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Electriv vehicle in parking lot being charged: A more comprehensive framework is needed for sustainability in the automotive industry.

Nature and Biodiversity

How to navigate sustainability in the automotive industry

The sustainability compass allows companies to navigate myriad framework options aligned with their goals toward sustainability in the automotive industry.

Lena McKnight and Stefan Fahrni

May 2, 2024

The Live Love Laugh’s Foundation Community Mental Health Program (CMHP) is committed to improving access to quality mental healthcare for rural communities in India.

Wellbeing and Mental Health

How philanthropy is empowering India's mental health sector

Mental health in India has long been overshadowed by other healthcare issues. But philanthropy is emerging as a crucial player in addressing this crisis.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

May 2, 2024

Financial and Monetary Systems

Cryptocurrency regulations are changing across the globe. Here's what you need to know

Governments around the world are building out new regulations for cryptocurrencies. Here’s a round-up.

Ian Shine

May 2, 2024

Birds fly across the horizon in The Gambia

Civil Society

How The Gambia offers a roadmap for enhancing diaspora engagement

The Migration and Sustainable Development in The Gambia Project offers vital lessons on how to sustainably strengthen diaspora engagement for development.

Gibril Faal and Adrian Kitimbo

May 2, 2024

Workers clean panels at a solar park in Modhera, India. The Global South and wider developing world is expected to be the main driver of energy demand moving forward.

Energy Transition

The opportunity of servicing energy demand in the Global South

Developing economies and the Global South will drive up to 85% of new energy demand in the coming years. Here's how to meet that demand and improve lives.

Marco Arcelli

May 2, 2024

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity lessons from Latin America's battle against ransomware threats

Cybersecurity incidents in countries like Costa Rica and Colombia have prompted establishment of comprehensive cybersecurity policies across Latin America.

Belisario Contreras

May 2, 2024

Two people shaking hands with close up of their hands: Joint ventures could be even more relevant than mergers and acquisitions to company strategy.

Business

How global joint ventures can thrive in times of turmoil

Joint ventures across borders are becoming increasingly relevant for companies seeking to penetrate foreign markets, especially during geopolitical storms.

Rahul Khubchandani and Ed Gore-Randall

May 2, 2024

Vehicles stand in flood water caused by heavy rains with the Burj Khalifa tower visible in the background, in Dubai.

Climate Action

Floods in the Arabian Gulf remind us that investing in climate mitigation cannot wait

The April floods that hit the Gulf will impose severe costs on affected areas — and they are a reminder of the urgent need to invest in climate mitigation.

Neeshad Shafi

May 1, 2024

Airlangga Hartarto, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs of Indonesia; Badr Al-Badr, Chief Executive Officer, Mohammed Bin Salman Foundation (MiSK), Saudi Arabia; Doris Anite, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment of Nigeria; Emon Shakoor, Global Shaper, Riyadh Hub, Saudi Arabia; Jay Collins, Vice-Chairman, Global Public Sector, Citi, USA; Maya Hojej, Business News Anchor, Asharq News, United Arab Emirates; Speaking in the Labour Markets For the Next Generation session at the Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development 2024.

Jobs and the Future of Work

From start-ups to digital jobs: Here’s what global leaders think will drive maximum job creation

The adoption of frontier technology is a key driver of job growth. Smaller enterprises are key to creating new jobs but red tape is holding them back.

Simon Torkington

May 1, 2024

Haiti's learners face a variety of challenges in accessing education — but this bold new project seeks to remedy that.

Education and Skills

In Haiti, a bold project for education is delivering results

Haiti faces a variety of challenges — but that doesn't mean that we can afford to abandon the country's children. This project is helping Haiti's learners.

Jean-Claude Brizard

May 1, 2024

People walk past Harvard University's Widener Library; social innovators' programme at Harvard.

Social Innovation

How these social innovators harness community and collaboration to help create system change

Insights from social innovators that attended a recent Schwab Foundation programme about how to work together for a just, sustainable and equitable world.

Sophia Otoo and Francois Bonnici

May 1, 2024

Health and Healthcare Systems

Immunization: How it started, how it's going – what we’ve achieved through 50 years of vaccination programmes

Vaccine programmes save millions of lives each year, but conflict, economic downturns and vaccine hesitancy mean progress on immunisation has slipped.

Shyam Bishen

May 1, 2024

Smoke rising towards the sky from the chimneys of a paper mill in Sweden.

Jobs and the Future of Work

70% of workers are at risk of climate-related health hazards, says the ILO

2.4 billion workers could be exposed to climate-related health hazards such as cancer, says a new report. How can we mitigate this global workforce crisis?

Johnny Wood

May 1, 2024

A large field of solar panels: The cleantech industry must rapidly scale to meet climate targets.

Climate Action

Why we must balance cooperation and competitiveness in cleantech

Keeping the balance between cooperation and competitiveness in cleantech will help meet global green targets and protect domestic industries.

Nils Aldag and Christopher Frey

May 1, 2024

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