New York, USA, 13 June 2019 – The World Economic Forum and the United Nations signed today a Strategic Partnership Framework outlining areas of cooperation to deepen institutional engagement and jointly accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The framework was drafted based on a mapping of existing ...

Jan 20, 2025 · The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no political, partisan or national interests.

Jan 24, 2025 · World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 'Collaboration for the Intelligent Age' Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. The Annual Meeting 2025 convenes global leaders to address key global and regional challenges. These include responding to geopolitical shocks, stimulating growth to improve living standards, and stewarding a just and inclusive energy ...

In a world marked by complex challenges, the World Economic Forum engages political, business, academic, civil society and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Established in 1971 as a not-for-profit foundation, it is independent, impartial and not tied to any special interests, upholding the highest ...

Oct 21, 2024 · As the world's largest carbon sink, the ocean absorbs 25% of all carbon emissions, captures 90% of excess heat and supplies over 50% of the world's oxygen. It also provides a backbone for the global economy, with the economic value of ocean-based industries estimated to be $2.5 trillion annually and expected to pass $3 trillion by 2030.

Jan 10, 2024 · The Global Risks Report, developed in collaboration with Marsh McLennan and Zurich Insurance Group, explores some of the most severe risks we may face over the next decade, against a backdrop of rapid technological change, economic uncertainty, a warming planet and conflict.

Jan 17, 2024 · UN Secretary-General António Guterres warns in his Davos speech about the "existential threats posed by runaway climate chaos, and the runaway development of AI without guard rails." He calls the phaseout of fossil fuels "essential and inevitable" and says we must act now "to ensure a just and equitable transition to renewable energy."

Sep 23, 2024 · It comes as the World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Development Impact Meetings (SDIM24) drive action towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). After nine months of negotiations, world leaders have agreed on a landmark Pact for the Future at the UN General Assembly's Summit of the Future in New York.

Jan 18, 2023 · "Our world is plagued by a perfect storm on a number of fronts," UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a speech that called for urgent action on a number of interconnected challenges, including the global economic crisis, climate change, income and gender inequality, US-China relations, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Author of Modern Management (1970), conceptualizing stakeholder capitalism, and The Fourth Industrial Revolution (2017). 1971, created and became the Chairman of the World Economic Forum, to build a platform where business leaders can meet, interact and collaborate with stakeholders from government and society.