Articles by World Economic Forum
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These Are the Pitfalls of a Cash-Free Society
Rosamond Hutt | World Economic Forum – TRANSCEND Media Service,
6 May 2019
2 May 2019 – An independent report on cash use published in the UK finds that the rush to embrace digital payments risks leaving the most vulnerable people in society behind. Researchers spoke to central bankers, consumer groups and a cross-party commission in Sweden, the most cashless society in the world. They emphasized the importance of planning now, to include everyone in the digital economy.
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Henry Taylor | World Economic Forum – TRANSCEND Media Service,
13 Nov 2017
The U.S. Military [Department of Defense] has been named the largest employer in the world with 3.2 million employees on its payroll, according to the World Economic Forum.
→ read full articleThe New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the Future of Plastics
World Economic Forum | Ellen MacArthur Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service,
31 Jul 2017
Applying circular economy principles to global plastic packaging flows could transform the plastics economy and drastically reduce negative externalities such as leakage into oceans, according to this new report.
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