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(Japan) How Japan can build a sustainable future post-COVID-19 (Makiko Eda, WEF)

The business culture in Japan has been resistant to change. There is a traditional preference for seniority and lifelong employment and a lack...

(Manufacturing/Fourth Industrial Revolution) Manufacturing reimagined: from improved productivity to profitable growth (Katy George, WEF)

Manufacturers are revamping their growth strategies as COVID-19 continues to cause uncertainty. Maximizing productivity is no longer enough. Instead, they should look to...

(Pandemic/Vaccine) Why philanthropists must support a free COVID vaccine (Rosalind McKenna, WEF)

Deals between pharmaceutical companies and rich countries enlarge chasms of inequity. We will not recover from COVID-19 until we ensure vaccine access to...

(China/Growth) Rapid growth in China post-COVID makes it ripe for investment (Mohammed Alardhi, WEF)

China has the only economy thought to have grown GDP in 2020. Rising incomes are expected to lead to a rise in demand...

(Climate Change) How 5 pivots in 2 industries can trigger net-zero pathways in 2021 (Jonathan Eckart, Mathy Stanislaus, Forbes, WEF)

Following big climate target announcements last year by major greenhouse gas-emitting countries, significant headway must be made in 2021. Transport and power sectors...

(Africa/Fourth Industrial Revolution) Unlocking the potential of Earth Observation to address Africa’s critical challenges (WEF)

Earth observation data can be essential for harnessing Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies for the public good. Digital Earth Africa shows how such innovations can...

(Zero-Carbon Car) Forging Ahead A materials roadmap for the zero-carbon car (WEF)

The systems-wide change needed to create circularity in the automotive sector and sometimes seem costly and prohibitive. However, as this report demonstrates, significant abatement...

(Automotive Circular Economy) Raising Ambitions: A new roadmap for the automotive circular economy (WEF)

Raising Ambitions: A new roadmap for the automotive circular economy A meaningful transition to the circular economy will require players along the automotive value chain...

(Japan/Refugee and Asylum Policy) Rethinking Japan’s refugee and asylum policy (Hirotaka Fujibayashi, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/01/19/rethinking-japans-refugee-and-asylum-policy/

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