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Ted Chiu Hao Chen of EverComm harnesses smart sensor and machine learning technologies to provide data-based tools for decarbonisation. Barney Swan of ClimateForce skied to the South Pole to raise awareness of the melting ice caps and Samantha Thian contributes to marine conservation.

Social entrepreneurship merits increased attention as a financially efficient model to address key sustainable development challenges. The 2020 World Youth Report explores how new technologies can support youth social entrepreneurship to advance sustainable development.

“Engaging all stakeholders for a cohesive and sustainable world” was at the heart of Davos 2020, the 50th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. For the first time, Davos opened its doors to teenagers fighting on the frontlines to secure a better future for our planet.

Impatient for transformational solutions, sustainability-focused student leaders in Canada have joined forces. Mobilising youth, they urge business schools to modernise how they teach about the climate crisis, income inequality and related issues.