The pandemic has seen office working life upended for the world’s 1.25 billion “knowledge workers”. As vaccination programmes are rolled out businesses are starting to redefine the future...
COVID-19 has exacerbated gender inequalities, increased job losses and unpaid work. In response UN Women are launching a plan to aid a COVID-19 recovery.
The physical nature of the manufacturing industry has made the switch to remote work a challenge. Here's how to transition to remote work successfully.
With its established digital ecosystem, Asia is well positioned to harness economic growth. We outline how technology can create jobs and enable start-ups
With migrant remittances and employment devastated by COVID, migrant workers need greater economic and social protections. Here's how governments can help.
Happiness and wellbeing classes could help counter the negative mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on school pupils and university students.
A global shortage of midwives is taking a ‘terrible toll’ in the form of preventable deaths, according to the 2021 State of the World’s Midwifery report.
Switzerland, Denmark and Luxembourg lead the IMD World Talent Ranking 2020, which assessed 63 countries based on their ability to develop and attract workers.
Many workers in emerging economies are unbanked because they can’t prove their existence in the supply chain. A US-based start-up wants to change this.
The reopening of businesses isn’t just about the future of work. It is about the next evolution of business culture and of society – with business helping to build a resilient platform fo...
From eco-zoning to bamboo, these approaches explain how natural resource management principles can reverse biodiversity’s rapid decline.
A new report by AfricArena predicts that venture capital funding for African startups will reach a record of $2.25 billion and $2.8 billion this year.
New efforts are needed to safeguard biodiversity and conserve ecosystems. The true cost could be more than $700 billion a year - and funding is lacking.
Preliminary evidence suggests COVID-19 vaccines make it less likely someone who’s vaccinated will transmit the coronavirus, but the proof's not yet ironclad.
The World Food Prize Foundation's 2021 laureate is Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, a researcher highlighting the importance of fish in sustainable diets.
