Special Reports provide in-depth FT coverage of countries around the world, as well as industries from tech to luxury and themes ranging from workplace health to entrepreneurship.

Europe’s long term growth champions

The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on November 12 2025

We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):

Introduction

The listing of Europe’s long-term growth champions consists of companies that have 

proven resilience over a 10 year period. However, their sources of long-term growth face big challenges in a world that must position itself for onslaughts in the form of US tariffs and trade barriers and the growth of artificial intelligence. 

Technology

Nearly 20 per cent of the 300 constituents of Europe’s Long Term Growth Champions are in the Information Technology and Software sector. What are the EU and UK doing to position themselves for strategic growth in these areas?

Women

How important have women been as either a market or in steering senior leadership for Europe’s Long Term Growth champions? Could paying more attention deliver bigger profits? 

Italy 

More than 20 per cent of the companies in the listing are from Italy and a significant proportion of them are in the health care and life sciences sector. Around a quarter of Italy’s population is over 65, so demand for companies in this sector is likely to grow. 

UK

The UK accounts for the second largest contingent of companies in the listing of Europe’s Long Term Growth Champions and has a government which has pledged to deliver growth. What is it planning to do, what are the challenges, and how have past efforts to inject growth worked?

Column

The arguments for public vs private ownership, and what professional investors are looking for before they commit funds to a company.

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Investing in America

The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on November 5 2025

We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):

Tariffs, Trade, and Supply Chains

Donald Trump’s tariff strategy has upended world trade, posing deep questions for companies planning to invest in the US or deal with companies based there.

The US Workforce 

The government’s strategy is intended to create more jobs in the US economy. What is the state of the US jobs market? Can companies investing in the US hire enough suitable staff?  

Infrastructure Investment 

Trump has paused much of the remaining infrastructure investment promoted by his predecessor Joe Biden but has promised more money for investment in tech infrastructure. Where are the new opportunities?

Auto Industry

US automakers and their suppliers are in the crosshairs of Trump’s tariff strategy, which offers them both opportunities and potential problems. What are their prospects?

Oil & Gas 

Trump has promised to “drill baby, drill”. How has the oil & gas sector responded and what is the outlook for US energy production?

Dealing with the Trump Administration 

How are companies dealing with the plethora of demands coming out of the US government?

Best City

Profile of the winning city in the FT’s ranking of best US cities for international business.

Relations with Japan

Japan was one of the first countries to start talks with the Trump administration after the tariffs were announced in April. Has the early mover advantage been a benefit? 

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Managing Climate Change 

The Financial Times proposes to publish this Special Report on 10 November 2025

We plan to include the following pieces of content (please note this list is provisional):

Overview. 

What to expect from this year’s UN climate talks; the biggest topics on the agenda and the key challenges facing negotiators.

10 Years Since Paris. 

A decade has passed since the landmark 2015 Paris agreement, where almost 200 countries committed to limiting warming since pre-industrial times to well under 2C and preferably to 1.5C. How much has the world achieved in that time to slow climate change? Including graphics.

Brazil. 

Brazil has tried to balance its role as host of this year’s COP with expanding its own oil and gas production – insisting it is compatible with international efforts to limit global warming. Now it wants to use the summit to propose a $125bn global fund for forest conservation, encouraging wealthy countries to contribute financially to preserve carbon-absorbing tropical forests. Will it work?

Big Polluters. 

How are the world’s biggest carbon emitters managing their need for energy security alongside growing pressure to decarbonise heavy industry and shift to renewables?

Carbon Pricing. 

The EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), due to come into effect next year, has attracted criticism from developing countries. Is an international carbon pricing framework still possible, and what are the alternatives?

Finance 

Around $1.3tn annually will be needed by 2035 in climate finance to help developing economies adapt to climate change. How to bridge the gap between what is required and what is currently available, and to ensure the funds are deployed effectively?

US Policy. 

What does President Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris accord and scrapping of US clean energy policies mean for global climate policy?

China. 

Despite being the world's biggest producer of greenhouse gases China is leading the way as a greentech superpower – with significant geopolitical implications. How will this reshape the international order?

UAE. 

A look at how Gulf countries are experimenting with cloud seeding to stimulate rain and help address water shortages.

In Pictures. 

How one country is innovating and adapting to the effects of global warming.

Interview. 

We speak to a key figure in climate action on how to find optimism amid a worsening climate crisis.

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Europe’s long term growth champions

The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on November 12 2025

We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):

Introduction

The listing of Europe’s long-term growth champions consists of companies that have 

proven resilience over a 10 year period. However, their sources of long-term growth face big challenges in a world that must position itself for onslaughts in the form of US tariffs and trade barriers and the growth of artificial intelligence. 

