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With the global Biodiversity Conference, COP 16, getting underway, we recently spoke with Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, WWF Global Climate and Energy Lead, Chair of the IUCN Climate Crisis Commission and Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Action Agenda Champion for...

The Future of Growth Report 2024 introduces a multidimensional framework to assess the quality of economic growth across 107 countries globally. It characterizes nations’ economic growth across four dimensions: Innovativeness; Inclusiveness; Sustainability; and...

The Pact consists of 56 Actions designed to "turbocharge" the SDGs, but in particular to speed progress on issues around peace and security, global governance, climate change, digital cooperation, human rights, gender, youth and future generations. Read more…..

  AI offers many ways to enhance a company’s overall internal capabilities and skills. AI can be used to infer skills from employee profiles and their activity. AI can be used to classify learning content and make it more applicable and accessible for the whole...

In a warming world, cities face an even greater burden of higher temperatures than rural areas. For one, they hold most of the world’s population. Their exposure to high temperatures is amplified by the urban heat Island effect. Read more…..

Fossil fuels aren’t just used to power cars, heat buildings and keep the lights on. They are, quite literally, woven into almost every facet of our lives. Read more…..

The question of AI governance has arrived in the C-suite. Top executives, along with technology, data privacy, risk, legal and security professionals are seeking insight into how other companies are tackling the thorny question of governing AI and determining which...

This week, climate ministers and decision-makers from more than 30 countries have gathered for the Copenhagen Climate Ministerial to discuss central issues to the COP process. The discussions have laid the groundwork ambitious results at COP29 in Azerbaijan in...

From lethal heat waves to city-stopping floods, the harms of climate change are becoming increasingly clear around the world. So, too, is whom the public holds responsible: industries and corporations. Read more….

If the UN climate summit COP28 was the “fossil fuel” COP, then COP29 will be the “finance COP”, as deadlines for key decisions will need to be met. The latest round of climate talks at COP28 in Dubai had barely begun when President Sultan Al-Jaber pulled off a rare...

“It is time for a profound shift in our approach to economic policies. It is time to integrate human rights into the heart of the international financial architecture.”Half of humanity – 3.3 billion people – live in countries where governments are compelled to spend...

AI's impact, digital jobs, healthcare system transformation, geopolitical risks, and climate change are just some of the key issues for 2024. The World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, 15-19 January, aims to revitalize cooperation on these issues to advance...