Tag: WEF

India – COVID-19 is creating a hunger catastrophe in India – here’s an opportunity to break the cycle (Ruma Bhargava, Megha Bhargava, WEF)

COVID-19 has exacerbated hunger and poverty worldwide, especially in India. The crisis highlights the importance of putting relief directly into the hands of...
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Post Pandemic Growth – IMF: Post-pandemic growth relies on these two things (Lone Engbo Christiansen, Ashique Habib, Margaux MacDonald, Davide Malacrino, WEF)

Higher productivity is one of the key ingredients to higher economic growth and incomes, write four IMF experts. There are two key channels...
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Sustainable Cities and Communities/Fourth Industrial Revolution/Pandemic – Small local innovators are highly effective at tackling big global threats. Here’s why (Flora Rosenow, Katerina Hoskova,...

Gender equality and the fight against climate breakdown have been set back by the pandemic. Income stagnation and inequalities are compromising our global...
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Circular Economy – How digital authentication could drive a resale revolution for fashion (Jason Berns, Robert Brinckman, Ian Cronin, Niall Murphy, WEF)

Secondhand retail is growing rapidly as consumers and manufacturers strive to reduce waste, support a circular economy and ESG goals, and reduce costs...
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Global Health/Ageing – Bye, bye, baby? Birthrates are declining globally – here’s why it matters (Darrell Bricker, WEF)

Birthrates are falling globally. In many countries, COVID-19 has suppressed population growth by causing a decline in births, migration and life expectancy. Even...
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TechInnovation – 3 ways to unlock the world-changing power of start-ups (Saemoon Yoon, Susan Nesbitt, WEF)

• The World Economic Forum's Technology Pioneer community aims help start-ups unlock their potential. • Start-ups benefits from greater geographical, gender and racial diversity. • Existing...
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South Australia – 7 renewable energy lessons from South Australia (Sean Fleming, WEF)

A mix of renewable energy sources has helped South Australia smash its sustainable power goals, says a new report. In 2020, renewables delivered...
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Tasmania – Tasmania’s already reached net-zero and 100% renewables. So what’s next? (Rupert Posner, Simon Graham, WEF)

Tasmania is both at net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and gets 100% of its energy from renewable sources. The island off Australia reached net...
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USA – 2020 was a record year for US renewables. This is what needs to happen next (Lori Bird, Katrina McLaughlin, WEF)

2020 was a record year for clean energy development in the United States, nearly doubling the capacity installed in 2019. The U.S. installed...
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Climate Change/Automotive Industry – From remanufacturing to recycling: how manufacturing can raise the bar on global climate goals (Martin Lundstedt, WEF)

Improving resource efficiency in manufacturing processes is as important as reducing the transport industry’s greenhouse gas emissions; Setting high emission reduction targets is...
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Global/Economic Recovery – 5 charts on the state of the global economic recovery (Collette Wheeler, WEF)

The global economy is set to expand 5.6% in 2021. The strength of the near-term global recovery is largely attributable to a few...
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India – Here’s how one social entrepreneur became a first responder to the Indian COVID crisis (Chetna Vijay Sinha, WEF)

Social purpose organization, Mann Deshi, is using its position on the frontlines of the pandemic to deliver critical COVID-19 relief. It also provides...
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TechInnovation – A new era of sustainable travel prepares for take-off (Sadiq Gillani, WEF)

Rebuilding travel sustainably in the wake of the pandemic has become a priority for the industry. Changing travel habits, accelerated fleet retirements, subsidies...
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TechInnovation – Meet the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers of 2021 (Saemoon Yoon, Madeleine Hillyer, WEF)

One hundred up-and-coming tech companies have just become World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers. This year’s group include leaders in cybersecurity and robotics, as...
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Climate Change – As G7 calls time on coal, have you checked your supply chain? (María Mendiluce, WEF)

Image: Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash At the historic G7 ministerial meeting in May seven of the world’s largest economies agreed to end unabated coal in...
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Climate Change – This bacteria can eat ‘electricity’ and lock away CO2 (Talia Ogliore, WEF)

Global oceans absorb about 25% of the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere. Image: REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl This article is published in collaboration with Futurity Global oceans...
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