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Future of Consumption
Black Friday - Consumers are still shopping but searching harder for bargains
Despite rising inflation and supply chain disruptions, the world’s consumers are on course to spend more this year during Black Friday and the end-of-year holiday shopping season.
Ageing and Longevity
There are 1.8 billion millennials on earth. Here's where they live
There are 1.8 billion millennials around the world, equal to 23% of the global population. They make up the largest adult generational cohort worldwide.
Retail, Consumer Goods and Lifestyle
How 'digital denim' could make a more sustainable pair of jeans
Digital denim, according to a new study, is a good match for more labour-intensive methods of denim production as it uses less energy and has fewer costs.
Road to COP26
Why energy efficiency is the unsung hero of the fight against climate change
Double glazing and optimized air-con systems aren’t as sexy as 100-metre wind turbines and EVs – but the impact of energy efficiency could be immense.
Innovation
Here are the top 10 nations enjoying the fastest growth in small businesses – and why it matters
The innovation born from the pandemic has created a host of new digitally native businesses designed to meet evolving needs and new market opportunities.
Climate Change
Overcoming 3 hurdles to building sustainable products and brands
Companies must consider new ways of engaging with customers to communicate the wider shifts to the value chain that make products truly sustainable.
Plastics and the Environment
Reduce, reuse, compost: Why recycling alone won’t solve the plastic crisis
Recycling plastic is not enough beat the global waste crisis - we need more new ways to make food packaging, including using more compostable materials.
How to Save the Planet
Investing in plastic waste can reap rich rewards
Solving the plastic pollution issue will require systemic change. Financing these solutions will require a collective, public-private approach.
Retail, Consumer Goods and Lifestyle
Suits you - and the planet: Why fashion needs a sustainability revolution
At the Sustainable Development Impact Summit, two pioneers explore how the make the fashion industry more sustainable, from consumers to manufacturers.
SDIS2021
Bad news for pasta lovers: the effect of climate change on food staples
The price increases for spaghetti predicted as a result of depleted wheat harvests are a reminder that a warming climate can take the food out of our mouths.
SDIS2021
This simple framework can drive responsible consumption
Both corporations and consumers need to drive more responsible consumption. New research from JD.com and Kearney provides a simple framework for doing it.
China
These are the world's biggest e-commerce markets
China is the world's biggest e-commerce market, with online sales worth $1.3 trillion in 2020, and projected to increase to almost $2 trillion by 2025.
Retail, Consumer Goods and Lifestyle
Mood, music and money: what our Spotify playlists reveal about the emotional nature of financial markets
Researchers are using big data to measure the correlation between our mood, the music we listen to and the resulting effect on the world's financial markets.
Future of Consumption
Future of Reusable Consumption Models
This World Economic Forum report provides an alternative plastic waste-reduction model and presents the Reuse Viability Framework, a tool to help decision-makers address key questions abo...
Future of Consumption
This is the most sustainable way to use fashion - and it’s not renting clothes
Renting clothes leads to the highest carbon emissions. Researchers have discovered that out of five options, including discarding and recycling, renting clothes is the worst.