A Chatham-House-rules workshop to brainstorm how to encourage improvement through targeted discussions among stakeholders. Discussion tables will be split by topic, including corporate engagement, regulation, emerging markets, credits, biodiversity standards and scaling up start up solutions.
Full workshop description and discussion questions available here.
Switzerland, like most developed economies, is targeting net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. Thanks to several advantages, resulting from both previous policy decisions and geography, the country has the lowest carbon intensity (emissions per unit of GDP) of any developed country, and the third lowest globally. In its forthcoming whitepaper, the UBS Sustainability and Impact Institute (SII) will analyze the big question: where do we currently stand on the transition journey and what is the path ahead?
Building on the insights from the SII whitepaper, this panel will address:
- What is the state of decarbonization in different industry sectors and how does policy play a part?
- What are the overall challenges and opportunities in the different sectors?
- How is finance mobilizing capital towards real economy solutions in these sectors?
How can companies set goals that go beyond financial profits? How can organisations create prosperity through purpose? What type of leadership do we need to get there? This event will delve into these challenges and opportunities. It will challenge business practices, inspire innovations, and demonstrate that profitability through sustainability works.
This collaborative session will onboard the audience in identifying potential barriers to engaging with emerging funds and lead the group to propose solutions to overcome these obstacles. From this session, we want to identify several key action items to facilitate the development of catalytic financing mechanisms.
Regenerative practices can reduce the environmental impact of our global food system, but financing this transition at scale is a major challenge. This session will discuss the current financing bottlenecks for companies and growers, explore solutions, and share successful case studies.
A practical exploration into how agrologistics data, business models, finance, policy, technology can be channelled to unlock public and private finance to transform food systems. A consortium of global stakeholders explains their transition approach and how to bridge the need of global institutions and local businesses.
An interactive workshop leveraging inputs from the EU EIT Food Regenerative Innovation Portfolio, European and WEF Global Food Innovation Hubs, and diverse stakeholders to develop practical pathways to unlock financing for regenerative agriculture landscapes with a focus on local implementation.
Be it for ESG integration, climate risk modeling, impact investing, streamlining data processing etc. AI could support financial institutions in many aspects in their transition. We will showcase market usage of AI, its challenges, and define with the participants how to best leverage this technology to accelerate the transition.
The launch event for the Swiss National National Partner to the GSG on Impact Investing features an introduction by SSF and Tameo, a statement from the NP Executive Chair, and an overview of key projects for 2025. Attendees will discuss predefined challenges in small groups, guided by experts.
Economists agree: pricing emissions brings systemic climate finance incentives. However, challenges remain: from incomprehension and fear of loss of competitiveness to pressure on low-income groups. The Climate Incentive (CI) addresses these by covering all emissions and disbursing all income to citizens. CI will be critically discussed to design consensual policies.