HRH the Prince of Wales and other leaders on the Forum's Great Reset (2025)

"There is a golden opportunity to seize something good from this crisis...global crises know no borders, and highlight how interdependent we are as one people sharing one planet."

Speaking at the launch of the Forum's Great Reset on Wednesday, those were the words of HRH the Prince of Wales on humanity's chance to craft a more sustainable and equitable world in the wake of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

He added: “Unless we take the action necessary, and build in a greener and more inclusive and sustainable way, then we will have more and more pandemics.”

The Great Reset will be the theme of a unique twin summit to be convened by the World Economic Forum in January 2021. The 51st World Economic Forum Annual Meeting will bring together global leaders from government, business and civil society, as well as stakeholders from around the world to convene both in-person and virtual dialogues. But, more broadly, the Great Reset is a commitment to jointly and urgently build the foundations of our economic and social system for a more fair, sustainable and resilient post-COVID future.

The initiative grew out of the Forum's COVID Action Platform. And, as we enter a window of opportunity to shape the COVID-19 recovery, the Great Reset will offer insights to help inform all those determining the future state of global relations, the direction of national economies, the priorities of societies, the nature of business models and the management of a global commons.

Here's a roundup of a some of the key quotes and clips from today's launch:

To see more highlights from today's launch, check out our latest updates page from the Great Reset.

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