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The new Reimagining Collaboration in XR report from the World Economic Forum spotlights how immersive technology can drive global cooperation — and climate action.

Featuring Arctic Basecamp’s Pavilion, co-authored by Professor Gail Whiteman, the report shows how leaders were virtually placed on Arctic ice to experience the urgency of polar tipping points firsthand.

A powerful example of how innovation can turn data into empathy — and empathy into action. Read the full report here.

As escalating climate hazards threaten trillions in corporate assets, the new Business on the Edge report from the World Economic Forum warns that resilience is no longer optional- it’s existential.

Co-authored by our Executive Director Professor Gail Whiteman, this groundbreaking analysis connects Earth system tipping points to boardroom risk, revealing how physical climate shocks could erode global company earnings by up to 7% annually by 2035. The report challenges business leaders to move beyond mitigation toward adaptation, embedding resilience into every strategic decision.

Read the full Business on the Edge report to explore where the next disruptions will hit — and how forward-thinking companies can turn systemic risk into long-term strength.

As political shifts threaten sustainability progress, companies face a choice: Exit, Hide, Fight, or Foster. This article summarizes the strategic responses businesses are taking in the face of climate and DEI backsliding — from abandoning goals to doubling down on long-term impact.

Co-authored by our Executive Director Professor Gail Whiteman, this article explores how corporate leaders can navigate sustainability under pressure — and why true commitment shows when it’s hardest to maintain.

Read the full piece in the Stanford Social Innovation Review to see who’s leading, who’s retreating, and what it means for the future of responsible business.

World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma moved audience members to tears with a captivating performance of hope in Davos this morning.

He performed three pieces amid freezing conditions and heavy snow on the famous ‘magic mountain’ during the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting.

The Grammy-winning musician was ‘Performing Hope for the Glaciers’, a campaign led by the non-profit organisation Climate Basecamp.

With so many extraordinary women engaged in the battle against climate change, the biggest task in compiling Reuters Impact’s list of trailblazing women for International Women’s Day was whittling down our long list to only 25. We reluctantly decided not to include the likes of Christiana Figueres, Greta Thunberg, and U.N. Environment Programme chief Inger Andersen, who already have a high global profile for their work, in order to shine the light on women whose contributions may have flown under the radar.

Environmentalist, philanthropist and businessman Andre Hoffman tells Reuters IMPACT and Arctic Basecamp that the key to a sustainable future requires an urgent move from traditional financial accounting to impact accounting that measures social, human, and natural capital.

Jesper Brodin, CEO of Ingka Group, tells Reuters & Arctic Basecamp that circularity has overtaken renewable energy as the solution that excites him most in the climate conversation. Yet while he remains optimistic about the overall direction of travel, more courage and more risk-taking is urgently needed from business leaders to drive momentum.

In an exclusive conversation, Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie tells Reuters IMPACT and Arctic Basecamp that she feels enlightened by efforts to fight climate change, but at the same time impatient to see real progress. Describing herself as “glass half full,” the Princess tells us how eager she is to help move the needle on the environment.

Pakistan’s climate minister, Sherry Rehman, spoke to Reuters IMPACT and Arctic Basecamp on the fringes of the World Economic Forum saying that while everybody wants to help, the glass is only one-third full right now and that “hope is not a plan.”

Arctic Basecamp’s Gail Whiteman tells Reuters IMPACT why the arctic is key to managing climate change and that while the private sector wants to act faster to find solutions, it needs to work more closely with science to move forward. “I’m not seeing enough courage,” Whiteman says.

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Amid the noise of a frantic news agenda, Arctic Warning aims to keep the climate story front and centre and address the disconnect between boardroom conversations and the concerns, demands and hopes of younger generations. Hosted by Reuters Editor-at-Large Axel Threlfall and Professor Gail Whiteman, Founder of Arctic Basecamp, the series engages leaders from business and politics, activists and changemakers, presenting an exciting new approach to the climate challenge.

Description: In an exclusive conversation with Reuters IMPACT and Arctic Basecamp, Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson urges the world to double down on new green technologies such as wind and nuclear, saying the results will eventually speak for themselves. “You have to overcome people’s scepticism and show them that green agenda is going to bring their bills down,” he says.