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A New Global Economic Order

If you spend any time reading reports from the United Nations, International Monetary Fund or even the Wall Street Journal, the year 2050 holds great significance. As an upper limit to most peer-reviewed forecasts, the next few decades are widely considered fundamental to solving some of the world’s most significant challenges. Facing an unprecedented increase in our global population, accelerating environmental degradation and the limited reserves of our most essential resources, we must adapt to strengthen our way of life now and for generations to come.

So what will life be like in 2050? Firstly, there will be considerably more people.…

Building Meaningful Lives at the Milken Institute

We at Primal Group see profound value in driving a revolutionary transformation in business, one that is geared towards the adoption of innovative and exponential solutions to solve some of the world’s most significant challenges. Attending the 20^th Annual Milken Institute Conference over the last week alongside an impressive 4,000 industry leaders across finance, government, agriculture and healthcare, we had the great opportunity to explore the major social and economic challenges facing humanity.

The conference line up of 750 speakers included former President of the U.S. George W. Bush, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, President of the World Bank Taro Aso and Chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase Jamie Dimon.…

The $12 Trillion Opportunity

The world is reaching a crossroads. Global inequality has reached unprecedented levels with eight of the world’s richest men owning the same wealth as the 3.6 billion poorest people, almost half of humanity. More than 150 million children are forced into labor each year and an unprecedented 65 million people have been displaced around the world due to war and persecution. Environmental risks, from climate change to water security, are becoming increasingly severe. While some governments have responded to these grand challenges with nationalistic protectionism, businesses and investors are choosing instead to adopt a more nuanced approach to return on investment.…

Identifying Catalysts for Growth in a Complex World

There is a palpable atmosphere of change in the world with United States President Donald Trump celebrating his first 100 days in office, the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union and the resurgence of protectionism across many developed economies. Investors around the world are asking themselves three significant questions: Will such profound change in policy drive economic growth? What are the risks of this new global environment? How do I ensure sustainable wealth creation?

Change is seemingly welcome as the global economy shows promising signs of improvement. The International Monetary Fund expects global economic growth to rise from 3.1% in 2016 to 3.5% in 2017 and 3.6% in 2018.…

How to Achieve Sustainability in our Cities

Take a close look at any of the world’s major cities, from London to New York, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai and Bangalore, and you can clearly see humankind’s impressive rate of socioeconomic development. Urban centers have become a powerful source of innovation and prosperity in this rapidly changing world and, as a result, they have the profound opportunity and responsibility to become global leaders in sustainability efforts.

Global cities occupy 2% of the world’s surface and yet they are home to more than half of the world’s population (3.75 billion people), responsible for 75% of global energy consumption and 80% of CO2 emissions.…

Brazil’s Agenda for Investment and Economic Growth

Showing clear signs of recovery, Brazil’s economy is growing at its fastest rate since the peak of the commodity super cycle in 2010, according to the latest Central Bank figures and the Institute of International Finance. The International Monetary Fund GDP growth forecast for Brazil in 2017 has been revised up from flat to 0.2% in their latest World Economic Outlook. This is a significant improvement from the 3.6% decline experienced last year. As economic growth in Brazil is starting to move in the right direction, with forecasts for 2018 pegged at 1.7%, investor confidence is rising, the budget deficit is falling and inflation is plummeting.…

The Fertilizer Upgrade of the 21st Century

Mankind is faced with the significant challenge of producing more food in the next four decades than we have over the last 10,000 years and we simply will not be able to do so without healthy soils to nourish our crops. Many solutions have been explored throughout history, ranging from organic fertilizers, synthetic alternatives and naturally occurring minerals, all of which have greatly contributed to soil nutrition. Their application was the foundation of the Green Revolution of the 1960s, which famously saved over one billion people from starvation and the practices developed continue to feed over half of the world’s population today.…

Changing the Way We Talk About Climate

Our environment provides the very foundation for all life on Earth, offering the resources and natural services essential to our own survival. It is therefore our responsibility to play an active role in the protection and strengthening of the vast and beautiful world in which we live. With Earth Day scheduled for Saturday, April 22nd, 2017, this week has been filled with celebrations of the decisive and revolutionary movements being made towards a cleaner, safer and more sustainable future.

Our climate tells one of the most important stories of our age, due in part to its symbiotic relationship with global economic development.…