Jan 19, 2023 · Building stability and resilience into the world economic system requires a closer look at the functioning of the global supply chains that underpin the modern industrial landscape. Globalization has allowed every country or region to share in the value chain to some extent, using their strengths and competitive advantages.

Dec 10, 2024 · Building on this, a recent report by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with Kearney highlights seven key country-level readiness factors, which global industrial companies are closely scrutinizing when making capital allocation decisions for the future of manufacturing and supply chain operations:

May 2, 2023 · Industrial policy, which entails strategic government efforts to bolster parts of the economy, has made a comeback, top economists say. So how will it impact the global economy?

Jun 23, 2023 · Industry leaders and academics discuss how the manufacturing industry is navigating the challenges and opportunities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Jan 9, 2024 · Decision-makers acknowledge that a reconfiguration of global value chains is a driver of resilience. Five themes are set to shape the future of value chains.

Jan 11, 2024 · Industrial clusters are geographic concentrations of co-located companies that provide opportunities for technology scale-up, sharing of risk/resources, aggregation, and optimization of energy demand. With industry responsible for 30% of total global CO₂ emissions, industrial clusters will be a critical player in accelerating the path towards net zero. A new …

Dec 11, 2024 · The global economy was front and centre in 2024, as leaders grappled with challenges like inflation, multiple elections and the Intelligent Age.

Jan 10, 2024 · The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 says the biggest short-term risk stems from misinformation and disinformation. In the longer term, climate-related threats dominate the top 10 risks global populations will face. Two-thirds of global experts anticipate a multipolar or fragmented order to take shape over the next decade.

IndustriAll Global Union is an organization that represents 50 million mining, energy and manufacturing workers from 600 national unions in 140 countries. Founded in 2012 in a merger between three founding organizations, it is the largest sectoral global union. It seeks to improve workers' wages, working and living conditions, and to ensure that companies and …

Jan 11, 2023 · The World Economic Forum, in collaboration with the University of Cambridge’s Industrial Innovation Policy Group, and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, has identified five grand challenges for companies and governments to work on to address current global disruptions and inform the next generation of industrial strategies. Addressing the five …