Leaders convene in Davos to hasten climate and nature action

Leaders convene in Davos to hasten climate and nature action

Global leaders from across business, philanthropy and policy have convened for a high-level session at Davos, to discuss how best to ensure the private sector takes an active role in the climate action agenda.

At the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting, the session titled ‘COP28-COP30 – A Drumbeat for Business & Philanthropy’, discussed how best to take forward the successful Business and Philanthropy Climate Forum held at COP28 in Dubai.

The roundtable discussion, hosted by Badr Jafar, COP28 Special Representative for Business & Philanthropy and CEO of Crescent Enterprises, and Brian Moynihan, Chair of the Sustainable Markets Initiative and Chairman and CEO of Bank of America, convened key stakeholders to discuss strengthening engagement with business, philanthropy, subnational authorities and civil society, with a view to establishing a more structured and integrated engagement between various actors required to deliver the aims of the historic UAE Consensus delivered at COP28.

Over 50 attendees

Over 50 attendees from across policy, business and philanthropy were in attendance, including Secretary John F Kerry, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of International Cooperation of Egypt, Brian Moynihan, Chair of the Sustainable Markets Initiative and Chair and CEO of Bank of