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Share of respondents (%)Talent and/or labour shortages
Disruptions to a systemically important
supply chain
Lack of economic opportunity or unemployment
Asset bubble bursts
Economic downturn (recession, stagnation)Inflation
Inequality (wealth, income)
Pollution (air, soil, water, etc.)
Disruptions to critical infrastructure
Debt (public, corporate, household)Top global risks addressed by Corporate strategies FIGURE D.6
Source
World Economic Forum Global Risks
Perception Survey 2024-2025."Which approach(es) do you expect to have the most potential for driving action on risk reduction and preparedness
over the next 10 years?"
Risk categories Economic Environmental Geopolitical Societal Technological
Share of respondents (%)Societal polarization
Misinformation and disinformation
Intrastate violence
(riots, mass shootings, gang violence, etc.)
Censorship and surveillance
Talent and/or labour shortagesErosion of human rights and/or of civic freedoms
Adverse outcomes of frontier technologies
(quantum, biotech, geoengineering)
State-based armed conflict
(proxy, civil wars, coups, terrorism, etc.)
Concentration of strategic resources
(and technologies)
Geoeconomic confrontation
(sanctions, tariffs, investment screening)Top global risks addressed by Multi-stakeholder engagement FIGURE D.7
Source
World Economic Forum Global Risks
Perception Survey 2024-2025 ."Which approach(es) do you expect to have the most potential for driving action on risk reduction and preparedness
over the next 10 years?"
Risk categories Economic Environmental Geopolitical Societal Technological
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