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Trade and Investment

World merchandise trade rebound, and other global trade stories to read this month

Top trade stories: Global trade to rebound in 2024; EU-US trade meeting takes place; Luxury good exports surpass agriculture in France.

Matthew Stephenson

April 23, 2024

Nature and Biodiversity

The planet’s outlook is in our hands. Which future will we incentivize?

Governments spend $1.8 trillion on harmful subsidies - the Kunming-Montreal Framework targets phasing out $500 billion of these by 2030, advocating for biodiversity conservation.

Carlos Correa

April 22, 2024

Flag hanging to one side fo the image: With major powers and the UN unable to prevent or end many wars, maybe this is the moment for middle powers.

Global Cooperation

Why it's time for 'middle powers' to step up on geopolitics

With major powers and the United Nations unable to prevent or end many wars, maybe this is the moment for middle powers.

Robin Pomeroy and Sophia Akram

April 22, 2024

An aerial view of a construction site with a crane: A revolution could be upon us involving the recycling of scrap metal.

Energy Transition

Why recycling metal is an opportunity too good to waste

Recycling energy-transition metals from battery, electric vehicles and renewable energy products offers abundant growth potential.

Nick Pickens and Julian Kettle

April 22, 2024

Shot of a group of business colleagues meeting in the boardroom: Business leaders must ask the right questions when using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in the boardroom.

Emerging Technologies

CEOs and CFOs, take note: The 3 pillars of successful GenAI adoption

Successful implementation of GenAI hinges on three main factors: financial value to the organization, availability of key data and impact on the workforce.

Kalin Anev Janse and José Parra Moyano

April 22, 2024

The Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center is pictured in Los Angeles, California.

Cybersecurity

These sectors are top targets for cybercrime, and other cybersecurity news to know this month

Critical infrastructure is the main target of cybercriminals; Apple upgrades to quantum-proof encryption; Millions of telco customers affected by web leak.

Akshay Joshi

April 22, 2024

Nature and Biodiversity

Earth Day 2024: These 4 innovators have big ideas for developing a sustainable plastics ecosystem

As the world marks Earth Day 2024, leaders of companies driving innovation in the plastics sector share their ideas on reducing plastic production and waste.

Simon Torkington

April 22, 2024

A beach ball of planet Earth on a field of grass, celebrating Earth Day

Health and Healthcare Systems

This Earth Day we consider the impact of climate change on human health

By highlighting how climate change impacts health this Earth Day we can look to safeguard people's wellbeing and preserve the beauty of life on Earth.

Shyam Bishen and Annika Green

April 22, 2024

Memory chips, collected from discarded electronic items, are pictured at Dowa Holdings Co's Eco-System Recycling Co, a recycling plant, in Honjo, north of Tokyo March 28, 2008. Thinking of throwing out your old cell phone? Think again. Maybe you should mine it first for gold, silver, copper and a host of other metals embedded in the electronics -- many of which are enjoying near-record prices. It's called "urban mining", scavenging through the scrap metal in old electronic products in search of such gems as iridium and gold, and it is a growth industry around the world as metal prices skyrocket. Picture taken March 28, 2008. To match feature JAPAN-METALS/RECYCLING. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN)

Circular Economy

Circularity of critical metals in the energy transition: What we can learn from platinum group metals

The energy transition relies on renewable technologies that rely on critical minerals. Here's what we can learn about circularity from platinum group metals.

Margery Ryan and Anis Nassar

April 22, 2024

valuable papers, charts and diagrams - a collage illustrating the health of an economy

Economic Growth

How can we bridge the gap between economic fact and economic sentiment? A new report sheds light

The Human Development Report considers why there is a gap between data showing improving economic conditions and negative perceptions about the economy.

Pedro Conceição

April 22, 2024

Garbage is pictured at a polluted beach on the banks of Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Nature and Biodiversity

Earth Day: We are almost certainly all eating plastics, says report, and other nature and climate stories you need to read this week

Also this week: a new report says the climate crisis could see the global economy facing a $38 trillion annual bill by 2050. #nature #climatechange #earthday

Johnny Wood

April 22, 2024

Impact valuation helps companies address sustainability both internally and externally.

Business

How impact valuation helps companies meet the latest sustainability reporting requirements

Impact valuation provides more comprehensive and clear methods for evaluating sustainability that will bring companies in line with new European laws and help transform their business.

Jochen A Berner and Beate Stuis

April 19, 2024

Forum Institutional

What to expect at the Special Meeting on Global Cooperation, Growth and Energy for Development

What to expect as 1,000 leaders gather in Riyadh to address enhanced economic growth, the energy transition and global cooperation.

Spencer Feingold and Gayle Markovitz

April 19, 2024

The KSTAR nuclear fusion reactor is known as South Korea’s “artificial sun”.

Emerging Technologies

South Korean nuclear fusion reactor sets new record, and other technology news you need to know

Top tech news: South Korean nuclear fusion reactor sets new record; UK offers diabetes patients artificial pancreas; Global smartphone market rebounds.

Sebastian Buckup

April 19, 2024

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