Technology

Nearly 20 per cent of the 300 constituents of Europe’s Long Term Growth Champions are in the Information Technology and Software sector. What are the EU and UK doing to position themselves for strategic growth in these areas?

Women

How important have women been as either a market or in steering senior leadership for Europe’s Long Term Growth champions? Could paying more attention deliver bigger profits? 

Italy 

More than 20 per cent of the companies in the listing are from Italy and a significant proportion of them are in the health care and life sciences sector. Around a quarter of Italy’s population is over 65, so demand for companies in this sector is likely to grow. 

UK

The UK accounts for the second largest contingent of companies in the listing of Europe’s Long Term Growth Champions and has a government which has pledged to deliver growth. What is it planning to do, what are the challenges, and how have past efforts to inject growth worked?

Column

The arguments for public vs private ownership, and what professional investors are looking for before they commit funds to a company.

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Electrification

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12 September, 10 October, 14 November & 12 December 2025

We plan to include the following pieces of content (please note this list is provisional):

Electrification: Why Does it Matter

Many countries are trying to move away from fossil fuels by replacing petrol-fired cars and gas-fired boilers with electric cars and heat pumps. Not only can this electricity be produced from renewable sources, but electric models are typically more efficient. But electrification requires new infrastructure and is technically challenging.

The World’s First Electrostate

China is rapidly electrifying its economy, with about 30 per cent of its energy now supplied through electricity, and a growing portion of its electricity supplied by wind and solar farms. 

Grid Congestion

The roadblock to net zero: Electricity networks around the world are in dire need of investment so they can cope with planned development of wind and solar farms, electric car charging points, heat pumps and data centres. 

The Supercables Era

The wind might not always blow and the sun might not always shine everywhere -- but it is always doing so somewhere. To help solve renewables’ intermittency challenges, several developers are trying to build huge cables connecting countries across different time zones and weather systems.

Supply Chain Strain

The push towards electrification and renewable electricity is putting huge strain on supplies of cables, transformers, gas-fired turbines, and electrical engineers. Energy developers in some countries report delays of several years getting hold of equipment, while prices are rising.

Technological Revolution

Running an electricity system dominated by wind and solar farms is technically challenging. Electricity supply and demand needs to be constantly balanced to prevent blackouts, but renewables are intermittent. What’s the best, most innovative technology being developed to address this, and can we rely on it? 

Solar Surge

Increasingly cheap and relatively easy to install, solar power is leading the way when it comes to growth in renewables. But intermittency remains a problem: countries with high portions of solar panels experience wild swings in power prices which can be difficult to manage.

Offshore Wind Woes 

Many countries want to build offshore wind in order to meet their net zero goals, to make the most out of lengthy coastlines or due to insufficient space on land. The technology has rapidly developed over the past decade, but is struggling with rising costs, supply chain strains, and political opposition in the US.

Heating Challenge

Home heating is a massive source of carbon dioxide emissions and one of the most challenging areas to decarbonise. Why is it proving so hard, and what steps are being taken to encourage households to switch to heat pumps?

Electric Car Surge

EVs accounted for more than a fifth of new car sales globally in 2024, boosted by sales in China. But growth in the US is now expected to be slower than previously thought. 

Industrial Revolution

Steel is a vital product but one of the most carbon-intensive to make. Many manufacturers are trying to move away from coal-fired blast furnaces and towards electric arc furnaces instead.

Data Centres

Data centres need vast amounts of energy to run their processes and stay cool, and want that electricity to be green. But green electricity is scarce in many areas and intermittent. Will the data centre revolution be good or bad for the green transition?

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Business Education:

European Business Schools

The Financial Times proposes to publish this Special Report on 01 December 2025.

We are likely to include the following articles. (Please note that this list is provisional.)

The 2025 FT European Business Schools Ranking 

Assessing the top schools, plus school profiles.

Analysis. 

The FT’s global education editor looks at which business schools did well in the ranking, plus trends in the sector.   

Trump Bump? 

Applications to European business schools rose sharply last year, surpassing the pandemic-era peak, as strong domestic and cross-border demand coincided with waning US appeal under Donald Trump’s visa curbs and criticism of universities — prompting French schools to fast-track deadlines to capture anxious foreign applicants. Can Europe convert this surge into lasting market share?

UK Woes. 

In contrast to the wider continent, UK business school applications fell again in 2024, with two-thirds of institutions reporting declines amid weaker domestic demand, falling study visa numbers and tougher immigration rules — raising the question of how the UK can preserve its global pull as policy headwinds mount, including a proposed 6 per cent levy on international fee income and a cut to post-study work rights from two years to 18 months. 

