What changes to economic systems will 2021 bring? Here’s what business leaders say
With more than 2 million COVID-19 deaths worldwide and rising, getting the virus under control is a top priority for 2021.
Samantha Sault is a writer in Washington DC and Geneva. She has written for the World Economic Forum, The Weekly Standard, The Washington Times, and Policy Review, as well as fashion and travel outlets. She's the author of Moon Washington DC, a travel guidebook published by Hachette Book Group. Previously, she was vice president of communications for the U.S. Fashion Industry Association, which works to eliminate trade barriers and provide trade intelligence to global brands and retailers. Her work can be found at www.samanthasault.com.
With more than 2 million COVID-19 deaths worldwide and rising, getting the virus under control is a top priority for 2021.
COVID-19 has accelerated the deployment of new technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution – reshaping how we work, shop, learn, socialize, even visit the doctor in ways likely to re...
The COVID-19 pandemic is a health crisis unlike any we’ve seen in our lifetimes – and getting control of the virus and ensuring citizens around the world are vaccinated are top public hea...
The World Economic Forum last year launched a new “Davos Manifesto” in support of stakeholder capitalism, which says companies should “pay their fair share of taxes, show zero tolerance f...
In May, the world's top risk professionals identified "prolonged recession of the global economy" as the most feared risk of COVID-19.
The events of the past year have disrupted work, education and society.
A year ago at the Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos – heeding the advice of speakers including Greta Thunberg, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Prince Charles – government, busines...
With a disproportionate health and economic impact on people of colour, women, the poor and the LGBTQI+ community, COVID-19 is shining a light on systemic racism and social injustice.
The shock inflicted by the pandemic on the global economy has been more severe and has occurred much faster than any other in recorded economic history.
Even before COVID-19, workers and workplaces around the world were facing the potential for unprecedented levels of disruption.
“More than 1 billion jobs, almost one-third of all jobs worldwide, are likely to be transformed by technology in the next decade,” wrote Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director of the World Econ...
Un mundo más sostenible e inclusivo es aquel en el que todas las personas -incluidas las mujeres y las niñas y los más vulnerables- sobreviven y prosperan. Esto incluye la igualdad de der...
Enero de 2020 parecía el comienzo de un año y un decenio de importancia crítica para la adopción de medidas sobre el cambio climático. El año anterior había sido el segundo más caluroso r...
En la reunión anual del Foro Económico Mundial celebrada en Davos en enero, el Foro lanzó un nuevo "Manifiesto de Davos" en apoyo del capitalismo de las partes interesadas, en el que se a...
Es fácil sentirse abrumado por los desafíos que enfrentamos en la construcción de un mundo mejor y más inclusivo para todos. "Los conflictos, la inseguridad, la debilidad de las instituci...