COVID-19 has exacerbated the vulnerabilities of the global economic architecture, worsening social and economic inequalities. In a post-pandemic ecosystem, building resilient and sustainable societies will be critical for the stability of our economies, but how can this agenda be pursued in a climate of rising debts and increasing risk aversion? The Global Future Council on SDG Investment will explore how to “reconnect the dots” between countries, private and institutional investors, donors and development finance actors to unlock capital at scale towards the Sustainable Development Goals and leverage them as a recovery framework to transition into an inclusive, resilient and sustainable future for all.
Scaling up private-sector capital investment in emerging markets requires a renewed and concerted effort to address the barriers limiting investment flows to these jurisdictions. The deci...
Global challenges amplified by the climate crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic have made Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues even more pressing for policymakers, boards and exe...
What might the world look like in 2025? In autumn 2020 the World Economic Forum convened expert-led Global Future Councils, time-bound think tanks, to explore that very question.
After this summer, the list of destructive impacts stemming from climate change is at once more familiar, remarkable and terrifying: Sea-level rise, ocean acidification and desertificatio...