AI and Agility. 

How European business schools are reshaping programmes to prepare graduates for a job market disrupted by AI and automation, emphasising crisis simulations, scenario planning and human-centred decision-making. Are they delivering the practical and future-proofed skills employers want? 

Leading by Example? 

Many European business schools have made significant advances in focusing on and consistently reporting their own carbon emissions. An examination of progress, difficulties and potential pushback..

Degrees of Variety. 

The trend for European masters students to complete their qualifications at campuses in multiple European countries, absorbing different cultures and perspectives - one of the attractions of studying on the continent. What are the benefits and also the challenges of making this work, both for students undertaking  degrees and the schools providing them?

Charting the Course:  European Business Schools in data and graphics. 

Professor’s Column. 

An academic from a leading business school applies academic scrutiny to a current issue in business or leadership.

Teaching Case Study. 

The latest in a series of business school-style case studies exploring decisions and dilemmas facing executives. What would you do in their shoes? 

Study Story.

 A graduate recounts in their own words what it was like to study at a European business school and what it has meant for their career.  

Methodology:   How the ranking was compiled. 

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AI in Practice

The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on December 3 2025

We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):

Introduction

What are AI companies doing to ensure that people are actually using the products they have created? And how important are these practical applications for the AI industry? 

Education

How educational institutions are adapting to AI - whether they are teaching students how to use it; actively using it in their teaching of other subjects; or just telling all students to stay away. 

Accountancy

Accounting and consulting firms are putting AI to use across a wide range of their activities, from checking figures and transactions in day to day audits to higher profile advisory work. 

Science

A chemistry lab at Liverpool University has started using AI and robotics to help it conduct experiments. How widespread is the use of AI across scientific labs, and how helpful is it to scientists?

Defence

How is the defence sector adapting to the use of AI? Are security services around the world adopting the technology rapidly, or are there concerns over its use?

Banking 

How AI is being used in retail and small business banking. Is it being used to help make decisions on who to lend to or how much to lend, or on what other products the bank could be marketing to its customers? 

Technology

How companies across the tech sector are using AI in their day-to-day work. There have been suggestions that AI could replace coders, but is this actually proving to be the case?

Customer Service 

How companies around the world are implementing AI in their customer service functions, and whether these systems work well for the customers themselves.

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The Business of Formula One

The Financial Times proposes to publish this Special Report on 05 December 2025

We plan to include the following pieces of content (this synopsis is provisional):

Antonelli Interview “The Making (and Cost) of a Mercedes Driver”

Mercedes’ rookie Kimi Antonelli is more than the sport’s next young hope — he’s the product of a multimillion driver development programme. We speak to Antonelli about the pressures of being the team’s long-term investment and explore how Mercedes — like other elite F1 teams — treats young talent as both a sporting bet and a business asset.

Jonathan Wheatley – Life After Red Bull

After 19 years at Red Bull, Jonathan Wheatley made one of the most talked-about moves of the year, defecting to become Team Principal at Sauber, soon to become Audi F1 in January. There’s a rich story to explore – his past under Horner, his new role shaping Audi’s entry, and his long-term vision for the team.

2026 Regulations & Sustainability

The 2026 regulations mark a significant shift toward sustainability, introducing increased engine electrification and low-emission fuels. We’ll produce an explainer on what’s changing, assess F1’s progress toward its Net Zero 2030 goal, and question whether sustainability still holds the same geopolitical weight it once did. 

Long-Term Promoter Contracts

F1’s race promoters — the local organisers, from state-backed tourism boards in the Gulf to private investors in the U.S. — are locking in contracts longer than ever, with some running to 2035 and Miami secured through 2041. We examine the commercial logic behind these multi-year agreements, their impact on hosting fees, and what they reveal about F1’s global confidence and growth strategy.

MotoGP – Liberty Media’s Next Move

Following Liberty Media’s $4bn acquisition of MotoGP, we speak to Guenther Steiner about why he’s fronting a team takeover within the series. What does Liberty’s expansion into two-wheel racing mean for F1’s ecosystem – and is consolidation of global motorsport on the horizon?

F1’s Volunteer Stewards – The Unpaid Referees of a Billion-Dollar Sport

F1 is a multi-billion-dollar sport: drivers earn millions, teams attract vast sponsorships, and media rights soar. Yet, the stewards — the sport’s referees — remain volunteers. With growing calls for professionalism, we ask: why hasn’t F1 modernised its officiating structure?

