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At World Climate Summit & The Investment COP (#WCSIC2025), John Mulligan from World Gold Council, made one thing very clear: “There is no point having a resilient industrial enterprise if people and ecosystems around you are vulnerable.” Impact is the engine of value. Here are the key takeaways from the Transitioning Industry Agenda: 🌱A major opportunity hiding in plain sight: Nicole Rycroft from Canopy Planet shared that unlocking nature-positive value chains is no longer optional, it’s a strategic frontier for capital, industry and innovation. 🏭The transition depends on the materials we choose: Norsk Hydro’s John Thuestad emphasised how global supply chains must transition from carbon-intensive to climate-smart to reshape production at the foundation of every sector. 🔊 Professor Livio Scalvini from the Imperial College London shared: “Impact must come first; profit becomes the consequence of value creation.” Read the full #WCSIC2025 Outcomes Newsletter here: bit.ly/HighLightsWCS Delivering the Transition, together. #WorldClimateFoundation #WorldClimateSummit #InvestmentCOP #COP30 #DeliveringTheTransition

At COP30 in Belém, @Nan Shan Life highlighted a vital lesson: climate resilience starts with protecting the health of Indigenous communities. In Taiwan, mountain Indigenous communities have a life expectancy 8,65 years shorter than the national average, limited healthcare access, and heightened vulnerability to climate-driven disasters and crop loss. Nan Shan Life’s programmes are addressing these challenges through preventive screenings, telemedicine upgrades, and community health initiatives that have already reached over 60,000 people. Nan Shan Life’s work shows that climate adaptation and health are inseparable. We cannot strengthen resilience to rising temperatures, extreme weather, or ecosystem loss without investing in the most vulnerable communities. “Health systems, insurers, and community-care institutions must be recognised as climate-critical infrastructure.” 📌 Read the full article here: bit.ly/NanShanLife #WorldClimateFoundation #WorldClimateSummit #DeliveringTheTransition #ClimateResilience #ClimateAndHealth

At World Climate Summit & The Investment COP (#WCSIC2025), Helen Pedroso from L’Oreal pointed out that without the inclusion of local innovation, sustainability will remain Eurocentric. The solutions already exist in the Global South, and now is the time to recognise and elevate them because they are essential for global progress. Here are the key takeaways from the Global South as an innovation leader: 🌎The Global South is reframing the innovation narrative: As Uyunkar Domingo Peas Nampichkai of the Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance reminded us that protecting nature requires valuing ancestral Indigenous knowledge and worldviews that have safeguarded ecosystems for generations. 💻Technology must scale with local wisdom, not over it: Diageo’s Kristin Hughes highlighted how true scalability lies in pairing emerging tools such as AI with the deep cultural and ecological expertise already rooted in local communities. 🔊 Xiye Bastida from the Re-Earth Initiative remarked: “Indigenous peoples have the greatest amount of biodiversity in our territories because we create the conditions for life to thrive.” Read the full #WCSIC2025 Outcomes Newsletter here: bit.ly/HighLightsWCS Delivering the Transition, together. #WorldClimateFoundation #WorldClimateSummit #InvestmentCOP #COP30 #DeliveringTheTransition

Did you know that Africa represents a $3 trillion investment opportunity? IMCA launched the Adaptation Finance Window for Africa (AFWA) to address the continent’s acute adaptation financing gap. Find out how you can get involved: bit.ly/AFWALinkedIn #WorldClimateFoundation #DeliveringTheTransition #IMCA

🌱 What does true regenerative business look like in practice? At World Climate Summit & The Investment COP 2025, Salomon Salinas, Executive Vice President at @Capgemini, moved beyond theory to outline the operational architecture of a Net Positive enterprise. Capgemini’s Net Positive initiative establishes a measurable framework for value creation, where positive impact on society and the environment is embedded into corporate strategy. Salomon Salinas detailed three structural pillars essential for the transition: 🔬 Leadership rooted in evidence and empathy  🏛️ Governance that incentivises regeneration  📊 Radical transparency Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility, this is a systemic redesign of how businesses operate, ensuring every decision generates measurable benefits for people and the planet. Watch Capgemini’s full interview here: bit.ly/CapgeminiArtic… Together, we can build a business ecosystem that gives more than it takes. #WorldClimateFoundation #WorldClimateSummit #InvestmentCOP #DeliveringTheTransition #StrategicLeadership

