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Airbus's A321XLR, which offers greater fuel efficiency on long-haul routes.

Energy Transition

4 sustainability takeaways from the Farnborough Airshow

The Farnborough International Airshow reasserted the green agenda after an uncertain start to the year in aviation – with support from the UK government and industry for green fuels

Giorgio Parolini and Vladimir Borodin

August 14, 2024

European Union leaders walking together in a lobby at an EU summit in Brussels, Belgium on June 28, 2024

Trade and Investment

EU and Latin America renew efforts to ink trade deal, and other global trade news to read this month

EU and South America renew efforts to ink trade deal; WTO: High tariffs on EV critical minerals could hurt developing economies; EU plans for Trump trade deal.

Iza Lejarraga-Walkenhorst

August 14, 2024

Man in red t-shirt with hands behind his head looking out to the sea on the beach: Mental fitness involves a consistent approach to mental health.

Wellbeing and Mental Health

How to prioritize young people's mental well-being by teaching mental fitness

Integrating mental fitness into education and workplace training can proactively enhance the well-being and resilience of young people for a healthier future.

Maya Raichoora and Asheesh Advani

August 14, 2024

A person analyzing graphs on paper with tablet, calculator and laptop in shot: Implementing impact-linked compensation in impact investing fosters greater accountability among fund managers.

Climate Action

Transforming impact funds: 3 reasons to link compensation with impact

Impact investing funds should tie compensation to impact outcomes. Here are three key reasons this approach enhances accountability and growth.

Christin ter Braak-Forstinger

August 14, 2024

Artisanal miners work a copper-cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Energy Transition

Critical minerals are the key to 21st-century tech. Here's the 'trilemma' that defines how to mine them

Critical minerals policy-makers must weigh up security, cost and sustainability – but international collaboration can avoid geopolitical fragmentation and prioritize the rights of developing countries.

Patrick McMaster

August 14, 2024

Scaling up clinical research in Africa is a public health priority.

Health and Healthcare Systems

How scaling up clinical research in Africa can benefit society and the economy

More investment is needed in clinical research if Africa is to manage the double disease burden of infectious diseases and non-communicable conditions.

Sarah Rickwood, Sue Bailey and Daniel Mora-Brito

August 13, 2024

Young Global Leaders Community Closing and Debrief at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 29 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center - Zurich. In today's world of ever-faster change, balancing ethics with innovation is becoming more difficult for those in leadership — and more important.

Leadership

How leadership can balance ethics and innovation — lessons from Young Global Leaders

As the pace of change across business and society accelerates, it's important that those in leadership strike a balance between ethics and innovation.

Kulé Galma

August 13, 2024

New member of team, newcomer, applauding to female employee, congratulating office worker with promotion; leaving a job, positive; corporate alumni programme

Business

How to launch a corporate alumni programme

Top tips on launching a corporate alumni programme from some of the world’s leading organizations including Nike, Microsoft, BlackRock, Starbucks and CERN.

Jaci Eisenberg

August 13, 2024

Africa is on the frontline of climate change.

Financial and Monetary Systems

How to finance Africa's future economic development

African countries need greater representation in global economic decision-making but reform is needed to tackle climate change and sustainable development.

Mthuli Ncube

August 13, 2024

A drone view shows a solar farm near Balsham in eastern Britain.

Energy Transition

Global electricity demand set for ‘strong rise’ – plus other top energy stories

Top energy stories: Global electricity demand set to 'rise strongly', IEA says; while wind and solar overtake fossil fuels in EU for the first time.

Roberto Bocca

August 13, 2024

The skyline of the banking district is seen during sunset in Frankfurt, Germany, April 21, 2024. The European finance sector must begin preparing for the age of quantum computing — and in this effort collaboration is essential.

Europe's finance sector must come together to prepare for the era of quantum computing

Quantum computing holds great promise — but it also brings security risks. For the finance industry, those risks are acute. European finance must prepare.

Alessandro Curioni and Ray Harishankar

August 13, 2024

A coal mine, illustrating our continued reliance on fossil fuels

Climate Action

Why aren't we reducing our reliance on fossil fuels faster?

There are economic, political, technological and social reasons why our reliance on fossil fuels is not falling fast enough, but there is reason for hope.

Mike Scott

August 12, 2024

Faridat Bakare, 12, a student enrolled in a special STEM programme for children from poor families at the Knosk Secondary School in a blog about global shapers working towards digital inclusion

Global Cooperation

How Global Shapers are driving digital innovation on International Youth Day

How members of the Global Shapers Community are leveraging digital tools to solve some of the world's biggest challenges on 2024 International Youth Day.

Natalie Pierce

August 12, 2024

A woman pushes a shopping cart full of coolers and cold beverages during a summer heatwave in New York City.

Climate Action

July 2024 was second-warmest on record, and other nature and climate stories you need to read this week

Other top stories this week: Disinformation campaign slows energy transition; US bird deaths annually from building collisions reach staggering high.

Tom Crowfoot

August 12, 2024

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