Life in the Fast Lane: The Hidden Workforce Behind Formula 1

Away from the spotlight, hundreds of specialists travel the globe to keep Formula 1 running — from pit-crew tyre changers to logistics coordinators. We profile one of the sport’s travelling team members to reveal what life on the road is really like: the pay, the workload, the camaraderie and the toll.

FIA Presidential Election

The FIA Presidential Election takes place on December 12, just after our publication date – and it’s shaping up to be a major moment for motorsport governance. We’ll speak to both candidates and explore what’s at stake: the future direction of F1, motorsport regulation, and the FIA’s global influence.

The Business of Speed: Why Car Makers Still Chase F1 Glory

As Audi prepares to join Formula 1, we examine what global car brands really seek from an association with the sport — and whether it pays off. From Mercedes and Aston Martin to Renault and Alfa Romeo, manufacturers have long used F1 for marketing, innovation and prestige. But with the motor industry under financial and environmental pressure, can mainstream carmakers still justify the cost of going racing?

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FT Health:  

Communicable Diseases

The Financial Times proposes to publish this Special Report on 10 December 2025.

We plan to include the following pieces of content (please note this list is provisional):

The growing threat to herd immunity

Vaccination rates are falling, misinformation is rising and the US health department is now led by a longstanding vaccine sceptic, making preventable diseases from decades ago a threat once again. How should institutions respond to the challenge? 

The growing threat of vector-borne diseases 

The EU has reported a record number of local infections with mosquito borne diseases this summer. Lyme disease, spread by ticks, is also on the move, partly because of human interventions in woodlands. 

HIV: A success story under threat

Over the past four decades, HIV has transformed from a deadly diagnosis into a largely manageable condition, thanks to scientific breakthroughs and international collaboration. Yet these gains are now threatened by the cuts to aid programmes, threatening to stall progress, just as a HIV-free future might come into reach. 

How wastewater testing can protect public health

UK Health Security Agency has launched a programme to test whether wastewater monitoring can serve as an early alert system for viral outbreaks - after success during the covid pandemic. The method is now suggested as a way to monitor measles, anti-microbial resistance, and even illegal substance use. 

How AI and other technologies are being used to combat drug-resistant microbes

With help from artificial intelligence, MIT researchers have designed novel antibiotics that might help to combat infections by drug-resistant pathogens, while scientists at Rockefeller University applied bioinformatics to help find new antibiotics targets.

How to keep Tuberculosis at bay, on a budget

A study estimates that the US funding cuts could lead to up to 2.2mn additional deaths from tuberculosis. How is reduced funding straining current TB strategies, and can scientific advances help frontline programmes to do more with less?

Explainer: Chagas disease

Once confined to rural Latin America, Chagas disease is now being detected in 44 countries, including the US, Canada, and parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia. The parasitic infection can remain silent for years before causing serious heart complications. Current treatments are limited and often most effective only early after infection.

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Electrification

The Financial Times proposes to publish this four part FT Report series on

12 September, 10 October, 14 November & 12 December 2025

We plan to include the following pieces of content (please note this list is provisional):

Electrification: Why Does it Matter

Many countries are trying to move away from fossil fuels by replacing petrol-fired cars and gas-fired boilers with electric cars and heat pumps. Not only can this electricity be produced from renewable sources, but electric models are typically more efficient. But electrification requires new infrastructure and is technically challenging.

The World’s First Electrostate

China is rapidly electrifying its economy, with about 30 per cent of its energy now supplied through electricity, and a growing portion of its electricity supplied by wind and solar farms. 

Grid Congestion

The roadblock to net zero: Electricity networks around the world are in dire need of investment so they can cope with planned development of wind and solar farms, electric car charging points, heat pumps and data centres. 

The Supercables Era

The wind might not always blow and the sun might not always shine everywhere -- but it is always doing so somewhere. To help solve renewables’ intermittency challenges, several developers are trying to build huge cables connecting countries across different time zones and weather systems.

Supply Chain Strain

The push towards electrification and renewable electricity is putting huge strain on supplies of cables, transformers, gas-fired turbines, and electrical engineers. Energy developers in some countries report delays of several years getting hold of equipment, while prices are rising.

Technological Revolution

Running an electricity system dominated by wind and solar farms is technically challenging. Electricity supply and demand needs to be constantly balanced to prevent blackouts, but renewables are intermittent. What’s the best, most innovative technology being developed to address this, and can we rely on it? 

Solar Surge

Increasingly cheap and relatively easy to install, solar power is leading the way when it comes to growth in renewables. But intermittency remains a problem: countries with high portions of solar panels experience wild swings in power prices which can be difficult to manage.

