
A guide to decarbonizing the built environment
Having spent my entire career working in real estate, it is simultaneously humbling and daunting to acknowledge that buildings account for around 40% of total global energy use and emissi...
Having spent my entire career working in real estate, it is simultaneously humbling and daunting to acknowledge that buildings account for around 40% of total global energy use and emissi...
There are two sides to everything - and that goes for plastics, too.
In our critically endangered world, there is no version of the future in which humanity can continue as it has always done. The climate crisis was created by the actions of people, and it...
It still feels like a medical miracle: scientists worldwide have developed not one but multiple vaccines against the coronavirus in record time. It gave our world the hope of rapidly cont...
In November 2021, political and business leaders, activists and nonprofits from around the world gathered at COP26. During those two weeks, many important solutions were proposed, and mea...
At the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos two years ago, we discussed the need for MENA countries to unite as a trading bloc and how that represents an opportunity to add arou...
The age of stakeholder capitalism has arrived. The question is, how do businesses shift from an exclusive focus on financial performance for shareholders toward generating shared value fo...
The effects of climate change are no longer subtle. The Earth's increasing temperature over the past few decades threatens every form of life, as much as it poses a risk to businesses and...
Maureen Lonergan knows how to keep skills sharp. In her 25-year career, she's helped train millions. As VP of Training and Certification at Amazon Web Services, she works closely with her...
Of all the challenges facing modern society, it’s crucial we ensure our growing global population has enough to eat.
The digital divide is emerging as one of the 21st century’s steepest hurdles to global equality. Digital tools and technologies are increasingly becoming integral components of everyday l...
Today’s global challenges require us to think big and bring maximum ambition to the table. The challenge of achieving universal digital inclusion is no exception. We need to mobilize the ...
Imagine connecting every school in the world to the internet. It is possible. It is also necessary if we want to keep the digital divide from becoming a digital chasm.
As mining and metals companies adopt ever more sophisticated technology and adapt their operations for a low-carbon world and ongoing geopolitical considerations, they will move to differ...
A key outcome of the recently concluded COP26 is a commitment from the world’s major emitters to limit the rise in global temperatures by curbing greenhouse gas emissions. Committed decar...