Ellen MacArthur Foundation launches new Circular Design Guide with IDEO
New Circular Design Guide helps businesses get started with circular innovation
Global Governance News
UN: Ground-breaking initiative – Green Digital Finance Alliance
UN-supported digital tool to stimulate the advancement of digital technologies in green finance
WTO: Informal ministerial gathering on WTO issues at WEF 2017
The gathering was chaired by Swiss Federal Councillor Schneider-Ammann
AIIB celebrates its first anniversary; Launches its 2017 agenda
To focus on sustainable infrastructure, cross country connectivity & the mobilization of private capital
ASEAN: Philippines launches Chairmanship, initiates cooperation, peace, and stability
The theme in the bloc’s 50th founding anniversary year is, ‘Partnering for Change, Engaging the World’
ISO: New committee to develop standards on organizational governance
Standards for all aspects of governance, including direction, control and accountability to be developed
OECD: Policy 4.0 – Bringing the people on board in a digital world
Op-ed by Sigmar Gabriel & Angel Gurría highlights German G20 Presidency digital agenda
WEF releases the twelfth edition of the Global Risks Report
Report provides country-level data on how businesses perceive global risks in their countries
German G20 Presidency launches GreenInvest platform
Platform to engage developing countries on green finance needs and opportunities
G20: German 2017 Priorities – Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion
G20 Germany will host next Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion meeting in July 2017
World Bank launches TCdata360 – trade & competitiveness data platform
The new platform represents a storehouse of statistics across 1,800 indicators
B20 Germany: The themes and goals of Germany’s B20 Presidency
Agenda covers new topics that are now under the spotlight owing to global developments