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Women mean business – how we can help them succeed

08 March 2022 Helen Shymanski - (OECD) and David Halabisky - (OECD)

Reading Time: 4 minutesRecent research suggests that women-founded businesses perform better over time and deliver higher revenue – more than twice as much per dollar invested – than men-founded businesses. In addition, women-founded start-up teams create more jobs for women – they employ 2.5 times more women than all-male start-up teams.

What if women ruled the world of water?

08 March 2022 Oriana Romano - (OECD), Boleslawa M. Witmer - (WfWP) and Melissa Kerim-Dikeni - (OECD)

Reading Time: 4 minutesWater is one of our most precious resources. How we manage it matters. Despite some progress, the role of women in water decision-making remains marginal. Making the water sector more gender-balanced, and involving more women in water decision-making could help make water management more effective, more equitable and more sustainable.

Keeping food on the table: cities for sustainable food systems

04 March 2022 Stefano Marta - (OECD) and Koen Deconinck - (OECD)

Reading Time: 3 minutesBy 2050, up to 55% of the world population will be living in urban areas, consuming 80% of the world’s food. Already around a third of produced food goes to waste at a value of USD 940 billion annually.

Climate action needs local leaders: can they rise to the challenge?

01 March 2022 Andrés Fuentes Hutfilter - (OECD) and Jolien Noels - (OECD)

Reading Time: 3 minutesLocal leaders will need to mobilise their communities to tackle the very different challenges they will face and seize new opportunities in making the transition to net zero, as set out in the 2021 OECD Regional Outlook. In doing so, they can bring together solutions to generate important local well-being benefits.

All together now? Migrant integration at the local level

25 February 2022 Margaux Tharaux - (OECD) and Bert Kuby - (EC)

Reading Time: 3 minutes1 in 10 people across OECD countries are migrants. They bring fiscal benefits to their host countries. Latest OECD estimates across 25 countries show that migrants contributed USD 2.5 trillion in taxes annually, USD 570 billion more than governments spent on them.

Covid-19 and commercial real estate: the threat to city finances

22 February 2022 Howard Chernick - (CUNY)

Reading Time: 4 minutesMass adoption of remote working has reduced the value of living close to city centers along with demand for office space. A sharp adjustment in property prices is likely, presenting cities with significant fiscal risks. In response, mayors will need to rethink the role of city centers and actively work to shore up revenues.

Tackling growing pains – how scale-ups can lead the recovery

18 February 2022 Lenka Wildnerova - (OECD) and Carlo Menon - (OECD)

Reading Time: 3 minutes “scale up” account for the majority of new jobs in the economy. These firms can play a key role in the recovery. However, scaling up brings new challenges.

What can we learn about the circular economy from social entrepreneurs?

16 February 2022 Stephan Kampelmann - (Sonian Wood Coop)

Reading Time: 5 minutesEvery year the city of Brussels imports over 60 000 tons of wood, when the wood could be sourced from the Sonian Forest just outside the city. Instead, most of the wood sourced from the forest is exported to Asia to be processed and sent back as finished products. The Sonian Wood Coop was launched in 2019 to change this dynamic.

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