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The Global Risks Report 2020
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Nature and Biodiversity
Nature is everyone’s business: a call for collective action to reverse nature loss
Nature loss is one of the greatest risks to the economy. Business for Nature asks businesses to urge governments to protect nature in the post-COVID world.
Nature and Biodiversity
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Health and Healthcare Systems
Cooperation and not isolation will help us fight COVID-19
Insular attitudes to coronavirus will not work, says Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. We need a meaningful global compact to share burdens and responsibilities.
Health and Healthcare Systems
How companies can build resilience against pandemics
Businesses must adapt to deal with the risk that global shocks such as COVID-19 pose to their supply chains.
Cybersecurity
Why cyber resilience should be a priority for every business - and how to get there
Cyberattacks today are potentially as destructive as major natural disasters. It's critical for businesses to build their cyber resilience capabilities - and here's how to go about it.
Supply Chains and Transportation
This is the impact of the Coronavirus on business
As the spread of COVID-19 highlights cracks in global trust and the pitfalls of global interdependency, businesses must invest in strategic, operational and financial resilience.
Global Risks
Look to cities, not nation-states, to solve our biggest challenges
As many nations fail to do enough on problems such as climate change, city authorities around the world are stepping up.
Global Risks
Biodiversity loss puts our food supplies and medical care at risk. It must be stopped
Humans rely on nature more than they realise. Food and medical research will also be a victim from biodiversity loss. But it's not too late.
Global Risks
Top risks are environmental, but ignore economics and they'll be harder to fix
The 2020 World Economic Forum Global Risks Report reveals that climate-related risks overshadow all other risks – in particular economic risks – undermining cohesive action and creating b...
Climate Action and Waste Reduction
Global risks report 2020: These are the top risks facing the world
Environmental issues, likely to increase over the next decade, dominate the Forum’s latest global risks report, worrying the world’s decision-makers.
Global Risks
The heat is on businesses to respond to climate change
Climate change-related risks to business are huge. Here's how they should be preparing.
Global Risks
Climate change is a planetary emergency - how can we avert disaster?
Climate change tipping points are close. How can we avert the worst of the climate emergency?