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Environment and Natural Resource Security

Fashion's hot new trend: clothes you don't need to wash (very often)

We’ve been conditioned to think we need to wash our clothes after every wear – we don’t.

17 Jul 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Weather reports could soon be telling us about the role of climate change

Improving public understanding of the links between human activity, climate change and extreme weather events is vital.

16 Jul 2019

Education, Gender and Work

These are the world's best universities

The top 10 continues to be dominated by Western institutions.

05 Jul 2019

Leadership

What makes a great CEO? The people they surround themselves with

Despite different business cultures, workers in five countries all give CEOs better ratings when they have strong leadership teams around them.

04 Jul 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Shanghai has tough new recycling rules – and it will stop collecting trash from communities that don't comply

The megacity has launched one of China's first recycling schemes as the country looks for ways to tackle its waste.

03 Jul 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

Here’s how factories can lead in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

A few leading manufacturers are lighting the way in the adoption of digital technology.

03 Jul 2019

Future of Economic Progress

This is how much the US-China trade war could cost the world, according to new research

The stand-off could see the global economy lose $600 billion.

28 Jun 2019

Future of Energy

China's lead in the global solar race - at a glance

By 2024 China will far outstrip any other country for solar panels - this is why.

19 Jun 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Wolves are back in Switzerland – but not everyone is happy about it

After being hunted to extinction in many European countries, the wolf is making a comeback. But its return hasn’t been welcomed by all.

19 Jun 2019

Gender Parity

Women in Switzerland have gone on strike - this is why

Switzerland’s policies in support of women have lagged behind many of its European neighbours - so women are taking to the streets in protest.

14 Jun 2019

Future of Economic Progress

A quarter of Americans have no retirement savings

As few as one in four Americans have money saved to see them through retirement, according to the US Federal Reserve. And even the older generation has not put enough aside to support the...

13 Jun 2019

Future of Energy

El mundo invirtió casi 2 billones de dólares en energía el año pasado. Estos tres gráficos muestran en qué

El mundo invirtió 1,8 billones de dólares en energía el año pasado, retrasando el gasto en energía renovable y aumentando los proyectos de petróleo, gas y carbón.

12 Jun 2019

Workforce and Employment

Unemployment is down across the world’s largest economies

Brazil is the only major economy that has seen unemployment levels rise over the past five years.

12 Jun 2019

Education, Gender and Work

There isn't a single country on track to make the UN's targets for gender equality

A new report finds even the nations performing best on gender equality have some way to go.

11 Jun 2019

Germany

Germany is turning its old mines into tourist hotspots

The eastern region of Lusatia has been transformed from a mining graveyard to Europe’s biggest lake region.

06 Jun 2019