10 achievements from Davos 2017
1) A new fund backed by the Norwegian government has been launched that will raise $400 million and protect 5 million hectares in countries working to reduce deforestation and forest and peat degradation. The fund could lead to $1.6 billion in deforestation-free agriculture investments, also leading to job creation and economic growth.
2) The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) was officially launched at the Annual Meeting with the aim of quickly reacting to epidemics by creating vaccines that could be released quickly once an outbreak occurs.
3) Signatories to the Forum’s New Vision for Arab Employment project said they have now helped re-skill 250,000 people since 2013, and are now targeting 1 million current and future workers.
4) The Forum teamed with the University of California Santa Barbara’s Marine Science Institute to build a coalition to protect the world’s oceans and marine resources; a global commons estimated by the World Wildlife Fund to be worth $2.5 trillion.
5) The Forum mobilized a public-private coalition to build a responsible, inclusive and sustainable battery supply chain. The lithium-ion battery market is expected to be worth $70 billion by 2024, yet production is linked to issues such as child labour, health and safety hazards for workers, environmental impacts and life-cycle sustainability.
6) 40 governments and businesses, including some of world’s largest consumer goods, retailers and recycling firms, endorsed a plan to increase global reuse and recycling rates for plastic packaging from its current 14% to 70%.
7) Social Entrepreneur Gary White of water.org, co-founded with Matt Damon, announced a major expanded partnership with Stella Artois to help provide clean water to 3.5 million people.
8) GoodWeave International, another social enterprise, announced a new international programme, Sourcing Freedom, to stop modern slavery in supply chains. There are estimated to be 21 million people in forced and bonded labour around the globe. The programme is backed by a number of global businesses from across a range of industries.
9) Some of the world’s largest financial service providers, global IT and telecom companies and the international humanitarian community agreed on six principles to better enable digital cash payments in crisis-affected populations. Digital cash has a proven track record of fostering entrepreneurialism and boosting local economies.
10) Last but not least, 100 leading businesses signed the Compact for Responsive and Responsible Leadership. The Compact was developed with the Forum’s International Business Council which will now develop a framework which will allow the measurement of a long-term approach.
For more of DAVOS 2017
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/01/10-achievements-davos-2017/
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Davos-Klosters, Switzerland 22 - 25 January 2014
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2014 admitted that it can NOT solve all of world's problems but aimed to increase global economic risk resilience in the wake of acute structural unemployment and widening income inequality. . . . etc ... etc. ...
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While Resilience is the byword that distinctly marks Davos
2013, it's worthwhile to note . . .
the best of the updates from DAVOS Conference January 24- 29, 2012
Graded as Five Stars Results * * * * *
1.
UAE president has instructed authorities to aid nearly 7,000 citizens
who defaulted on personal debts to the tune of $545 million, Wednesday.
2. Microsoft chairman and philanthropist Bill Gates pledged a further $750 million to the troubled global AIDS fund, Thursday.
With 40 heads of governments and world’s 2,600 RICHEST in attendance at DAVOS, . . .Who's Next?
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Chairman & CEO of Manka Bros. Studios – currently the world’s largest media company– exposes the behind the scenes of DAVOS in his speech. 
Some Excerpts from: Davos World Economic Forum – 2012 – Khan Manka, Jr. Keynote Address
Klaus Schwab:
So, did you have a good night? Lots of drinking last night and I’m not sure what was in that cheese fondue but – oh, my – let’s just say it was a tough night. So enough about me and my toilet issues. Let’s get it started – like my friend Khan from Hollywood likes to say. Our keynote address this morning is from Khan Manka, Jr. – Chairman & CEO of Manka Bros. Studios – currently the world’s largest media company–
Khan Manka, Jr.:
I was originally going to call my speech “Don’t Drop The SOPA” – but then I realized there were about 10,000 blogs that have used that as well as a very unfunny political pundit on Fox News. So I’ll just have to punt on that dumb joke. Though the analogy is apt. When you drop the soap in prison – well, you know what happens. If Hollywood studios were to drop the SOPA – well, the same thing would happen.
(A slight titter in the audience.)
Khan Manka, Jr.:
So… this is my second trip in a year to give a speech in Switzerland. As many of you know, I spoke to the creepy Bilderberg Conference last summer. I won’t go into details – but it was the worst 24 hours of my life. I mean, the hooded waiters were one thing – but the Lionel Richie concert – that was just too much!
(Big laugh from the room.)
Khan Manka, Jr.:
Man, when the Davos bankers think the Bilderbergers are creepy – you know they must be REALLY REALLY CREEPY. Cause you guys are a fucked up bunch. Do you really think you can do anything to help anybody in the world? You freaks are delusional. Panels and Powerpoint slides aren’t going to cut it. Admit it, you’re here for the hot toddys and snow bunnies– that’s right, I’m looking at you Angela Merkel!
(A few gasps and a couple of walk outs.)
Khan Manka, Jr.:
Klaus, please, back off. Do you want me to tell the crowd that it wasn’t the cheese that put you on that toilet all night?
(Klaus Schwab backs away a bit but stays on the stage.)
Now I can tell there are a few people here from Silicon Valley . I can tell because you are wearing hoodies instead of business casual like you were told. Yet another rule you seem to have disregard for. Why would you care less about what your hosts want or think? It’s called human decency, assholes.
You could care less about anything because you think you run the world.
For more insight on DAVOS from the speech of Khan Manka, Jr, here's the link:
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