Does the Fourth Industrial Revolution offer new opportunities or pose new threats? The World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Environmental and Natural Resource Security has spen...

Steve Howard and Usha Rao-Monari 22 Feb 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

7 ways to break the fast fashion habit - and save the planet

As Paris fashion week gets underway, the environmental cost of cheap, fast turnaround fashion is in the spotlight. Here are seven things everyone can do to make their wardrobe more sustai...

Kate Whiting 22 Feb 2019

Leadership

CEOs as activists: should leaders speak up about social causes?

It's not always appropriate for business leaders to promote social causes – but there are increasing opportunities for them to connect with customers by doing so.

Kathy Bloomgarden 21 Feb 2019

Geopolitics

Mapped: The median age of the population on every continent

How do the continents compare when it comes to median age?

Jeff Desjardins · Visual Capitalist 20 Feb 2019

Africa

400,000 African pangolins are hunted for meat every year

These unique scaly mammals are thought to be one of the most heavily trafficked wild mammals on the planet.

Daniel J Ingram · The Conversation 18 Feb 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

5 things to look for in the Green New Deal

From the speed at which the US can go 100% clean energy, to what will happen to its fossil fuel workers...

Dan Lashof · GreenBiz 15 Feb 2019

Water

This unique map shows which rivers are most polluted with plastic

Around 8 million metric tons of plastic enters the world's oceans every year - with much of it carried by the world's rivers.

Nick Routley · Visual Capitalist 15 Feb 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

IKEA is now selling and leasing refurbished furniture

The retail giant hope that its latest venture will encourage consumers to reduce waste and help create a more circular economy.

Sophie Hirsh · Green Matters 15 Feb 2019

Future of Economic Progress

9 things that surprised us in 2018, according to Bill and Melinda Gates

From sexist data to reinventing the toilet, it's been an eventful year for Bill and Melinda Gates, as they reveal in their annual letter.

Bill Gates and Melinda Gates · Gatesnotes 14 Feb 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Here’s what happened when one Guatemalan town went to war on plastic waste

The Mayan town of San Pedro La Laguna is turning the tide on plastic pollution, with 80% of the town’s inhabitants no longer using plastics.

Johnny Wood 13 Feb 2019

Agriculture, Food and Beverage

Loans are helping Kenyan women turn idle land into stable businesses

Few women in Kenya have land title documents, and few are getting them, which means most are locked out of the chance to start a business - but loans can help.

Kagondu Njagi · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 08 Feb 2019

International Trade and Investment

The good news on pensions: sustainable equals profitable

It is a myth that socially responsible pension investments and decent returns are mutually exclusive.

Eric Parrado and Enric Sala 07 Feb 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Scientists in Sweden are studying the climate-cooling effects of spruce forests

Coniferous forests could be a useful ally in the fight against rising temperatures, new research suggests.

Johnny Wood 07 Feb 2019

Sustainable Development

The road ahead to building a more sustainable world

The Fourth Industrial Revolution can speed up progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, writes UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner.

Achim Steiner 07 Feb 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

These countries are driving global demand for coal

Global demand for coal is expected to rise for a second year in a row, despite a shift to renewables in North America and much of Europe, according to a new report from the International ...

Johnny Wood 06 Feb 2019

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