PwC at Davos 2023
Working together to build trust and deliver sustained outcomes
As leaders gather in Davos from 16-19 January for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, PwC will join the discussions to help advance meaningful action to address the challenges facing our world today.
PwC in the Davos programme
PwC’s 26th Annual Global CEO Survey
On 16 January, PwC launched its 26th Annual Global CEO Survey in Davos. This year’s survey, which took place against the backdrop of climate change, technological disruption, demographic shifts, a fracturing world and social instability, reveals the issues that are top of mind for CEOs in the year ahead. Nearly three quarters of CEOs around the world believe economic growth will decline over the next 12 months, representing a ten-year low in confidence about global economic growth prospects. To learn more, read the report, and watch Bob Moritz, PwC Global Chairman, discuss the findings in Davos.
A crucial year to focus on climate adaptation
Bob Moritz, PwC Global Chairman, joined a panel on 19 January to discuss the need to develop and scale multi-stakeholder partnerships for climate adaptation, particularly in developing markets where adaptation costs could reach $300 billion a year by 2030.* To learn more, watch the panel and read our report with the World Economic Forum about accelerating business action on climate change adaptation.
*United Nations Environment Programme (2022). Adaptation Gap Report 2022: Too Little, Too Slow – Climate adaptation failure puts world at risk. Nairobi. https://www.unep.org/adaptation-gap-report-2022
"Slowing economic growth, geopolitical tensions and climate change are among the issues weighing on leaders. As these trends continue to transform the external environment, we are working with the World Economic Forum and others to help businesses build trust and deliver sustained outcomes for their organisation, society and the planet."
Investing in green skills to deliver net zero
Delivering the net zero transition at pace will take deep and broad support for systemic change. That makes the ‘just transition’ crucial, not only to make sure it is inclusive but also as a key to building momentum. Drawing on recent research conducted in collaboration with UNICEF in support of Generation Unlimited, this session looked at why green skills should be at the heart of action to deliver net zero and covered practical steps for a path forward. To learn more, read the report, ‘The net zero generation’, and watch the session in Davos.
Enabling stakeholder capitalism through technology
Shifting towards stakeholder capitalism requires a fundamental rewiring of how the economy works. In a world where companies are bound to one another, governments and society, technology can help enable collaboration and accelerate transformation. Watch the session in Davos to learn more.
Take on Tomorrow
Interested in hearing from leading experts figuring out what business could and should be doing to tackle the greatest challenges facing the world? Join hosts Ayesha Hazarika, a columnist and former senior political advisor in London, and Lizzie O’Leary, a business journalist in New York, to hear from some of the brightest minds and boldest thinkers on how they are taking on these problems, and how you could too. Listen to PwC’s Take on Tomorrow podcast, now available on all major podcast platforms.
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