At World Climate Summit & The Investment COP (#WCSIC2025), Alexandre Padilha, Brazil's Health Minister, reminded us that the climate crisis is a public health crisis, and that every $1 invested in resilient health systems yields four times the value. Businesses today can't afford inaction. Here are the key takeaways from the Climate, Biodiversity, Equity & Health agenda at #WCSIC2025: 🌳Climate is no longer a “carbon-only” agenda: Marco Lambertini from Nature Positive Initiative highlighted how climate goals can’t be met without restoring nature, protecting ecosystems and reshaping how our economies interact with the natural world. 🏦Finance is aligning to deliver nature-positive and transition solutions at scale: Investors and regulators at #WCSIC2025 converged on the need for harmonised disclosures and blended finance structures to move from isolated pilots to bankable projects and capital at scale. 🔊Dr Eva Riesenhuber from @Siemens said it perfectly: “We can’t choose the crisis we want to address, because we have to address all of them together.” Read the full #WCSIC2025 Outcomes Newsletter here: bit.ly/HighLightsWCS Delivering the Transition, together. #WorldClimateFoundation #WorldClimateSummit #InvestmentCOP #COP30 #DeliveringTheTransition

🌍 The World Climate Summit & Investment COP Outcomes Highlights are out! Read the full newsletter here: bit.ly/HighLightsWCS World Climate Summit & The Investment COP (#WCSIC) in Belém convened leaders from government, business, civil society, international organisations, and academia. Over two days, one message rang clear: we’re entering a new phase of climate action that’s integrated, scalable and led by the regions closest to the solutions. Here are the 4 biggest takeaways from WCSIC: 🔄Climate, Biodiversity, Equity & Health Are One Integrated Agenda The era of treating climate as “carbon only” is over. We cannot achieve climate goals without healthy ecosystems, nor can we build resilient economies or communities without nature. Real solutions must be integrated, not siloed. 🚀The Global South Is an Innovation Leader, Not an Aid Recipient The old narrative of Global South countries being “aid dependent” has flipped. Indigenous and local communities are demonstrating the most effective, scalable climate solutions from biodiversity stewardship to regenerative land management. Partnership, not patronage, is the way forward. 💹Climate Finance Must Scale at the Speed of “Moore’s Law” We need a “Moore’s Law” moment for climate and nature. Blended finance models showcased in Belém prove that when risk is reduced, capital flows at scale. Standardised and auditable data will be essential to build trust and unlock the next wave of investment. 🏭Hard-to-Abate Sectors Are Now “Possible-to-Scale” Steel, cement, mining, and materials are no longer “too difficult to change”. The technology exists; the barrier is coordination. With long-term offtake agreements, shared standards, and clearer demand signals, these sectors can transition at speed. Belém showed us that the shift from pilots to systems-level scale is already underway and that the most powerful solutions are emerging from collective action, local innovation, and cross-sector coalitions. Read more insights from the outcomes newsletter! #WorldClimateFoundation #WorldClimateSummit #InvestmentCOP #COP30 #ClimateAction #Sustainability #Transition #Innovation #Investment

🌐At the World Climate Impact Hub Pavilion at COP30’s the Blue Zone in Belém, the World Climate Foundation’s Climate Investment Coalition hosted a session, “Unlocking Climate Action Through Blended Finance”. Matsi Modise, our moderator was joined by a panel of global frontrunners dedicated to implementing real change. We would like to thank Uros Zver (Heidrick & Struggles), Leonardo Fleck (Santander), Omer Kirac (IFD/Paris Europlace), and Valerie Hickey (World Bank) for their invaluable insights during the session. Here are key takeaways from the session: 💱 The session showcased blended finance models that reduce investment risk and enhance bankability for high-impact climate initiatives, creating clearer pathways for long-term capital mobilisation. 🍃There is a need to advance blended finance solutions that de-risk and scale climate investments, strengthen public-private collaboration and mobilise capital for mitigation, adaptation and resilient infrastructure. 🤝 Transparent governance models, effective funding frameworks and cross-sector partnerships are essential to accelerating climate finance. Dialogue among investors, development institutions, policymakers and banks remains key to unlocking new capital flows. 💭 “COP30 must be the moment when we stop debating the ‘why’ and start delivering the ‘how’ by turning blended finance into a practical engine for climate action in emerging economies” - Omer Kirac We’re partnering for implementation beyond #COP30. #WorldClimateImpactHub #WorldClimateFoundation #WorldClimateSummit #InvestmentCOP #ClimateAction #Sustainability #Transition #Innovation #Investment

