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We mourn the passing of Prof. Dr. Henrik Enderlein We mourn the passing of Prof. Dr. Henrik Enderlein * September 13, 1974 † May 28, 2021 He was our colleague, knowledgeable partner and, in the early years of our organization, host at the Hertie School of Governance. His enthusiasm and staunch advocacy of multilateralism will always remain an inspiration to us. Our sympathies go ... Read more
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Merkel, Draghi and Guterres call for fair access to Covid-19 vaccines at Global Solutions Summit PRESS RELEASE Speakers said the pandemic has highlighted the need for strengthened global solidarity and a recoupling of economic, social and environmental prosperity Berlin, May 31st 2021 – German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for enhanced global solidarity and fair access to Covid-19 vaccines at the Global Solutions Summit which brought together leaders from politics, business and civil society to ... Read more
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UN’s Guterres: Unfair vaccine distribution is ‘totally unacceptable’ UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that vaccination efforts in rich countries could be undermined by new virus mutations in the global South Berlin, May, 28th 2021 – Inequities in vaccine distribution are “totally unacceptable,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the Global Solutions Summit, warning that “anger” in countries falling behind could endanger international relations. Condemning vaccine nationalism and hoarding, Guterres said the vaccination campaigns of rich nations in the global North ... Read more
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Taiwan minister shares vision of using digital tools to improve society The nation is using collective intelligence to address social needs, Audrey Tang tells summit Berlin, May, 28th 2021 – Technology must work for the people, Taiwan’s Digital Minister Audrey Tang told the Global Solutions Summit, as she laid out the nation’s vision of using digital tools to improve government effectiveness and build more open and ... Read more
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Multilateralism is ‘bouncing back:’ Merkel and Draghi call for more global cooperation German Chancellor and Italian Prime Minister stress need for access to vaccines for poorest countries Berlin, May, 28th 2021 – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Mario Draghi, Italy’s Prime Minister and President of the G20, kicked off the second day of the Global Solutions Summit by making a strong case for multilateralism and global cooperation ... Read more
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Global Solutions Summit highlights need for fundamental system change in post-Covid world The summit’s first day featured calls to strengthen health preparedness, guarantee human rights in the digital realm, and overhaul economic modelling, accounting and trade governance Berlin, May, 27th 2021 – The Global Solutions Summit kicked off on Thursday as a “rallying cry” for a Great Realignment, with top politicians, academics and business chiefs calling for ... Read more
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Central banks are increasingly focused on climate change and call for new economic modelling An executive board member of the ECB tells a Global Solutions Summit panel that current models are “quite deficient” in measuring transition risk Berlin, May, 27th 2021 – A new conception of economic modelling is needed in the fight against climate change, which has increasingly become a focus for central banks, according to a panel at the Global Solutions Summit. Isabel Schnabel, executive board member of ... Read more
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Accounting is aligned against climate action and must be overhauled, Global Solutions Summit panelists say Accounting and financial reporting currently penalizes businesses investing in net zero strategies Berlin, May, 27th 2021 – The current system of corporate reporting needs to be overhauled if the world is to attain climate goals, according to a panel on the constraints of accounting at the Global Solutions Summit. A business’s chief executive wanting to implement a net zero strategy today is likely to be dissuaded by the chief financial officer ... Read more
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Global Solutions Summit kicks off as ‘rallying cry’ for a Great Realignment The annual event provides recommendations on the key challenges facing the G20 and comes at a watershed created by the coronavirus pandemic Berlin, May, 27th 2021 – The Global Solutions Summit kicked off on Thursday as a “rallying cry” for fundamental system change and comes at a “historical watershed” created by the coronavirus pandemic, Global Solutions Initiative President Dennis Snower said. The two-day event brings together representatives from politics, academia, business and civil society to discuss the key issues on the agenda ... Read more