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Explore the latest strategic trends, research and analysis
A forested area twice the size of the US has been lost since the last great ice age - half of it in the last 120 years. Here's why and what we can do.
Over two thirds of American commuters still use their own car to move between home and work, with only 10% choosing to cycle, a new survey finds.
The race to meet the SDGs with more sustainable finance can have an unintended consequence in developing countries with less access to investments.
Local social entrepreneurs can bring real change to their communities but face systemic challenges regarding funding. A new approach could change that.
Digitalization represents a silver bullet for the 2030 SDGs and for the advancement of nations and their industries. We need governments to unleash their potential faster.
A new report from the World Meteorological Organization details how climate change broke new records in 2021. Climate change led to record-breaking heat waves, droughts and hurricanes.
Traditional ROCE metrics have been in use for years. By contrast, the idea of a new type of ROCE (Return on Climate and the Environment) is in its infancy.
Vertical farming grows more food in less space - and with no need for pesticides. Is it the future of agriculture? Or will real estate costs hold it back?
From vaccine development to climate change, artificial intelligence can accelerate progress to meeting the UN's sustainable development agenda by 2030.
Rwandan electric motorbike start-up Ampersand has just been named one of the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers 2022. Here’s what you need to know.
For the first time at a United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) meeting, leading businesses turned out in force in support of more action
Digital public goods and open tech can help governments quickly develop solutions to big and urgent challenges - but only if key barriers are removed.
The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2022 show institutions' reckoning on delivering social and economic impact to their communities and societies.
Europe could end its energy crisis and get to net zero by 2050 if it invests $5.3 trillion in clean energies such as green hydrogen, BloombergNEF says.
The energy transition means metals like lithium will likely be in short supply. But recycling could provide 40-75% of Europe's clean metal needs by 2050.