#World Economic Forum News
Policy & Finance
World needs global carbon price and tax reform for carbon-heavy trade – or will miss 2030 climate goals, warns WTO chief
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organization, told the World Economic Forum that decarbonising global trade and supply chains must occur in a way that does not disadvantage the Global South.
The International Sustainability Standards Board, a standard-setting body launched after COP26 to harmonise the 'wild west' of ESG reporting is opening an office in Beijing by mid-2023. Plans are underway for Tokyo to host another Asia office.
Carbon & Climate
'Everybody is welcome, the only ask is you come with solutions': COP28’s Majid Al Suwaidi
Speaking at the World Economic Forum, Al Suwaidi outlined the UAE's ambition as COP28 host nation and defended the controversial move to appoint the country's state energy company chief as president of the crucial climate negotiations.
Manufacturing
Innovation key to climate-conscious, accessible healthcare: Philips sustainability chief
Speaking to Eco-Business on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, Robert Metzke, global head of sustainability for global healthcare firm Philips outlines how the firm is making progress on decarbonisation and healthcare accessibility amid challenging times.
Carbon & Climate
Overheard at Davos: climate leaders at the 2022 WEF annual meeting
#World Economic Forum Opinion
Carbon & Climate
My erasure from a news agency photograph of climate activists at Davos went viral — this is why it matters
Across Africa, the climate crisis is happening to us now, and the stories Africans have to tell are urgent — but who is listening?
Carbon & Climate
The Davos apocalypse
At the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos last month, leading participants called for a rapid shift …
The WEF's 2014 Global Report helps set the agenda and prioritization for the great and the good to …
