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.#Sustainability from #Davos2025 #wef Sanda Ojiambo Assistant Secretary-General, CEO and Executive Director of the #UNGlobalCompact #SustainableDevelopmentGoals #sdgs #agenda2030 #Wef2025

🇨🇭 B4NZ is heading to Davos! 🇨🇭 We’re excited to share that B4NZ will be attending the World Economic Forum in Davos at the end of January. This is a pivotal moment for us to represent our ecosystem on the global stage, engaging with financial institutions, businesses, and policymakers to advance the transition to net zero. Our key priorities for Davos include: 🔑 Building Global Connections: Strengthening relationships with the financial and business leaders driving change. 🤝 Amplifying Our Mission: Showcasing the power of collaboration in integrating sustainability into finance and policy. 🌟 Highlighting Our Workstreams: - Empowering SMEs to adopt sustainable practices. - Scaling solutions for retrofitting and energy efficiency. - Mobilising finance for emerging economies, our newest and critical focus area. This is an important step in ensuring our collective efforts—within our ecosystem and beyond—are aligned with global goals. We’d love to connect with others in Davos working towards the same vision. Let’s make 2025 the year we turn ambition into action! SEC Newgate UK Bloomberg Green Axios The Female Quotient Goals House Project Everyone Mastercard Oliver Wyman Climeworks World Climate Foundation Naomi Kerbel Ana Kreacic Jason Zimmermann

Heads of state and governments, top business leaders, global institutions, and civil society will convene at the World Economic Forum (WEF 2024) in Davos, Switzerland, on January 15-19, 2024, to discuss pressing global issues and how to act on them. 🌍 Climate change and economic inequity have been critical themes for Davos over the years, and this year’s event is expected to underscore sustainability themes, as well as the proactive role of emerging technologies, such as generative AI, in shaping a responsible future built on trust, collaboration, and sustainable development. 🌱🤝🔍 In this LinkedIn Live, we will help enterprises understand key takeaways from the WEF annual meeting and major trends in the climate and sustainability tech and services industry that are changing the marketplace in 2024. During the event, we’ll explore: ✅ What are leading global enterprises and global institutions doing to drive sustainability, and what’s working? 💡 ✅ What are the key demand themes in the market that sustainability leaders across the globe are following to accelerate their path to net zero? ✅ What are the key trends shaping technology and the services market for climate and sustainability?

Heads of state and governments, top business leaders, global institutions, and civil society will convene at the World Economic Forum (WEF 2024) in Davos, Switzerland, on January 15-19, 2024, to discuss pressing global issues and how to act on them. 🌍 Climate change and economic inequity have been critical themes for Davos over the years, and this year’s event is expected to underscore sustainability themes, as well as the proactive role of emerging technologies, such as generative AI, in shaping a responsible future built on trust, collaboration, and sustainable development. 🌱🤝🔍 In this LinkedIn Live, we will help enterprises understand key takeaways from the WEF annual meeting and major trends in the climate and sustainability tech and services industry that are changing the marketplace in 2024. During the event, we’ll explore: ✅ What are leading global enterprises and global institutions doing to drive sustainability, and what’s working? 💡 ✅ What are the key demand themes in the market that sustainability leaders across the globe are following to accelerate their path to net zero? ✅ What are the key trends shaping technology and the services market for climate and sustainability?

Day 1 at WEF25: Yesterday marked the beginning of what promises to be a week of meaningful discussions and collaboration at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The energy here is strong, with global leaders, innovators, and changemakers gathered under the theme Collaboration for the Intelligent Age. The day unfolded with conversations and engagements that reinforced the urgency of collective action. Some themes from today stayed with me as I left each discussion, and they are as personal as they are global. Certain patterns are clear: 1.Technology with purpose: Every conversation circled back to one essential truth: technology—especially AI—isn’t just about innovation; it’s about solving real problems for real people. Whether it’s bridging the digital divide or creating smarter, more inclusive solutions, there’s a growing realization that technology needs to work for everyone, not just the fortunate few. 2.Partnerships as Catalysts for Progress: It was inspiring to hear how public and private sectors are starting to collaborate in ways that move the needle. In the Intelligent Age, we cannot afford to view innovation in isolation. The simple truth is no one can do this alone. Without collective effort, we risk creating systems that reflect our biases rather than our ideals. I also had a number of bilateral with industry leaders in which we exchanged views on expectations for 2025. I ended the day with a dinner hosted by the The Shafik Gabr Foundation which included a host of government, NGOs and corporate leaders. Over dinner we heard great short speeches- from various guests - about the different challenges in the world today, both geopolitical and economical. After just one day, it’s clear this week will be about much more than discussions. It’s about asking hard questions, imagining bold solutions, and, above all, taking action. I’ll be sharing more reflections as the week unfolds—because the conversations here aren’t just for Davos. They’re for all of us. #WEF25 #CollaborationForImpact #TechWithPurpose #ClimateAction #AIForGood

