In partnership with Utopia, the Urban Innovation Challenge aims to activate an ecosystem of 800 innovative urban entrepreneurs, investors and mayors in eight global megacities of tomorrow to shape the next urban age
World’s fastest-growing cities are mostly in Asia, Africa and Latin America, with population booms that create both challenges and opportunities
Entrepreneurs can learn more and apply at https://urbanchallenge.co/

The 10th anniversary edition of the World Economic Forum’s Top 10 Emerging Technologies report lists new tech trends poised to impact the world in the next three to five years.
Experts convened by the World Economic Forum and Scientific American highlight technological advances that could revolutionize agriculture, health and space.
Self-fertilizing crops, on-demand drug manufacturing, breath-sensing diagnostics and 3D-printed houses are among the list.

The critical climate target of 1.5C can only be reached if we accelerate the development and deployment of new decarbonizing technologies
The First Movers Coalition will create this market and spur growth by leveraging collective demand and committing now to buying zero-emission technologies by 2030
Founding members are leading companies that recognize accelerating innovation is critical to keep climate goals alive
Each have made at least one purchasing commitment to phase 1 launch sectors
The ambitious initiative is a partnership between the US State Department, through the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, and the World Economic Forum

Today, the Science-based Targets Initiative releases its net zero standard, requiring companies to reduce their emissions by 90-95% by 2050. This is a tremendous step forward and the first comprehensive certification of corporate net zero strategies that we are seeing.

The Sustainable Green Printing Partnership (SGP), the leading authority in sustainable printing certifications, announced today certification of all four Shutterfly manufacturing facilities. Shutterfly in Ft. Mill, SC was the first to obtain certification in late 2020. Since then, the remaining locations in Plano, TX, Shakopee, MN, and Tempe, AZ achieved certified SGP Facility status.

The trading system must adapt to address new concerns of global resiliency, sustainability and inclusivity
Nearly 30 CEOs and Chairpersons from five continents called on world leaders to rise above geopolitical tensions and re-engage on trade reform
Greater ambition is needed ahead of first WTO ministerial in four years to deliver on meaningful reforms
Advancing health, digital, environmental and investment reform is key to more inclusive trade and investment as well as addreContinue ssing public concerns about the current system

The World Economic Forum today launches New Generation Industry Leaders – a community of young industrialists to champion careers and accelerate sustainability in manufacturing and production sectors.
The New Generation Industry Leaders community will transform perceptions around industrial companies and inspire new generations to seek work in industrial sectors.
50 leading firms have collaborated to appoint 100 young professionals to the community, representing 12 sectors and 20 countries – 50% are women.
Learn more about the New Generation Industry Leaders here and learn more about the Sustainable Development Impact Summit.

It is an outrage that rural small-scale farmers in developing countries, who grow a third of our global food, are paid a pittance for their work, said the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) who today asks world leaders attending the UN Food Systems Summit to take concrete actions to change this.

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