💬 Workshops & Roundtables: Where real collaboration happened. At the World Climate Summit & The Investment COP 2025, some of the most impactful moments happened around tables and in dynamic workshop sessions. Over two days, our workshops and roundtables brought together leaders from finance, business, government, academia, philanthropy and civil society to dig deep into practical solutions. And the results spoke for themselves: 🔹 High-energy discussions that turned challenges into actionable pathways 🔹 Cross-sector collaboration that sparked new partnerships 🔹 Breakthrough ideas on financing, nature-based solutions, resilient infrastructure, just transition and regenerative systems 🔹 Clear next steps identified for post-COP30 delivery These sessions showed the power of focused dialogue, where experts, innovators and decision-makers sit together, share openly, and build solutions that last. A huge thank you to all facilitators, contributors and participants. Your insights and engagement made these sessions one of the Summit’s greatest strengths. Let’s carry this momentum forward. The work continues and so do the partnerships. #WorldClimateSummit #COP30 #ClimateAction #Workshops #Roundtables #Sustainability #Innovation #Collaboration #Investment

💚World Climate Summit & The Investment COP was packed with meaningful conversations, full schedules, and invaluable networking opportunities. We also had the chance to immerse ourselves in the vibrant culture of Belém! @BabaBrinkman, a Canadian rapper gifted us an insightful performance! After listening to the Coalition for Rainforest Nations workshop, Baba walked onstage and, completely unrehearsed, turned the complexities of sovereign carbon markets into a rap. Across two days, guests took part in cultural activities—from Carimbó dancing to sampling local snacks and cocktails—creating a vibrant setting for networking. We would like to thank Institute for Climate and Society (iCS) and Nature Investment Lab (NIL) and @Heineken and @Diageo_News for hosting these memorable experiences. And thank you to the Carimbó Band and Dance Group for sharing your vibrant dances and music with us. We’re still tapping our feet and swaying our hips! Thank you, Belém, for welcoming us with open arms! #WorldClimateSummit #Belém #COP30 #TeamMoments #CultureAndClimate #Sustainability #AmazonRegio

🌍 Pre-COP Week in São Paulo set an important foundation for the discussions now unfolding in Belém. The World Climate Foundation convened leaders across sectors to align priorities and accelerate the Action Agenda toward COP30. Building on this momentum: 🔗 Strategic alignment before Belém: São Paulo served as a valuable checkpoint for shaping the discussions and partnerships that carried into COP. 💸 Financing the transition: Much of the focus was on how to unlock and deploy capital for real, scalable climate solutions. 🤝 Cross-sector collaboration: The conversations highlighted the importance of uniting policy, industry, finance, and civil society behind shared goals. 🧭 Setting the tone for COP30: The groundwork laid there is helping define expectations and opportunities for impact in Belém. 👉 Read here the full publication for more insights and concrete outcomes: worldclimatefoundation.org/post/pre-cop-w… #COP30 #SustainableFinance #SaoPaolo #WorldClimateImpactHub

🔥 What a Summit. What a community! World Climate Summit & The Investment COP 2025 has wrapped up, but the work, and the momentum, continue. Thank you to everyone who contributed, challenged ideas, shared solutions, and helped push climate action from ambition to delivery. Over the two days, leaders from finance, government, business, philanthropy, and civil society showed what collaboration looks like when it’s focused on results. Here’s what we’re taking with us: 🔹 Clear pathways for accelerating the transition across systems and sectors 🔹 Stronger partnerships ready to implement beyond COP30 🔹 A renewed commitment to justice, resilience and regeneration 🔹 A surge of innovation that will shape climate solutions for the next decade 🌎Belém reminded us that progress happens when diverse voices come together with urgency and optimism. Let’s keep the momentum going: the conversations, the projects, the partnerships. This is just the beginning of what we can achieve together. #WorldClimateSummit #COP30 #ClimateAction #Sustainability #Transition #Innovation #Investment

🌟 Thank you for joining us in Belém! World Climate Summit & The Investment COP 2025 has ended, and we are deeply grateful to every leader, partner, speaker, and participant who helped make this year’s gathering such a powerful moment for climate action. Over two days, we saw ambition turn into concrete pathways for delivery: 🔹 Finance mobilised for real-world impact 🔹 Sectoral transitions advanced across energy, industry, food, transport and cities 🔹 Regeneration, justice and inclusion placed at the center of global climate solutions 🔹Innovation amplified, showcasing technologies and solutions driving global transformation Whether you joined us in Belém or followed the conversations from afar, you can now revisit the panels and keynotes on demand. ▶️ Watch the sessions here: bit.ly/OnDemandWCS 📣 Share your highlights and continue the dialogue! Thank you for being part of the community driving climate and nature action forward, not just at COP30, but beyond. #WorldClimateSummit #COP30 #ClimateAction #Sustainability #Investment #OnDemand

