This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Henrietta H. Fore, Executive Director, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Globalization, technology, expanding webs of trade and commerce, automation and the rise of artificial intelligence are changing labour markets at a rapid, uneven pace around the world. As a […]Millions of young people need better job skills. Here’s how businesses can help
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Henrietta H. Fore, Executive Director, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Globalization, technology, expanding webs of trade and commerce, automation and the rise of artificial intelligence are changing labour markets at a rapid, uneven pace around the world. As a […]Why press freedom should be at the top of everyone’s agenda
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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 J. Adler, Editor-in-Chief, Reuters Look around the room, whatever room you’re in. How many people do you see? Assuming you are counting correctly, everyone else in the room will come up with the same number. That number is […]Jellyfish are taking over the world – and climate change could be to blame
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content For 500 million years, jellyfish have been part of the maritime ecosystem, but now they’re poised to take over the earth. They have no brain, no eyes, no spine, not even blood, but […]How India will consume in 2030: 10 mega trends
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Nikhil Prasad Ojha, Partner and Head of Strategy Practice, Bain & Company, India & Zara Ingilizian, Head of Future of Consumption, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum Over the next decade, consumption in fast-growth consumer markets such […]SMEs are the most valuable partners. Here’s why
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Tarek Sultan Al Essa, Chief Executive Officer and Vice-Chairman of the Board, Agility In recent years, large global companies have come to understand the need to innovate and evolve more rapidly to stay competitive and relevant. That recognition […]Who should be responsible for protecting our personal data?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Einaras von Gravrock, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, CUJO AI Governments do not have the resources or the speed required to react to cybercrime. In most cases, businesses lack the incentives to focus on this topic. Consumers think they […]Is this a turning point in the fight against slavery?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Monique Villa, CEO, Thomson Reuters Foundation When Apple won the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s Stop Slavery Award in November, the business world took notice. Arguably the most famous brand in the world, Apple had not only publicly taken steps to […]Why a cash-free future might not be as close as you think
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content Millions of people in the developed world already live in a de facto cashless society. From the smart watch on your wrist to the contactless card in your wallet, being able to pay […]The unique role of business in building social good
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Darryl White, CEO, BMO Financial Group Over the years, I have had many conversations with young people encouraging them to pursue careers in business. Consistently, they’ve shared a view held by many of their peers that the choice they’ve […]Three ways to improve your corporate culture in the #MeToo era
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Barri Rafferty, Partner, President and CEO, Ketchum In the United States, 81% of women and 43% of men said they had experienced sexual harassment or assault, according to a recent national study. These numbers are higher than past research […]The three biggest challenges for India’s future
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Mayuri Ghosh, Project Lead, System Initiative on Shaping the Future of Consumption, World Economic Forum India is at a tipping point, both in terms of economic growth and in the human development of its more than one billion […]An alternative view of Globalization 4.0, and how to get there
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Guy Standing, Professorial research associate, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Professor Richard Baldwin presents Globalization 4.0 as an oncoming era dominated by international arbitrage in services. I would like to reiterate an alternative – or […]We need to bin disposable items for good. Here are 5 ways to do it
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Tom Szaky, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, TerraCycle Single-use products and packaging are convenient and affordable – and causing a growing waste crisis. Scientists have been alarmed to discover plastic pieces in locations far removed from human populations, such […]Confronting neo-mercantilism: why regulation is critical to global trade
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Paul Rawlinson, Global Chair, Baker McKenzie The regulation of international trade is under the spotlight like never before. Trade tensions between the US and China, a fractious Brexit negotiation, the rewiring of NAFTA and a deadlocked World Trade Organization […]How to outsmart bias when you’re recruiting
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Gina Badenoch, Founder and CEO, Capaxia Over 12 years of working with blind people, teaching them photography, it became clear to me that many sighted people suffer from “mental blindness”, created by their prejudices and stereotypes. We label people, […]The experience economy is booming, but it must benefit everyone
