This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Nalisha Men, Data Scientist and Analytics Specialist, World Economic Forum The continued global trend of urbanization is a significant and complex challenge. As more people move into towns and cities, it becomes crucial to ensure that urban areas […]World Cities Day: how 7 leaders are balancing the nexus between urban growth and equity
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Nalisha Men, Data Scientist and Analytics Specialist, World Economic Forum The continued global trend of urbanization is a significant and complex challenge. As more people move into towns and cities, it becomes crucial to ensure that urban areas […]4 ways companies can make real progress on diversity, equity and inclusion
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Elisabeth Pipic, Specialist, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice, World Economic Forum, Silja Baller, Head of Mission, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice, World Economic Forum and adaptable than their peers.Despite some progress, gaps in economic opportunities and […]Equity to Educational Access
July 14, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Bisma Naveed, a medical student from Pakistan. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writers and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s view on the topic, nor […]Can we improve health equity with a double bottom line approach?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum./ Author: Jennifer Goldsack, CEO, Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) As an industry, we are good at admiring the problems of health disparities but have been unsuccessful at addressing them. The horror of the disproportionate burden of COVID-19 on underrepresented communities coupled […]International Women’s Day: What’s the difference between equity and equality?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Charlotte Edmond, Senior Writer, Formative Content The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) is #EmbraceEquity. But what exactly is equity? It’s often used interchangeably with equality, but they are not the same thing. And it’s important to […]Future of work: Why the new learning economy plus development equity is a successful formula
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Stephen Bailey, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, ExecOnline Most of our current conversations related to the economy focus on what you would expect: continued uncertainty as we grapple with COVID-19 fallout; the potential impact of prolonged sociopolitical unrest; and, […]3 ways to advance corporate diversity, equity and inclusion
February 17, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Lesley Slaton Brown, Chief Diversity Officer, HP Inc. Since 2020, employers have stepped up their efforts to advance diversity, equity and inclusion.This means empowering employees to have uncomfortable conversations, and taking active steps to increase board diversity.Experience is […]How investing in tech for teachers can bring equity to education
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Katherine Maloney, Assistant Vice President; Executive Director, Infosys Foundation & Tan Moorthy, Executive Vice President, Head Delivery Operations – US, Canada & LATAM, Infosys Students will be left behind if we do not invest in the digital skills […]How to ensure vaccine equity, build trust and strength global health systems
April 28, 2021 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kate Whiting, Senior Writer, Formative Content The World Economic Forum held an Issue Briefing to mark World Immunization Week.Experts from around the globe discussed how can we ensure vaccine equity, build trust in COVID-19 vaccines and strengthen health […]What can stop the ‘too big to fail’ bankers from terrorising the world?
November 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Last Monday 10 November the Financial Stability Board, an international non-binding body based in Basel which comprises government and central bank officials from G20 countries had a bright idea for the lenders. They admitted that the 30 “too big to fail” major world banks should retain at least 20% of their risky assets in own […]Facilitating the access to finance and risk capital for SMEs and midcaps
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As they say better late than never. The EU Commission decided to relax the rules regulating the granting of state aid to SMEs and midcaps. This initiative relates to easing the terms of high risk equity financing of companies with perceived high-growth potential during their early growth stages. In normal financial circumstances high risk capital […]
