Closing the global infrastructure investment gap The World Economic Forum is fostering new approaches to infrastructure investment by maximizing private-sector investment in infrastructure This is being done by connecting multilateral development banks and governments with institutional investors such as banks, pension funds, insurance companies, asset managers and sovereign funds
The weakness in global critical infrastructure cybersecurity Critical infrastructure, including electric grids, water treatment facilities, transportation networks, pipelines and industrial plants, are now deeply interconnected Yet, despite their strategic importance, many of these essential systems remain alarmingly under-equipped when it comes to cybersecurity Solving this problem requires focus from everyone, from the plant operators to the cyber
Why we must invest in sustainable infrastructure Infrastructure forms the backbone of modern economies but there is an estimated $15 trillion infrastructure investment gap until 2040 Private capital is critical to closing this gap but institutional investors allocate an average of only 5% of their portfolios to infrastructure Sustainable infrastructure outperforms conventional infrastructure by over 20% under a net zero scenario