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jonathan Yaffe, Co-founder and CEO, AnyRoad & Andrew Moose, Head of Retail, Consumer Goods and Lifestyle Industries, World Economic Forum & Dana Marquardt, Community Lead – Retail, Consumer Goods & Lifestyle Industries, World Economic Forum In our overpopulated […]One good reason to feel less blue about the future of our oceans
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Oliver Cann, Head of Media Content, World Economic Forum What’s the story? We know our ocean is under unprecedented strain from warming, acidification, overfishing and plastic contamination, among other challenges. By applying the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution […]These are the world’s 20 most dynamic cities
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jeremy Kelly, Research Director, JLL Although momentum in the global economy appears to have peaked, there are still many cities in the world where real estate and economic growth continue to be robust. At the time when the World […]From rescue animals to electric buses, California is introducing bold new rules
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Johnny Wood Writer, Formative Content Each year millions of pets across the United States end up in animal shelters, where many of them will remain for the rest of their lives. A new law in California aims to reverse […]Here are three ways organizations can prepare for tomorrow’s world
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Carmine Di Sibio, Managing Partner – Client Service, Ernst & Young What will the world look like in 2030? In 2050? No one can predict the future exactly, but if you can imagine it, you can help shape it. […]3 vital steps to a new gender equality playbook
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Carolyn Tastad, Group President, North America, Procter & Gamble & Deanna Bass, Director of Global Diversity and Inclusion, Procter & Gamble We launched the “Women at Work: Myth vs. Reality” installation on the promenade of Davos last January. For […]Venice will now start charging tourists an entrance fee
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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 If a romantic gondola ride in Venice is on your bucket list for 2019, it will cost you slightly more for the experience now the Italian city has introduced a new ‘tax’ on […]4 big trends for the sharing economy in 2019
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: April Rinne, Founder and Adviser, April Worldwide In 2019, it is a mind-bending exercise to reflect on the past decade of the sharing economy. A time traveller who skipped here from 2009 would note that it has fulfilled both […]This one small change could transform education for millions
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Manos Antoninis, Director, Global Education Monitoring report, UNESCO & Breon Corcoran, CEO, WorldRemit On paper, Ally starts his school year in Tanzania in January. However, his aunt Susan, an engineer living in Sweden, has been preparing for this day […]We have solutions to crime. We just need to scale them
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Baillie Aaron, Founder & CEO, Spark Inside Crime and violence are woven into our social fabric. They top every politician’s priority list, make daily newspaper headlines, and cause tremendous harm to society. We already have solutions to these problems. […]An ageing workforce isn’t a burden. It’s an opportunity
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jo Ann Jenkins, CEO, AARP Our world is changing constantly and at an increasingly rapid pace. We’re at a unique time in our history when increased longevity is converging with unprecedented technological innovation to disrupt ageing in ways previously […]7 steps to becoming a ‘CEO Academy’
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Clarke Murphy, CEO, Russell Reynolds Any discussion of CEO succession planning has to start with a single fact: most companies do a good job of developing internal candidates. According to one recent analysis, more than eight in 10 executives […]Eating less beef and more beans would cut deaths by 5-7%
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Oliver Cann, Head of Media Content, World Economic Forum What’s the story? We’ve known for some time that cows reared for beef or dairy products produce a lot of greenhouse gas emissions – and with demand expected to double, […]Forward Agenda: What can we expect from 2019?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Michael Hanley What are the biggest events looming on the global agenda? Building on our Agenda Weekly email update, each month I look ahead at the stories and trends that will have the most impact. This month: how […]5 ways for business leaders to win in the 2020s
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Miki Tsusaka, Senior Partner, Managing Director and Global Marketing Leader, Boston Consulting Group As a chief spokesperson on corporate diversity for Boston Consulting Group, I’m frustrated to find myself here – again – raising the issue when so little […]3 ways to fix the way we fund humanitarian relief
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Mark Lowcock, Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Each year, humanitarian aid organizations save and protect tens of millions of people caught up in crises across the […]Chart of the day: These countries have the largest carbon footprints
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Henry Bewicke, Formative Content How much CO₂ does your country emit per capita (person)? And how does it compare with the rest of the world? This chart by Statista highlights the enormous variations between the major world economies in […]How the tech world could make nonprofits a more powerful force
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Pat Gelsinger, Chief Executive Officer, VMware Inc. As leaders from more than 100 countries prepare to gather at Davos, a debate continues to rage regarding the role technology will play in society going forward. Will tech innovation be a […]
