Reports

Building Block(chain)s for a Better Planet

This report outlines a set of principles for developing blockchain applications for the environment, and identifies the need for global platforms to incubate a responsible blockchain ecos...

14 September 2018

Recovery of Key Metals in the Electronics Industry in the People’s Republic of China

This Insight Report is a collaborative effort between Tsinghua University and the World Economic Forum. It is a baseline study examining the current state of electronics recycling in Chin...

12 September 2018

Annual Report 2017-2018

The year was marked by strong achievement, even by the standards of an organization in which exceptional performance is the rule. Working to deliver against ambitious targets, the World E...

4 September 2018

The New Physics of Financial Services – How artificial intelligence is transforming the financial ecosystem

Artificial intelligence is fundamentally changing the physics of financial services. It is weakening the bonds that have held together the component parts of incumbent financial instituti...

15 August 2018

Arab World Competitiveness Report 2018

Which country in the Arab world is the most competitive?

14 August 2018

Reshaping Urban Mobility with Autonomous Vehicles Lessons from the City of Boston

Autonomous vehicles will radically transform how people and goods are transported around cities. What steps do government leaders need to take to ensure the future of mobility remains saf...

27 June 2018

The Global Financial and Monetary System in 2030

The Global Future Council on Financial and Monetary Systems published this report singling out three key aspects of the risks and challenges associated with the two seemingly opposed forc...

25 June 2018

Antimicrobial Resistance: Tackling the Gap in R&D Resources with Pull Incentives - in collaboration with Wellcome Trust

Not enough new antibiotics are in development to guarantee that we can continue to treat infections. Current market conditions will not incentivise the investment necessary to restock the...

22 June 2018

Future Scenarios and Implications for the Industry

Incremental change is not an option any more in the construction industry. By redefining the ultimate frontier, leapfrogging innovations in construction will finally help address major so...

5 June 2018

The Brazil Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth Lab Report

The Brazil Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth Lab report is the product of a multi-stakeholder effort chart a course for improving Brazil’s competitiveness and boosting productivity. Th...

15 March 2018

Fostering Effective Energy Transition

The first edition of the Fostering Effective Energy Transition report, prepared with analytical support from McKinsey & Company, is part of the World Economic Forum System Initiative ...

14 March 2018

Operating Models for the Future of Consumption

This report highlights how increasingly empowered consumers and rapidly emerging technologies are bringing dramatic and accelerating change to the fundamental structure of business and op...

5 March 2018

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