All WEF articles
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AnalysisWorld Economic Forum highlights the scale of artificial intelligence risks
Artficial intelligence creates opportunities for organisations, but also significant threats. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, speakers highlighted the risks and the key steps for mitigating them.
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AnalysisIoT explosion presents massive (and growing) cyber exposure
Just 4% of experts worldwide are “confident” that connected devices are properly secure, warns WEF
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AnalysisDavos: Pressures on food, energy and inflation may be peaking
But growth prospects remain “bleak” in Europe and geopolitical tensions will continue to shape the global economy
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AnalysisCost of living crisis tops WEF Global Risks 2023
Geopolitical rivalries and inward-looking stances will heighten economic constraints going forward
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Analysis“Hopes of a Net Zero future are fading” - WEF Global Risks
We are heading towards ”a slower and more disorderly climate transition” as short-term crises take precedence
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AnalysisUkraine triggers a re-evaluation of global systemic risk
Systemic risks affect entire markets - not just specific sectors - and are now top of mind for senior executives - WEF
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AnalysisDavos: On the ‘cusp of a vicious cycle’
WEF outlook warns of lower economic activity, higher inflation and greater food insecurity
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AnalysisMarsh launches ESG risk rating measure
Insureds can use the results to improve their ESG risks, and gain access to additional insurance market capacity
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InterviewsRisk leader: Connecting risk to strategy
The pandemic has fundamentally changed the way we think about risk, thinks Carolina Klint
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AnalysisCyber threats growing faster than “ability to manage them"
Rewarding efficiency over resilience ’can leave companies vulnerable to shocks’, says Marsh’s Carolina Klint
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AnalysisWEF Report: From ‘fight or flight’ to ‘boiling frog’
Why it’s time to shift out of crisis management mode as geopolitical tensions obstruct resilience efforts
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AnalysisWEF Report: Climate inaction dominates global concerns
Top risks are climate crisis, growing social divides, heightened cyber risks and an uneven global recovery, as pandemic lingers on
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AnalysisWEF champions “adaptive” SMEs
Factors that once disadvantaged small and medium-sized firms now work more in their favour
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AnalysisWEF: Scenario planning for Industry 4.0
The rapid pace of technological change and pandemic crisis is accelerating trends; making risk forecasting more challenging
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AnalysisUnilever in supply chain living wage aim
Tackling societal inequality and raising living standards across the value chain are good for business and society, says food giant
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AnalysisWEF: Why investment in resilience pays off
“It is always cheaper to build a dam than to pay for the flood” - WEF Global Risks 2021
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AnalysisWEF: No vaccine for climate change
In 2020, the world saw the catastrophic effects of ignoring long-term risks such as pandemics - WEF Global Risks Report 2021
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AnalysisBetter standards guide IoT risk management
As dependency on connected technologies increases, so do associated risks and the need for good governance, argues the World Economic Forum
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AnalysisWEF launches COVID-19 Risks Outlook
Economic distress and social discontent will rise unless world leaders, businesses and policymakers work together to manage pandemic fallout, warns WEF
