Global Impact Coalition’s Post

💡What can nature teach us about leadership and collaboration? 🌱 At our recent Global Impact Coalition (GIC) Executive Committee offsite, leaders from our member companies stepped away from their usual environments to explore, reflect, and connect—with ourselves, with each other, and with nature. In nature we uncovered insights that resonate with our work at GIC: 🌿 Ecosystems thrive on diversity. Just as forests depend on a mix of species to flourish, GIC’s strength lies in our ability to bring together a diverse range of companies—across industries and value chains—to collaborate in new ways and drive systemic change. 🌲 Nature creates value. Forests provide economic and ecological benefits—just as our projects are designed to drive both environmental progress and business opportunity. ❄️ Strength in unity. Snowflakes alone may melt, but when packed together, they become strong enough to form shelter. Likewise, when we join forces, we amplify our impact. 🍄 Nature wastes nothing. Mycelium networks transform fallen leaves into nutrients, completing nature’s perfect circularity. Inspired by this, we’re reimagining waste—turning used materials into valuable feedstock for a more circular economy. What lessons has nature taught you about leadership and collaboration? We’d love to hear your insights! 👇 And big thank you to our executive committee and teams for your continued collaboration! Marc-Xavier JOUBERT, Thomas Canova, Richard Haldimann, Sunghee Son, RYOSUKE (RYO) HIRAIDE, Fiona van den Brink, Álvaro Llanos García, Rik Sneep, Torsten Heinemann, Charlie Tan, Davide Del Ben, Amanda Martin, Minttu Bergendahl