Health and Healthcare Systems
Equal access to COVID-19 vaccines could be worth billions
By averting economic disaster and helping to end the pandemic, 10 major economies could be $466 billion better off by 2025, new data finds.
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Health and Healthcare Systems
9 good news stories from 2020
From cancer breakthroughs to net-zero gains and technology firsts, there was plenty of good news in 2020 to counter the gloom of the COVID crisis.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Global action on malaria is stalling. In some countries it could be a greater threat than COVID
Twenty years of success in tackling malaria is flatlining, according to WHO, which warns that the disease could kill more people in sub-Saharan Africa this year than COVID-19.
Wellbeing and Mental Health
These are the countries that have the greatest trust in their health services
Malaysians, Australians and Chinese are the most trusting of their healthcare systems, the Ipsos Global Health Service Monitor 2020 finds.
Nature and Biodiversity
10 of this year’s best pictures on the environment
Here are some of the most striking environmental moments of the year, captured by photographers around the world.
Nature and Biodiversity
This company pays you back for planting trees
A novel investment scheme is engaging people in sustainable forestry, as well as delivering a return on their money.
Health and Healthcare Systems
What these 3 ‘unicorns’ tell us about our pandemic spending habits
Second-hand car start-ups are booming as safety overtakes CO2 emissions as a key concern for consumers.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Fewer women CEOs have been appointed since the start of the COVID-19 crisis - here’s why
Men are being favoured for top company roles during the pandemic, according to a new report – as the gender gap continues to widen.
Nature and Biodiversity
This rope bridge is helping to save the world’s rarest primate
A simple rope bridge is enabling endangered gibbons to navigate a gap in their forest canopy, caused by landslides. Innovative solutions are needed to protect biodiversity.
Nature and Biodiversity
The tree-hugging tiger and 9 other award-winning wildlife photos
The Natural History Museum’s 2020 Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners have been revealed. The images showcase diverse habitats, behaviours and species.
Food and Water
Poor diets may to be blame for 20cm height gaps among children, study says
Lack of nutrition in school years is contributing to stunted growth, according to a new study, which recommends governments instigate free, healthy school meals.
Health and Healthcare Systems
5 health crises you may not have heard about in 2020
Yellow fever, measles and chikungunya – a virus spread by mosquitoes – are among the other health emergencies of 2020. The World Health Organization also responded to disasters, like the ...
Circular Economy
How a circular economy could aid the COVID-19 recovery
A circular economy could help the world recover financially from COVID-19, researchers from the University of Warwick say. It could also help nations achieve their net-zero carbon emissio...
Nature and Biodiversity
This Norwegian start-up wants to build houses out of 100% recycled plastic
Plastic waste doesn’t have to be wasted – now it’s being used to build homes in Africa in a pioneering partnership between the UN and Othalo of Norway.
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2020年，获得世界经济论坛新领军者奖项的三个企业是？
从企业对地球与社会的影响到如何参与建设一个更美好的未来，世界经济论坛的新领军者企业正在探索新型商业模式、新兴技术以及可持续增长战略，这些也在第四次工业革命中发挥了至关重要的作用。