World Economic Forum
Live from Davos: CDP and Corporate Knights Highlight Global Sustainability Leaders
On Tuesday of this week, both CDP and Corporate Knights announced the results of their 2018 assessment of thousands of global companies in the areas of climate change (CDP) and the broader topic of sustainability (Corporate Knights). ... View More
2018 Circulars Honors 7 Innovators Accelerating a Waste-Free Future
At the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, WEF, the Forum of Young Global Leaders and Accenture revealed the winners of the 2018 Circulars. The awards recognize individuals and organizations that have made notable contributions to the... View More
WEF: Reports Provide Glimpses Into the Minds of CEOs, 'Uncompromising Customers'
This week at the action-packed World Economic Forum in Davos, Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) launched its 2017 Trends Report, which highlights the ‘uncompromising’ nature of today’s customer, who increasingly expects brands to deliver expe... View More
Circular Disruptors Honored in Davos; C2C Design Challenge Winners Rethink Products
The World Economic Forum’s Community of Young Global Leaders, in collaboration with Accenture Strategy, yesterday announced the winners of the 2017 Circulars at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters. The third annual Circ... View More
WEF Report Outlines 30 Steps to a Circular Construction Industry
The construction industry has been slower than most to adopt technological innovations, which has stagnated the sector’s labor productivity in the United States and elsewhere in the last 40 years. At the same time, the construction industry is the ... View More
Surprise, Surprise: Climate Change Leads Top Global Risks for 2016
For the first time, an environmental risk has topped the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Global Risks Report ranking, with the greatest potential impact since the report was published in 2006. ... View More
McDonough Unveils ICEhouse™, Designed to Illustrate Innovation for the Circular Economy, at Davos
Designer and sustainability visionary William McDonough will unveil ICEhouse™ (Innovation for the Circular Economy house) in Davos this week, as a place for those attending the World Economic Forum annual meeting to gather and discuss the future of... View More
Effie, WEF Announce Inaugural Call for Entries for Positive Change Award
Effie Worldwide and the World Economic Forum (WEF) have announced the inaugural call for entries for The Positive Change Effie Award, which recognizes and celebrates the most effective marketing programs that have measurably shifted consumer behavior... View More
WEF, Ellen MacArthur Foundation Project Circular Economy Can Generate US$1T Annually by 2025
A new report released Friday by the World Economic Forum (WEF) at its annual meeting in Davos, in collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF), contends that over US$1 trillion a year could be generated for the global economy by 2025 and 1... View More
