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#Business leaders increasingly view #geopolitical tensions as the top risk to #economic growth, signalling a shift from past decades. Find out more in this piece from Matt Watters, McKinsey & Company: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/eDYkZPWJ

#Logistics account for up to 11% of global #greenhouse gas emissions. Yvonne Zhou of Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Wee-Kean Fong outline how emerging economies can fast-track green logistics development. #AMNC25 https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/ezAhc6qg

#India is a rapidly urbanizing and growing its economy through #industrialization. But the convergence of dense urban populations, rising #pollution levels, and ageing demographics is amplifying health risks and socioeconomic #inequalities. Pranidhi Sawhney and Adam Skali explain how air #pollution is affecting healthy ageing in countries like India – and, more importantly, what can be done to protect older workers in particular. https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/eGfJkSUS

#China is shifting its #economic model. After decades of export-led growth, the country is now focusing more on internal resilience through a strategy known as dual circulation. At the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions, experts outlined how this shift is taking shape, from #industrial upgrading and greater #domestic demand to targeted state support and #trade realignment. Learn more: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/eriu6_Sc #AMNC25

Low-carbon transition planning must speak the language of #finance to gain executive buy-in and accelerate action. Transition finance strategies must be embedded into core #business planning, rather than treating #sustainability as a separate initiative. Read more from David Carlin, D. A. Carlin and Company and Sourajit Aiyer, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/e2xmqCn3

As global #water insecurity intensifies, the innovative potential of #quantum technology might hold the answer to addressing some of our most critical challenges. Start-up Quantum Mads, selected as a Top Innovator by UpLink - World Economic Forum, is transforming wastewater treatment with quantum computing. Their solution optimizes treatment processes, significantly improving pollutant removal and resource recovery while driving down #energy consumption and costs. Meanwhile, another UpLink Top Innovator Planetai Space Group is tackling the crucial issue of dwindling underground water reserves. Through the deployment of quantum machine-learning combined with satellite data, they precisely map and monitor groundwater sources for early detection of depletion. These groundbreaking solutions are winners of the Quantum for Society Challenge, run in partnership with C4IR Saudi Arabia and the World Economic Forum Quantum Economy Network. Learn more on UpLink: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.pow.ly/uErh50WxmyN

Welcome to your latest edition of the World Economic Forum's 3 Work Trends newsletter 📣 📊 Why #gender parity is key to long-term #prosperity 🧭 #Leadership lessons from Cisco’s Liz Centoni on #MeetTheLeader 🤖 A playbook for building responsible, #AI-first #startups Let us know your thoughts on these #work and #education stories in the comments below 💬⬇️

Why did global #plastics treaty talks stall, and what happens next? As negotiators prepare for #INC52, taking place from 5 to 14 August 2025 in Geneva, this #RadioDavos episode with Global Plastic Action Partnership’s Clemence Schmid unpacks the key tensions and what’s needed to move forward. From debates over addressing the full lifecycle of plastics versus focusing solely on waste, to the challenges of global #recycling rates, find out more about the complex landscape shaping the treaty’s future. Read more or listen here: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/esNFF2gg

Every year, the world’s most popular cities host many more international visitors than they have permanent residents. Over the next decade, this ratio is set to widen in many destinations. In some places, this disparity is already causing friction between visitors and locals, who suffer from congested streets and higher housing costs. But there is a way to turn this challenge into an economic opportunity for the world’s many underappreciated - and under-visited - #destinations.  Travel and Tourism at a Turning Point, a World Economic Forum report created in collaboration with Kearney, explores this topic in more detail and offers guidance on fostering more balanced, harmonious and sustainable #tourism in the future: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.pow.ly/SXwS50Wxea1 #Travel #SustainableTravel

A landmark decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a top United Nations court, states that countries can take legal action against one another for not complying with their international commitments to curb #pollution. Developing nations hit hard by the effects of #climate change could theoretically sue developed nations over historic emissions of #greenhouse gases or for failing to meet their climate commitments. Read this, and other top #nature and #climate stories from the past week here: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/eH3E4uCc