This OECD report examines carbon intensity metrics in the steel and cement sectors. It highlights challenges in producing internationally comparable metrics, explores current initiatives addressing ...

Asia is a major engine of global economic growth, but its capital markets mix strengths and persistent gaps that limit further growth. Here are ten essential facts every policy maker, investor and ...

This policy brief describes the current landscape of sustainability initiatives for policymakers involved in developing and implementing due diligence policy. It encourages policymakers to examine ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a transformative technology capable of tasks that typically require human-like intelligence, such as understanding language, recognising patterns, and making decisions.

The world is producing twice as much plastic waste as two decades ago, with the bulk of it ending up in landfill, incinerated or leaking into the environment, and only 9% successfully recycled, ...

The amount of plastic waste produced globally is on track to almost triple by 2060, with around half ending up in landfill and less than a fifth recycled, according to a new OECD report.

This paper takes stock of one year of policy responses to the 2022/2023 energy crisis triggered by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine from the perspective of small and medium-sized enterprises ...

Recent crises have reminded us of the importance of our daily bread, something that represents more than nutrition; it’s stability, security, and resilience. The OECD–FAO Agricultural Outlook ...

Teaching staff compensation forms the largest component of education budgets, averaging 58% of expenditure in public primary and secondary educational institutions across OECD countries. This share ...

Production and calorie intake of animal-source products are expected to increase as incomes rise in middle-income countries, but further increases in food production through improvements in ...

This blog sheds light on the extent to which artificial intelligence (AI) affects the activities of different economic sectors, revealing not only which sectors are leveraging AI today but also those ...

As of 2024, over two million people were estimated to be experiencing homelessness each year in OECD and EU countries. As a range of methodological challenges complicate the measurement of the extent ...