Building Bridges at the Inaugural Climate Week Zurich
The inaugural Climate Week Zurich from 4–9 May, 2026, demonstrated the importance sustainability across Zurich-based institutions, with sustainable finance a central theme across the programme. As a community partner, Building Bridges was proud to contribute to this collective effort and to support dialogue across finance, academia and the wider ecosystem.
Throughout the week, Building Bridges engaged in multiple ways, reflecting its role as a neutral platform for exchange and collaboration. This included supporting speakers across a range of events, contributing expertise and perspectives to discussions on climate, sustainability and finance. Building Bridges also co‑organised several sessions, notably an event bringing together UBS, Swiss Re and Zurich on the first day on the role of finance to scale climate adaptation, followed by a high‑level roundtable with Zurich Group. These conversations provided space for senior leaders to exchange views on challenges, opportunities and the evolving role of financial institutions in the transition.
In addition, Building Bridges hosted a dedicated session with three of its founding partners at Careum in Zurich, titled “Sustainable and Climate Finance: From Roots to Innovation”, offering a focused setting to reflect on the foundations of sustainable finance and the importance of continued innovation and collaboration. Building Bridges CEO, Karen Hitschke, moderated a session led by Z Zurich Foundation, building on our commitment to support diverse perspectives and advance collaboration and impact.
Overall, Climate Week Zurich highlighted the value of partnership and dialogue in advancing sustainable finance, and Building Bridges was pleased to play its part in supporting these exchanges.
Learn more at https://www.climateweekzurich.org/
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