Long-Term Investing, Infrastructure and Development
How SDG bonds can accelerate a green recovery
Infrastructure in Southeast Asia is facing a huge financing gap. We outline how new SDG Accelerator Bonds can help de-risk investments in infrastructure.
Financial and Monetary Systems
Sustainable finance: mobilizing capital to achieve climate goals
Since launching its green bond in 2017, Enel has accelerated its sustainable investments, working towards climate-related sustainable development goals.
Social Innovation
4 ways we can ensure technology tackles the current housing crisis
The housing deficit is expected to reach 1.6 billion people in 2025, with new and innovative technologies, like 3D printing arising to help tackle it.
Long-Term Investing, Infrastructure and Development
Volcanic rock could cut concrete carbon emissions by two thirds – here’s how
Replacing one of concrete’s main ingredients with volcanic rock could cut carbon emissions by nearly two-thirds, a new study says.
Climate Change
Morgan Stanley’s Audrey Choi on Meet the Leader: Think beyond your title
The chief sustainability officer of Morgan Stanley shares how anyone can be a leader and how finance can address some of the biggest challenges of our day.
Biodiversity
Nature funding must triple by 2030 to protect land, wildlife and climate
A U.N. report has said that global annual spending to protect nature needs to triple to around $350 billion this decade and then rise to $536 billion by 2050.
Future of Health and Healthcare
The world urgently needs 900,000 more midwives, report says
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.
Portugal
World's 'longest pedestrian suspension' bridge opens in Portugal
A new pedestrian suspension bridge called '516 Arouca' has opened in the Arouca Geopark of northern Portugal and claims to be the longest in the world.
Climate Change
Innovative finance tools could protect cities from climate change
New report 'An Analysis of Urban Climate Adaptation Finance' identifies financing solutions for cities affected by climate change to protect residents.
Future of Energy
What can the Texas electricity crisis tell us about the future of energy markets?
Extreme winter weather in Texas caused energy shortages and threatened health and safety. A mix of energy sources could be the way forward, say two experts.
Infrastructure
How rethinking infrastructure could boost the economy and improve quality of life in the post-COVID world
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rethink the type of infrastructure investments we can make and how we deliver them.
The Davos Agenda 2021
Buildings consume more than a third of the EU's energy. Here’s how to decarbonize them
Buildings of the future must be at the heart of the green transition in Europe, with digital at the core.