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As the global environmental crisis reaches unprecedented levels, businesses face mounting pressure to act. But this challenge is also a major business opportunity. The companies that move quickly to tackle biodiversity loss will not only protect our planet, but they will also unlock new pathways to growth, mitigate risks, and strengthen their ma…

AI could threaten high-income economies’ attractiveness to talent, finds 2024 IMD World Talent Ranking. The economies where AI is most noticeably replacing humans are found to also be those where discrimination is on the up – and there seems to be a likely link. The 2024 IMD World Talent Ranking (WTR) report has signalled how policymakers should…

This report provides a first mapping of the humanitarian impact finance continuum to identify different sources of funding for each respective actor (who does what, at what stage, and with what investment criteria) and thereby lower the barrier for innovation and successful implementation. It provides a playbook with concrete examples for change…

As new technologies optimizing platforms, supply chains and processes become ubiquitous, organizations looking for sustainable competitive advantage are refocusing on investing in talent. AI can execute quickly on repetitive tasks and data analyses, but when it comes to connecting diverse and disconnected ideas to drive innovation and creativity…

To amplify the program’s reach, Bayer approached IMD about one of its existing online programs, hoping to deploy at scale the new, expected behaviors to its line managers across the globe as quickly as possible in an impactful way. IMD boldly recommended an innovative approach that explored alternative pedagogical methods beyond traditional e-le…

Securitas’s group management team worked with IMD on a strategy journey that resulted in the articulation of the company’s new purpose and a fundamental business transformation supported by significant organizational development efforts across the company.

IMD produces a yearly Smart City Index offering a balanced focus on economic and technological aspects of smart cities on the one hand, and “humane dimensions” of smart cities (quality of life, environment, and inclusiveness) on the other. For the last two years, it has benefitted from a partnership with the Seoul-based World Smart Sustainable C…

This report by IMD in collaboration with digitalswitzerland and EPFL, sets out the findings of a proprietary survey on exposure, adoption, and attitudes towards usage and regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI) in Switzerland in 2024.

“I believe the glass ceiling is real, that it destroys morale, and that though we have made some progress, we are a long way from shattering it.” As we approach the 33rd anniversary of the US Department of Labor’s landmark report, The Glass Ceiling Initiative, the quote from Evan Kemp in the introduction to the original report is as relevant tod…

Now in its seventh year, the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking, produced by the IMD World Competitiveness Center, measures the capacity and readiness of 64 economies to adopt and explore digital technologies as a key driver for economic transformation in business, government and wider society. Based on a mixture of hard data and survey r…

In today’s ever-changing global economic landscape, we’re witnessing a shift from the era of rapid globalization to what’s commonly referred to as “slowbalization”. It is important to note that this shift doesn’t signal a retreat from international engagement; instead, it represents a deliberate and strategic response. This change is driven by a…

The 2023 WTR studied 64 economies – including Kuwait for the first time – by quantifying 31 criteria that involve both hard data and survey responses from executives. Each criterion was then organized into three factors: Investment and Development, which considers the domestic resources committed to cultivating homegrown talent; Appeal, which ev…