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Monthly Highlights, February 2021
The COVID-19 threat endured in the first month of the year, but global vaccination efforts are paving the way for the transition toward normalcy. Read these top picks on the crisis response and what lies ahead in 2021. Explore our full collection, The Next Normal: How companies and leaders can reset for growth beyond coronavirus, for even more.
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The risks and challenges of the global COVID-19-vaccine rollout
The risks and challenges of the global COVID-19-vaccine rollout
A realistic assessment of the heroic effort to administer billions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines to an agonized global population is necessary—the stakes could not be higher.
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Organizing for the future: Nine keys to becoming a future-ready company
Organizing for the future: Nine keys to becoming a future-ready company
To better organize for a postpandemic future, leaders should embrace nine imperatives that collectively explain who we are as an organization, how we operate, and how we grow.
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THIS MONTH’S HIGHLIGHTS
When will the COVID-19 pandemic end?
When will the COVID-19 pandemic end?
The transition toward normalcy in the United States remains most likely in the second quarter of 2021, but the emergence of new strains and a slow start to vaccine rollout raise real risks to both timelines. See the update
COVID-19 has raised the stakes for countries to build robust digital financial infrastructure
COVID-19: Making the case for robust digital financial infrastructure
The pandemic has been a tough, real-life stress test for government disbursement schemes, highlighting opportunities but also gaps and vulnerabilities. See the findings
Reskilling China: Transforming the world’s largest workforce into lifelong learners
Reskilling China: Transforming the world’s largest workforce into lifelong learners
China’s next challenge is to transform education and skills development to deliver the talent needed for an innovative, digitized, postindustrial economy. Read the report
 
Climate math: What it takes to limit warming to 1.5°C
Climate math: What it takes to limit warming to 1.5°C
We can limit climate change and reduce carbon emissions to zero if leaders in key industries act now. Here’s an action plan to reach those ambitious targets. Act now
CEO dialogue: Perspectives on reimagining industrial supply chains
CEO dialogue: Perspectives on reimagining industrial supply chains
CEOs are taking innovative approaches to build resilient, digitally infused operations. See the discussion
Global Energy Perspective 2021
Global Energy Perspective 2021
The Global Energy Perspective describes our view on how the energy transition can unfold, through four scenarios. Understand the landscape
 
 
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