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How can cities absorb the influx of people without developing new and more efficient ways of building, transporting, and consuming resources? Without significant disruption across urban infrastructure, the cities of the future will struggle to keep up, much less make progress toward things like mitigating climate change or providing quality education to every student.

The circular economy is now core policy for a growing number of countries with leadership from Finland, the European Union and Canada, but it is also taking a strong hold in Asia as Japan and China implement circular economic policies to transition them to a sustainable inclusive future.

In keeping with our mission to support the G20 to drive an ambitious infrastructure agenda, InfraCompass 2020 harnesses data from leading organisations around the world - including the World Bank, World Economic Forum, and the OECD - to assist countries to identify reforms that lead to better infrastructure investment.

Is ESG investment just a passing fad? What is the future of China’s Belt and Road Initiative? And does the Covid-19 pandemic mean we must reassess climate change targets? Our CEO Marie Lam-Frendo answers questions on the future of infrastructure.

The world is changing, and collectively we are underprepared for many of the challenges ahead. The Global Infrastructure Hub’s vision for the ideal future is a world where sustainable, resilient and inclusive infrastructure works for all people.

InfraTech has changed from a nice to have to a critical element in the ability to deliver sustainable, inclusive and resilient infrastructure.

Infrastructure can play a significant role in economic recovery of the post-COVID world. It's critically important for coronavirus stimulus measures to focus on projects that not only grow the economy, but also anticipate the impact of future risks, particularly climate change.

Mentors have played a vital role in supporting the top 20 teams hone their applications for the Global Infrastructure Hub’s (GI Hub) InfraChallenge competition, despite the challenges of a global pandemic.

Now is the perfect time for countries to improve the way they plan and deliver quality infrastructure, to provide greater security against the next global crisis - find out how InfraCompass is here to help.

While infrastructure is a driver of economic prosperity and can provide a solid basis for strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth, it is not a given that infrastructure investment will fully realise these aims without visionary planning and commitment. For infrastructure investment to deliver a more sustainable, resilient and inclusive global recovery, we need to create the right enabling environment now.

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all of our lives. And amidst the crisis it is impossible to envision how long it will last, or how life will be different once it is over. On the issue of mobility, however, a recent report by McKinsey & Co offers an optimistic forecast: this short period of disruption won’t affect existing major trends.

These five social infrastructure trends are not new concepts, but the rate at which they are appearing all over the world is staggering.

Small, steady and incremental reforms can have a major impact on driving sustainable, resilient and inclusive infrastructure.

The widespread recognition by infrastructure fund managers, lenders and investors of the importance of ESG principles appears only to have strengthened since the global pandemic. The distinct shift continues, from useful consideration to future-focused must-have.

As a budding entrepreneur, honing your pitch is critical to securing funding and support. Here are some of the do’s and don’ts when it comes to developing and presenting a strong pitch.

We asked the Top 10 teams a few questions to find out what makes them tick, key learnings from their start-up journey and what drives them.

We asked the Top 10 teams a few questions to find out what makes them tick, key learnings from their start-up journey and what drives them.

Increased adoption of digital infrastructure will allow cities, regions and their transport operators to integrate new transport modes.

Find out what implications data infrastructure will have have on business models and infrastructure delivery in the future.