are the critical pillars that can set up any partnership for success? Think diverse expertise, local knowledge and a means to share your learnings
The Davos Agenda 2021
Why 2021 can and should be the year for breakthrough collaboration
The COVID Response Alliance for Social Entrepreneurs (CRASE) offers eight areas of collaborative action in support of social entrepreneurs around the world.
Economic Progress
What you need to know about economic growth, revival and transformation
The shock inflicted by the pandemic on the global economy has been more severe and has occurred much faster than any other in recorded economic history.
COVID-19
Yes, companies can save capitalism and the planet: this week's Great Reset podcast
For-profit companies can stop climate change and create a fairer society, but they must act fast. Two authors explain why on the latest episode of The Great Reset podcast.
Systemic Racism
These 5 charts reveal the gender and diversity gaps start-ups must bridge
Diverse firms are often more innovative, but studies show only a quarter of new tech companies are actively trying to increase diversity.
COVID-19
What COVID-19 could mean for international cooperation, according to a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mohamed ElBaradei explains how COVID-19 could usher in a new era of international peace and cooperation.
COVID-19
How the world can ‘reset’ itself after COVID-19 – according to these experts
The Great Reset is a new initiative from the World Economic Forum and Britain's Prince of Wales aimed at building a more sustainable post-pandemic world. Here, three experts discuss the w...
China
How reform has made China's state-owned enterprises stronger
Gradual steps to improve corporate governance, foster competition and bolster institutions is paving the way to privatization.