#WorldClimateSummit closes where it began — in the Amazon, guided by voices of regeneration, justice, and inclusion. We were honored to close with powerful keynote messages from Leslie Johnston, Xiye Bastida, Ursula Vidal, Sônia Guajajara, and Karla Braga reminded us: climate delivery without fairness is no delivery at all. Carmen Bamford wrapped up #WCS2025 with 🌍 From Belém to the world, #WCS2025 has laid the foundation for COP30’s decade of delivery — connecting ambition, finance, and justice. 🙏 Thank you to everyone who joined us in Belém and to the global community tuning in online. Your voices and your commitment over these two days have shaped the legacy we now take from Belém to the world and onward. #COP30 #ClimateLeadership #Regeneration #Inclusion #WCS2025

A powerful focus on transforming food systems and defining the legacy of climate action from Belém to the world. 🌾Food Systems in Transition – From Waste to Regeneration brought together Lise Walbom, Sandeep Roy Choudhury, and Vinicius Ahmar. 🌎From Belém to the World – Locking In the Legacy closed the programme with Flora Bitancourt, John Mulligan, Imane Kabbaj, Gavan McFadzean, and Fabiola Zerbini. 💬 A fitting conclusion: regeneration and long-term ambition must anchor the road to COP31. 🔗 Stay with us as we continue shaping the agenda: bit.ly/WCSICOP2025Reg #FoodSystems #Regeneration #Belém #ClimateLeadership #COP30 #WorldClimateSummit #ClimateAction

This afternoon’s programme advanced the conversation on decarbonising industries, redefining the built environment, and scaling trustworthy nature finance. 🏢Buildings That Pay Back – Nature-Positive Design and Materials at Scale featured insights from Peter Boyd, Katerina Papavasileiou, Scott Tew, Jon Johnsen, Francesca Muskovic, and Mina Hasman. 💵MRV That Moves Money – Nature Tech for Credits, Compliance and Claims closed the block with Maria Eduarda Pessoa de Assis, Tony Lent, and John Colas. 💬 Collective message: decarbonisation, nature-positive design, and trusted MRV are converging to accelerate real-economy transition. 🔗 Continue exploring the pathways shaping COP30: bit.ly/WCSICOP2025Reg #MaterialsEconomy #NaturePositive #BuiltEnvironment #MRV #NatureTech #COP30 #WorldClimateSummit #ClimateAction

Panel 7B unpacked a crucial challenge: decarbonising the materials that shape every industry — and every emission. 🏭 André Schneider led a discussion on how circular and low-carbon solutions in plastics, glass, textiles, and more can transform production systems and create new market value. Speakers Livio Scalvini, Andrés Bragagnini, Sonia Thimmiah, and Claudia Schaeffer highlighted innovations from bio-based materials to product passports and recycled-content certification. 💬 The path to a regenerative materials economy starts with redesigning value chains. 🔗 Continue exploring the future of low-carbon industries: bit.ly/WCSICOP2025Reg #Decarbonisation #CircularEconomy #IndustryTransition #COP30 #WorldClimateSummit #WCS2025

After another couple of great sessions, #WCS2025 moves into its second half: 🌏 Keynote by Ming-Jer Tsai highlighted the urgent need to close the biodiversity-finance gap. 🌊 Panel Building Integrity in Nature and Ocean Markets – Trust, Impact and Equity gathered Lucas di Pietro, Heather Buchanan, Prof. Stephen Sitch, Nicolas Lancesseur, and Helena Boniatti Pavese to unpack how transparency, equity, and credible impact can anchor high-integrity nature and ocean markets. 💧Securing Water for a Climate-Resilient Future followed, with H.E. Minister Ole Thonke, Dr. José Marengo, Kristin Hughes, and Andrea Mota outlining how climate-proof water systems — from watershed protection to resilient supply chains — are becoming central to global adaptation efforts. 💬 A shared priority: credibility and resilience must underpin every nature-based and water-related solution. 🔗 Stay engaged as we shape the road to COP30: bit.ly/WCSICOP2025Reg #NatureMarkets #OceanAction #WaterSecurity #Resilience #COP30 #WorldClimateSummit #ClimateAction