Our businesses

We are an organisation that exists to drive progress. Our businesses share a devotion to innovation, independence and rigour in their fields of expertise. We empower people to understand and tackle the critical challenges and changes facing the world. Our analytical rigour, global expertise and evidence-based insights enable individuals and organisations to make sense of these shifts and chart a course through them.

The Economist makes sense of a changing world. With rigorous reporting, in-depth analysis and global perspective, we explain today’s most important events and seek to discern the trends that will shape tomorrow. At the core of everything we do is our independence. This is underpinned by our editorial culture and governance structure. Our only loyalty is to the facts and our founding mission.

For almost two centuries, The Economist has been committed to taking part “in a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our progress”. Our roots are liberal in the classical sense. We were founded in 1843 to oppose Britain’s protectionist Corn Laws and have championed free markets, open societies and individual liberties ever since. We believe these are the foundations on which human progress thrives.

Economist Enterprise is The Economist Group’s unified B2B business. It brings together our capabilities in research, thought leadership, events and partnerships to help organisations navigate complexity and shape the conversations that matter. By combining analytical rigour with global reach, Economist Enterprise delivers the clarity, credibility and visibility that leaders need to make confident decisions and influence outcomes.

Economist Education equips professionals with essential skills and knowledge for the modern workplace through self-paced, online courses. The Economist’s team of correspondents and editors feature alongside invited experts to bring clarity and insights on subjects ranging from artificial intelligence to business writing and geopolitics.

Our multidisciplinary approach makes complex subjects accessible to a global audience. We focus on helping each learner apply insights to their individual context.

We bring a fresh voice to education through:

• An independent and data-driven perspective

• Access to the viewpoints of world leaders in their fields

• A balanced, global outlook

• A worldview that is pro-business, pro-trade and pro-technology