THE WORLD HOPE FORUM Under siege from the Covid-19 virus, many people have come to understand that they should change their behaviour patterns, no longer travelling too much, producing too much, consuming too much or using up too many resources. The comfort of being at and...
Opportunity emerges from crisis. Modern civilization is experiencing a series of crises from many angles, ranging from health to environmental to governmental and, in truth, existential. Amongst this disruption, where others only see despair, we see opportunities emerging and, where there is chaos, lives the chance...
A conversation with Dr. Sylvia Earle on the critical topic of how the planet’s depleted and stressed natural systems gave rise to Covid-19. Scientist Dr. Earle is a global treasure of conservation and activism, a renowned oceanographer, Chairman of Mission Blue, an Ocean Elder, and a...
LVMH is looking for proven, clean and profitable solutions to achieve its environmental targets in its boutiques, retailers and manufacturing workshops. In April, as the Group gathers its teams and Maisons in Paris, the Solar Impulse Foundation is selecting 5 entrepreneurs who will pitch their solutions...
Studio Formafantasma are revolutionising the use of timber in a way that will make you see this age-old material in a new light. “We want to reverse the idea that humans are the only dominant species,” says Simone Farresin, co-founder with Andrea Trimarchi of the Amsterdam-based...
"Abundance within planetary boundaries requires a deep mind-shift. Not growth without limits. Not limits to growth, but growth within limits." We've entered the Anthropocene—the era of massive human impacts on Earth—which redefines our future. Our actions are now threatening to trigger tipping points that could knock...
WEF 2020 met my expectations: the usual suspects shaking hands and speaking about the same issues what they've been talking about for years (e.g., climate change, poverty, wealth inequality) while greenhouse gas emissions are worsening year by year, half of the World is on fire...
Time and time again, cinema is mindlessly dismissed as ‘escapism’. Whilst films are predominately created for entertainment purposes, it would be a mistake to reject their ‘world-changing’ potential. Since Freud's nephew "The Godfather of Advertising (propaganda = public relations) " Edward Bernays was employed by...
“That is at bottom the only courage that is demanded of us: to have courage for the most strange, the most singular, and the most inexplicable that we may encounter. That mankind has in this sense been cowardly has done life endless harm; the experiences...
