Building Bridges : Aligning Finance with Sustainability

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Building Bridges X Geneva Connection

Building Bridges is proud to launch the Building Bridges 2025 Podcast season, recorded live around the Sixth Edition of Building Bridges and the second season in collaboration with The Geneva Connection. This new season brings together senior voices shaping the global sustainable finance agenda, capturing the most important conversations from our flagship conference.

Hosted by Patrick Odier, Chairman of Building Bridges, and Karen Hitschke, CEO of Building Bridges, the series explores innovative solutions and investment opportunities across sustainable finance, innovation and impact data, resilience in the built economy, fiduciary duty, and the shifting dynamics of global markets.

The season brings together perspectives from across the ecosystem: senior figures from global financial institutions, policymakers shaping the regulatory environment, pioneers in climate and biodiversity data, leading voices from international organisations, and practitioners working on the front lines in emerging markets. Each episode pairs voices from different sectors to challenge assumptions, uncover tensions, and highlight where collaboration can unlock the most impact. Amid political headwinds and urgent capital needs, these conversations explore what it will take to scale credible opportunities, mobilise investment, and turn innovative ideas into market reality.

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Episode 1: Unstoppable: The Next Chapter of Sustainable Finance

Episode 2: Beyond Returns: Fiduciary Duty in the Age of Sustainability

Episode 3: Nature in Finance: From Global Standards to Data Innovation

Episode 4: Resilience in the Built Economy: From Real Estate to Risk Management

Building Bridges X Geneva Connection

Building Bridges was proud to launch the first season of The Geneva Connection podcast on 17 February, 2025: Let’s Talk Finance! Let’s Talk Impact!

The Geneva Connection Podcast explores how sustainable investing benefits people, planet, and profit. Whether you’re an institutional or a private investor, a corporate leader, or just someone curious about making investments that are not just smart, but truly transformational—this podcast is for you! From Geneva—where finance and diplomacy converge—we bring you expert-led discussions with actionable insights on nature-positive finance, impact investing, sustainable finance strategies, and cutting-edge innovations.

Building Bridges flagship annual event and 5th edition in December 2024 was the focus of Season 1, providing a platform for thought leaders to explore how finance can drive positive change. The five-episode series features discussions on Nature Finance, Impact Investing, Transition Finance, and the Social and Equity Dimensions of Finance, capturing key conversations from the Building Bridges Summit. The season features experts like Patrick Odier, Karen Hitschke, August Benz, André Hoffmann, Mark Halle, Jean Pesme, Anja Hannerz and Xiye Bastida.