Since LinkedIn is currently flooded with posts and pictures from Davos, I wanted to reshare my tongue-in-cheek take on the event. I originally posted it last week, but with Davos now in full swing, it feels like the perfect moment for a repost. The Real Debate? Maybe, but You’ll Miss It Defenders of Davos will tell you that the event’s true value lies in the debate—the exchange of ideas that shapes global policy. And sure, some important conversations do happen. Grand ideas like stakeholder capitalism and climate action have been championed here. But let’s not kid ourselves: most panels are little more than polite echo chambers. Instead of fiery debates, you’re more likely to find: Nod-Along Panels: Everyone agrees that we need more sustainability, better governance, and inclusive growth. But the specifics? Those are left for another day. Buzzword Bingo: ESG, AI ethics, the circular economy—take your pick. The vocabulary is as predictable as the coffee breaks. It’s not that these ideas don’t matter—they do. But Davos often feels like a performance of importance, rather than a catalyst for meaningful change.

Day Four and Five - Davos, Key Updates Day Four: Technology, and Creating Solutions: Day four at Davos, highlighted the importance of technology, and the usage of technology to explore solutions rather than creating problems. The discussions emphasized utilising technological innovations as a means to explore solutions to global challenges, improving productivity, rather than inadvertently creating new problems. Furthermore, leaders discussed the importance of maintaining resilience when coming to face with external, emerging threats, whilst stressing the need for adaptive strategies and flexible frameworks that ensure societies and economies can effectively withstand and recover from crises. Day Five: Development and Land Restoration: Day five at Davos adopted a sustainability-centered approach, bringing attention to critical areas of improvement within global economies. With challenges such as declining agricultural productivity, polluted waterways, and the increasing frequency of external shocks like droughts. Leaders from politics, business, and civil society convened to discuss the far-reaching consequences of these issues and presented strategies to reverse the damaging trends. A central theme of the day was the dire need for land restoration, discussions emphasised the importance of implementing sustainable practices to ensure long term productivity. Davos 2025 has efficaciously, demonstrated its value as a platform for addressing global challenges. From celebrating cultural achievements to tackling sustainability, technological innovation, and geopolitical risks, the event underscores the importance of collaboration across sectors.

Organizations today must deal with so much uncertainty – from tech advances and shifting policies to protectionism and the green transition. It’s a lot. That’s why the findings from Capgemini’s latest report “Navigating uncertainty with confidence: Investment priorities for 2025,” are a breath of fresh air! Launched to coincide with the start of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting, it’s also your companion guide to the discussions in Davos. Here are some of the takeaways that stood out to me: ➡️ Optimism for organizational growth potential continues to grow, with half of the organizations surveyed planning to increase their investments in 2025. ➡️ To deal with trade disputes, tariffs, and potential global trade war, most large organizations are investing in de-risking and friendshoring their supply chains. ➡️ Sustainability will still be a prime focus this year with increased investments in climate tech, biodiversity, and water. Something that you'll also find handy within the report are the recommendations from the Capgemini Research Institute to help you make more intelligent decisions for your enterprise - download your copy here https://lnkd.in/dPnEUj5n 📥 #WEF25 #InvestmentTrends #CEOs #GetTheFutureYouWant #2025

🗓️ From January 20–24, world leaders will gather in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025. With the theme ‘Collaboration for the Intelligent Age’, the invitation-only event will will focus on five key areas: 1️⃣ Reimagining Growth 2️⃣ Industries in the Intelligent Age 3️⃣ Investing in People 4️⃣ Safeguarding the Planet 5️⃣ Rebuilding Trust In Davos 2024 leaders emphasized unity over fragmentation, highlighting resilience in the face of economic ‘non-normality.’ As we move past the disruptions of democracy’s ‘record year’ (https://bit.ly/3C7oPWS), the urgency for collaboration has never been greater—but it is increasingly challenging. 🌿 Interested in the events shaping our world? Read Juan Miguel Pérez Rosas’s article on COP29 📖 https://bit.ly/3PwHv5D #Davos2025 #Sustainability #DigitalTraceability #WorldEconomicForum

Organizations today must deal with so much uncertainty – from tech advances and shifting policies to protectionism and the green transition. It’s a lot. That’s why the findings from Capgemini’s latest report “Navigating uncertainty with confidence: Investment priorities for 2025,” are a breath of fresh air! Launched to coincide with the start of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting, it’s also your companion guide to the discussions happening in Davos. Here are some of the takeaways that stood out to me: ➡️ Optimism for organizational growth potential continues to grow, with half of the organizations surveyed planning to increase their investments in 2025. ➡️ To deal with trade disputes, tariffs, and potential global trade war, most large organizations are investing in de-risking and friendshoring their supply chains. ➡️ Sustainability will still be a prime focus this year with increased investments in climate tech, biodiversity, and water. Something that you'll also find handy within the report are the recommendations from the Capgemini Research Institute to help you make more intelligent decisions for your enterprise - download your copy here https://lnkd.in/gWxaGatM 📥 #WEF25 #InvestmentTrends #CEOs #GetTheFutureYouWant