Offshore Wind Woes 

Many countries want to build offshore wind in order to meet their net zero goals, to make the most out of lengthy coastlines or due to insufficient space on land. The technology has rapidly developed over the past decade, but is struggling with rising costs, supply chain strains, and political opposition in the US.

Heating Challenge

Home heating is a massive source of carbon dioxide emissions and one of the most challenging areas to decarbonise. Why is it proving so hard, and what steps are being taken to encourage households to switch to heat pumps?

Electric Car Surge

EVs accounted for more than a fifth of new car sales globally in 2024, boosted by sales in China. But growth in the US is now expected to be slower than previously thought. 

Industrial Revolution

Steel is a vital product but one of the most carbon-intensive to make. Many manufacturers are trying to move away from coal-fired blast furnaces and towards electric arc furnaces instead.

Data Centres

Data centres need vast amounts of energy to run their processes and stay cool, and want that electricity to be green. But green electricity is scarce in many areas and intermittent. Will the data centre revolution be good or bad for the green transition?

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The World in 2026

The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report in January 2026

We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):

Great power relations in the Trump era

The 2026 meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos will take place a year after Donald Trump’s second inauguration. How have relations between the world’s powers evolved in that time?

What next for global institutions?

Donald Trump has made no secret of his distaste for large multinational institutions, and the US has cut its involvement in a string of UN-related initiatives. Are bilateral relations between countries taking the place of multilateral efforts when it comes to solving the world’s problems?

Trade and tariffs

The world has started to adjust to the new era of tariffs. Have early predictions about the impact on global trade been realised? 

Global defence spending

Defence spending hit $2.46trn last year, up almost a tenth on 2023, and the rate of growth is likely to accelerate as countries fulfil promises to increase their security budgets and cut back elsewhere. 

Europe’s economy 

The European economy is stagnating - the IMF has forecast 1.1 per cent growth in 2026 for the Eurozone, well below the global rate of 3.1 per cent. We look at how the region’s leaders can generate extra growth.

AI and the workplace

Generative AI is already affecting the graduate marketplace, and has the potential to radically change employment patterns around the world. Policymakers are starting to prepare for the impact that the technology will have on society. 

APAC’s crypto boom

The volume of crypto transactions has been growing sharply in the APAC region, with India, Vietnam, and Pakistan among major markets. What is behind the growth, and will it be sustained in 2026? Will crypto become a commonly used means of exchange in the region?

Gen Z protest movements

Protest movements have been springing up against governments in Asia, Africa and Latin America in reaction to corruption, inequality and authoritarianism. Will these protests last, and will they achieve their aims?

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Investing in Wine

The Financial Times proposes to publish this FT Report on 17 September 2026

We plan to include the following features (please note that this list is provisional):

Argentina 

Argentina’s wine industry has based its growth and success on the popularity of Malbec. But challenges are growing, as global drinking habits change and the peso strengthens. How is the wine industry - including big names such as Catena and Zuccardi - responding to these challenges? And how successful are attempts to diversify beyond Malbec and promote the industry through initiatives such as Cyber Wine Week?

Bordeaux / Burgundy 

A two year price crash during 2024-25 has offered opportunities to keen collectors in these two famous regions. Which wines offer good value? 

A Wine Trader’s View of Today’s Market 

Interview with a trader such as Gary Boom, the founder/CEO of Bordeaux Index, about how fine wine trading has changed in recent years and how younger investors view the market.

English Vineyards  

After a tough 2024 vintage and rising costs for vineyard owners, some winemakers put up For Sale signs. What has happened since? Will foreign winemakers buy more land as aging owners seek to cash out?

Italian wines

Italian wines get plenty of attention from wine lovers, but relatively few attract collectors. Which ones are worth considering for investors new to the country?

Storage

UK storage costs have risen just when the government has increased customs and VAT on wine. This has made holding lower value wines in external storage expensive. Should you clear out some of your lower priced wines?

Auctions

A review of the auction market for wine. Older collectors have increasingly put their large fine wine holdings up for sale.  

Wine Investment Schemes

Many investment schemes promise big or even steady returns based on past performance. But some of these businesses could be under financial pressure after years of declining fine wine prices and investor withdrawals. 

How to Sell

Buying is easy, but what about selling your fine wine? While collectors get plenty of help building their wine cellars, selling can require careful thought and planning. There are different routes to disposing of a selection of wines or an entire collection, including auctions, private sales or simply selling via a merchant. Associated costs may have to be balanced against efficiency and ease of exit.  

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