The green gold rush: How investment into synthetic biology could help achieve net zero

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Habib Abdur-Rahman, Global Head of Sustainability, Investcorp, Brynne Stanton, Thematic Lead, Bioeconomy – Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR), World Economic Forum, Faisal Khan, Director, Precision Medicine Lab Synthetic biology has significant potential to decarbonize the necessities […]

Commission launches three new initiatives to support Ukrainian researchers and innovators

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission has launched three new initiatives boosting the EU research and innovation cooperation with Ukraine: Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Iliana Ivanova, launched the initiatives in a remote event together with Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, and Minister […]

Extreme heat is forcing Spain’s outside workers to shift their hours

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Charlotte Edmond, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda Spain has banned some outside work during extreme temperatures.Other countries, including those in the Gulf, already have similar bans in place to avoid the worst of the heat.The World Economic Forum’s Global […]

Beyond the ESG hype cycle: Adopting an ‘activist mindset’ to doing business 

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jon Miller, Founder, Open For Business and Partner, Brunswick Group Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing has been having a rough time lately. When BlackRock boss Larry Fink said he will no longer use the term “because it’s […]

Should we be worried about deflation?

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Gabi Thesing, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda While the developed world continues to grapple with the fallout from surging inflation over the past year, there are concerns about international deflation pressures.Deflation is a sustained fall in prices that can […]

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