Summit 2023

Achieving net-zero emissions is essential to limit the rapid increase in global temperature. With its latest synthesis report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its final warning: Without additional abatement, projected CO2 emissions will exceed the remaining carbon budget to stay within the limit of a 1.5-degree Celsius temperature rise. We can already ... Read more

This session is curated by Bayer. Agriculture is the backbone of global food systems and the bioeconomy, a major source of income for many, including the world’s poorest, and a key lever in nature conservation, biodiversity and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It is a major factor in the development of economies in the Global South. ... Read more

A fundamental rethink of the socio-economic system requires a refocusing the aims of our activities in the economic, social, and political domains. Economies and polities are meant to serve society, not the other way around. Serving society means rewarding activities that promote the wellbeing of people in thriving communities and penalizing activities that undermine societies ... Read more

According to the United Nations, cascading and interlinked crises, dominated by Covid-19, climate change, and conflicts, are putting the 2030 Agenda at grave risk. All Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been affected by the confluence of these crises: Years of progress in eradicating poverty and hunger, improving health and education, and providing basic services have been ... Read more

Transforming Global Value Chains: Good Jobs, Sustainability and Gains from Trade Rapid globalization, characterized by a proliferation of global value chains, has produced huge economic gains through cost savings, but it has come at the cost of social cohesion and environmental health. The rapid abandonment of production locations is harmful for communities and individuals, destroying ... Read more