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Businessman hand with coins and sprout in network connection. Plant growing on pile of coins money. Money growth concept. Nature-positive investment

Forum Institutional

Connecting nature, climate and the economy to create global sustainability solutions

Prioritizing nature and climate can be compatible with economic growth and value creation if organizations use coordinated nature-positive strategies.

Nicole Schwab and Pedro Gomez

September 26, 2024

The cement and concrete sector is fundamental to global growth — but its emissions must be reduced.

Energy Transition

Cement and concrete: Building a cluster-based innovation ecosystem

Cement and concrete are essential to modern life and growth — and a cluster-based innovation ecosystem can help this critical sector decarbonize by 2050.

Ben Skinner and Andreea Visan

September 26, 2024

Boy with mother and doctor, vaccination, healthcare, wellbeing, community; health inequities

Health and Healthcare Systems

How to close global healthcare gaps using place-based change and collaborative action

To tackle health inequities, initiatives must be community owned and rigorously analytical, using purposeful collaboration and sustainable operating models.

Judith Moore and David Rabinowitz

September 26, 2024

Happy Indian little girls sitting on a sand dune and using digital tablet in desert village, Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India. Digital gender divide.

Fourth Industrial Revolution

How closing South Asia’s digital gender divide could unleash billions

Opinion

Policymakers, companies and educational institutions in South Asia must address the digital gender divide to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Kelly Ommundsen

September 26, 2024

Electric Vehicle is changing in street: Cities are implementing EV charging strategies to aid climate goals.

Urban Transformation

This is how cities can unleash the electric vehicle transition

Cities worldwide are rolling out EV charging strategies; the Forum’s Global New Mobility Coalition provides guidance to harness private sector support.

Adrienne Gibbs and Jamie Wylie

September 26, 2024

An image of a small plot of crops illustrating the need for seed innovation

Food and Water

Hunger-ending seed technology is on the horizon – but will it reach the farmers who need it most?

Breakthroughs in seed technology are almost here, but the challenge is to ensure that these seed innovations reach the world’s 500 million smallholder farmers.

Michael Keller

September 26, 2024

Hands holding tomato harvest-close up; global food industry

Forum Institutional

How finance can drive the global food industry's sustainability transformation

Investors need more innovative financial tools to help transform the global food industry to become more aligned with the UN sustainable development goals.

Derek Baraldi and Aurora Matteini

September 26, 2024

Image showing drylands, which are most prone to desertification.

Climate Action

What is desertification and why is it important to understand?

Drylands are degrading into deserts and could displace millions in the decades to come. This explainer breaks down desertification's causes and how can it be mitigated.

Andrea Willige

September 26, 2024

Energy Transition

How investing in coal phase-out can lead to an $85 trillion opportunity

Opinion

Phasing out coal could yield an $85 trillion global economic benefit, but financial challenges, particularly in emerging economies, are causing slow progress.

Julia Skorupska

September 26, 2024

Climate Action

World Maritime Day: How ports can catalyse blue economy innovation

Ports unique historical context and location means they can play a key role in catalysing blue economy innovation for sustainable development of the ocean.

Jason Giffen and Paula Sylvia

September 25, 2024

Mundra Port, location of Mundra Industrial Cluster; Green hydrogen hub.

Energy Transition

How India’s green hydrogen ambition could help meet global sustainability goals

Green hydrogen industrial clusters can advance decarbonization in challenging sectors through collaboration, technology adoption and resource efficiency.

Karan Adani and Sagar Adani

September 25, 2024

Investing in water innovation offers long-term environmental and economic benefits, addressing climate challenges and fostering green economies.

Emerging Technologies

3 start-up founders on the need and opportunities for investing in water innovation

Investing in water innovation offers long-term environmental and economic benefits, addressing climate challenges and fostering green economies.

Megan Gerryts and Laura Beltran

September 25, 2024

Carbon capture will be a crucial element to achieving global decarbonization.

Energy Transition

Can CO2 utilization drive increased carbon capture?

Carbon dioxide utilization could bolster carbon capture economics, but there are obstacles. What's stopping this potentially useful resource being reused?

Rohan Dighe

September 25, 2024

AI(Artificial Intelligence) concept. Digital divide, Intelligent Age

Fourth Industrial Revolution

It took nearly 4 years to connect a billion people to vital digital services – we must redouble our efforts as the world enters the age of AI

Opinion

To include marginalized communities and low-income countries in the Intelligent Age, we must invest in underserved regions and address the digital divide.

Klaus Schwab

September 25, 2024

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