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Davos 2022
Is Your Board an ESG Leader or Follower?
An ESG-savvy board can help to build value and satisfy rising stakeholder expectations. Here’s what board members need to know and how to educate them.
Forests
Investing in trees: global companies are restoring forests
Investing in trees by restoring damaged landscapes is essential to combating global climate change. Learn how companies are playing their part.
Davos 2022
How China’s efforts are advancing global development
China's Global Development Initiative aims to address the challenges that threaten our global ability to deliver the SDGs through a multistakeholder approach.
Davos 2022
How can collaboration meet society’s expectation of inclusive growth?
There’s a clear rallying cry for collaboration between public and private sectors, from consumers, employees, and employers, to solve inclusive growth problems.
Davos 2022
Meaningful participation: Addressing systemic issues needs collaboration from the bottom up
We can successfully tackle some of the world's biggest issues by engaging with the people most affected. In philanthropy, we call this ‘meaningful participation'.
Davos 2022
Let's put food where it belongs - at the centre
Global food systems are under threat due to overpopulation and climate change. Food security can be achieved through sustainable systems and holistic policies.
Davos 2022
Towards resilience and sustainability: Travel and tourism development recovery
The World Economic Forum has published its inaugural Travel and Tourism Development Index. It focuses on the growing role of sustainability in the sector.
Climate Change
Stakeholder Capitalism: over 70 companies implement the ESG reporting metrics
A coalition of leading firms have co-created a comprehensive corporate system to highlight the need for an aligned and consistent ESG reporting system.
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Sustainability is our roadmap to security, stability, and progress
The pandemic and the war in Ukraine have highlighted the urgent need for sustainability of global networks in all areas from supply chains to finance.
Davos 2022
Davos 2022: 4 leaders on the future of civic participation
Ahead of Davos, leaders from Habitat for Humanity, DataKind, Reporters Without Borders and the World Resources Institute share their thoughts on civic participation.
Davos 2022
Why shared principles and collective action are the building blocks of a sustainable, global economy
To realize a sustainable and inclusive economy, we must bring our assets and perspectives to the table and find new and innovative ways to work together for the common good.
The Ocean
Blue economy: how business leaders and scientists are improving ocean health
The blue economy is rising. Learn how innovative global businesses are working together to protect, restore and support the ocean and the blue economy.
Davos 2022
How can companies become future-ready? 8 CEOs explain
SMEs are integral to the global economic and social fabric. To be future-ready they must build resilience while also generating long-term value for society.
Davos 2022
How leaders can accelerate the world's sustainable recovery
Six Young Global Leaders give their thoughts on what leaders should prioritize to work towards a more inclusive and sustainable future.
Davos 2022
5 ways to secure a more sustainable, safer future for every child
From Ukraine to the Horn of Africa, interlocking crises threaten to uproot, impoverish and harm hundreds of millions of children. Here's how to stop that.