SDG Tent

📢 NEWS ALERT: We are proud and happy to confirm the new location of the #SDGTent, during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in January 2025! 🌎 A rapidly changing world demands accelerated action on the #UNSDGs as we enter the final five year cycle. ⚡ For the first time, the SDG Tent will be located at Hotel National in the heart of Davos Platz, where it will, once again, be the established meeting point and impartial open space, for business and civil society to progress the global debate, advocating for systemic change and fostering partnerships for action.   🌿  We are looking forward to welcoming diverse voices and perspectives to the SDG Tent, to accelerate impactful and urgent change for the benefit of people, communities and the planet. Are you interested in increasing your impact during #WEF25? Please join us as an SDG Tent partner! Contact us at hello@sdgtent.com for more info and a bespoke partner package. Philips @InTent

We are humbled to have hosted all the inspiring conversations that took place in the SDG Tent during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in #Davos! We were proud to see increased levels of inclusion for #youth and the meaningful, augmented participation of #government officials, highlighted by Aya Chebbi's call for two-way intergenerational mentorship, as well as Susana Muhamad's call to action for this year’s UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in Colombia. We hosted over 30 events, assembling more than 3,000 participants throughout the week.  Key highlights included:  🏛️ Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States, promoting the political will to change as a renewable resource at the #NaturePositive dinner. 🌍 Dr. Agnes Kalibata, President of AGRA, hosting Tony Blair, Executive Chairman, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, to discuss the role of Africa’s food systems in climate resilience. 💡 Philips putting health at the center of sustainable development discussions notably with Dr. Neema Kaseje, Humanitarian Surgeon at Doctors Without Borders, highlighting health innovations crucial role in reducing child mortality rates. 🙏 Thank you for joining us last week to help keep the 17 SDGs remain top of mind in a year of permacrisis. We are grateful as always for the valuable contributions of our partners InTent, Philips, Bayer, Leidar, Salesforce, Yara International, AGRA, Arctic Basecamp, ATscale, the Global Partnership for Assistive Technology, Devex, Upfield, Ingka Group and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). #WEF24

Many thanks to everyone who stopped by this week, we appreciate your invaluable contributions to yet another successful year at the #SDGTent! We hosted more than 30 events, gathering over 3000 visitors. As we leave Davos to continue to implement and drive progress on the #SDGs, remember that you can always continue to relive our events and conversations through our livestream archives: Sdgtent.com #BusinessForSDGs

Post-COP28, urgent steps are needed to reshape global #trade so that it incentivizes green practices. Simultaneously, #finance must swiftly adapt to support innovation and provide capital for a sustainable future, particularly in the developing world. Yesterday, InTent hosted a discussion covering the urgency with which we must step towards a more sustainable finance and international trade system. Dan Esty, Professor at Yale University & Co-Lead for Remaking Trade for a Sustainable Future Project, stated: “The world is at a critical juncture, emissions are rising & we risk losing the core structure of nature that supports human life. What are we going to do?” A heartfelt expression of gratitude to our esteemed panelists for their insights and expertise: Patrick Odier, Swiss Sustainable Finance; Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, World Trade Organization; André Hoffmann, InTent; Carolyn Deere Birkbeck, Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs (TESS) Relive the session here: bit.ly/492q7xn #BusinessForSDGs #SDGTent #WEF24 

Yesterday morning, Philips and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation explored how #digital technologies can accelerate the achievement of #equitablehealthcare for women. Numerous innovations, such as Ultrasound apps and AI are providing better point-of-care health access to women. Shez Partovi MD, Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer at Philips, stated: “As CMOs (Chief Medical Officers), women- and mothers, are the key to better family and population health overall.” Many thanks to Alaa Murabit, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Shez Partovi MD, Philips; Dr. Neema Kaseje, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Southern Africa; Michael Newsome, UNICEF; Dr. Andre Goy, Hackensack Meridian Health; Raj Kumar, Devex, for joining us for an insightful conversation. Watch the session here: bit.ly/3HkPFJY #healthforall #innovation #BusinessForSDGs #SDGTent #WEF24 

🌱 We were thrilled to hear about concrete #naturepositive initiatives and actions during last night's dinner, co-hosted by Innovate 4 Nature - I4N and InTent. Relive the session here: bit.ly/47J8cum #BusinessForSDGs #SDGTent #WEF24

Human health and environmental health go hand in hand; they are inextricably linked. Yesterday’s session hosted by Philips at the SDG Tent on why healthcare must lead in climate mitigation shed light on the pressing need for climate-centric healthcare models towards realising resilient and sustainable care delivery for all. Many thanks for the insightful contributions speakers from: Dr Victor Dzau, National Academy of Medicine; Robert Metzke, Philips; Pam Cheng, AstraZeneca; Jens Nielsen, World Climate Foundation; Farnaz Behroozi, Ph.D., Huma; Quentin Drewell, WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Talking about decarbonising #healthcare, Pam Cheng, CSO, AstraZeneca commented: “The climate crisis is the largest global health crisis of all time. We are in the business of healing, but our sector is also one of the largest emitters. We have an obligation to act and make it easier, simpler and quicker to reduce emissions." Watch the session here: https://bit.ly/3TY5s9j #climateaction #decarbonization #BusinessForSDGs #WEF24

During the The Club of Rome St. Gallen Symposium lunch we explored the opportunities and challenges that exist in advancing #intergenerational leadership. Research has shown that the generational divide is leading to a system wide loss of trust, and yet young people hold the key to sustainable business models. Young people hold a huge stake in shaping the future and yet remain largely absent from decision-making, “to achieve change, you need to bring young people into the conversation” - Felipe Paullier Olivera, United Nations Youth Office   Overcoming these challenges requires more than innovation but a change in beliefs and frameworks. As Aya Chebbi shared in her closing call to action “Mentorship is a two-way stream, young people can’t fix the problems previous generations have left them if they aren’t also given hope.”    It’s time for older generation to step up as role models as with age-diverse leadership we can combine hindsight and foresight to help shift towards long-term, regenerative strategies in business and policy-making.   Catch up on the conversation here: https://shorturl.at/LRUX1 #BusinessforSDGs #WEF24

A lot has been said on the role Africa's #foodsystems can play in climate resilience & food security, but one thing no longer bears repeating. "On Africa, let's replace the talk about 'its potential' with talk about 'it's happening now'." - Tony Blair Tony Blair Institute for Global Change The time for sustainable transformation is now. AGRA

Join us live with AGRA for insights on successful models driving synergy in Africa's #foodsystems, climate action and job creation.   We're looking forward to hearing from: 🗣️ Dr. Agnes Kalibata, AGRA 🗣️ H.E. Wamkele Mene, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat 🗣️ Rt Hon. Tony Blair, Executive Chairman, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change 🗣️ Lawrence Haddad CMG, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) 🗣️ Marisa Soares, Yara International Watch the livestream here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ex9QDQde #BusinessForSDGs #WEF24