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Geneva, Switzerland, September 28, 2021 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ The World Economic Forum\u2019s fifth Sustainable Development Impact Summit was brought to a close today by B\u00f8rge Brende, President of the World Economic Forum. Calling climate change \u201cone of the most urgent challenges of our lifetime\u201d he thanked the more than 2,300 participants for their work to move projects forward across the more than 100 sessions.<\/p>\n

\u201cExiting the pandemic stronger than we entered it can only happen if stakeholders work together,\u201d he said. \u201cImportant strides were made these past four days that give me so much hope \u2013 it has truly been an impact summit. I am confident that if we continue to raise our ambition and work together, we can shape a more inclusive and sustainable future.\u201d<\/p>\n

In his closing remarks, Brende spoke of the need to share know-how, partner on innovation and coordinate on advancing global priorities.<\/p>\n

COP26 in Glasgow and the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022 in Davos-Klosters will be focal points for leaders to show impact and demonstrate how they are moving towards global goals.<\/p>\n

The Sustainable Development Impact Summit was designed around four pillars: Revitalizing Economies; Advancing an Inclusive Recovery; Scaling up Climate Action; and Shaping Future Food Systems. Here are the key outcomes:<\/p>\n

\u2013 A little over two years ago, the Forum committed to developing a set of universal environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics to help companies practice stakeholder capitalism. Over 50 companies are now using these Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics and over 100 support the initiative worldwide.
\n\u2013 The EDISON Alliance committed to building affordable digital access to healthcare, finance and education for 1 billion people by 2025.
\n\u2013 Airlines, airports, fuel suppliers and other industry stakeholders aim for 10% sustainable aviation fuel by 2030 to help one of the most carbon-heavy sectors get to net-zero by 2050.
\n\u2013 Some 150 organizations and industry leaders signed a Call to Action urging governments to enable a full decarbonization of shipping by 2050.
\n\u2013 The Partnership for Global LGBTI Equality launched a self-assessment tool to help companies identify actions to meet UN standards of conduct.
\n\u2013 The Forum\u2019s Partnering for Racial Justice in Business Coalition now comprises 60 organizations, representing over 7 million employees.
\n\u2013 Alongside the first ever UN Food Systems Summit, the Forum\u2019s Food Systems team announced the Digital Food Systems Coalition, the 100 Million Farmers platform to help develop a more inclusive and sustainable food system for all and co-hosted the innovation track with Mercy Corps.
\n\u2013 Over 20 companies have pledged to conserve, restore and grow more than 2.5 billion trees in over 40 countries as part of the 1t.org<\/a> global pledge process.
\n\u2013 The Forum\u2019s Scale360 project, which creates products with multiple lifecycles instead of single use, expanded from two to 20 countries.
\n\u2013 Cambodia established a Closing the Skills Gap Accelerator, joining a global network of 11 countries addressing skills gaps and the future of work.
\n\u2013 Finland joined the Global Learning Network to contribute its expertise in closing education gaps.
\n\u2013 The Food Action Alliance has expanded to 20 countries and is working on local and national flagships that improve sustainability and inclusivity.
\n\u2013 The Forum\u2019s innovation platform, UpLink, announced that its innovators helped advance projects that captured 39 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, brought safe drinking water to 2.7 million people and created 133,000 jobs. It also announced four new cohorts and two new challenges.
\n\u2013 The Forum\u2019s Friends of Ocean Action launched the Blue Food Partnership and two other initiatives to strengthen ocean resilience.
\n\u2013 The Mangroves Working Group will conserve and restore these forests by building a \u201cblue\u201d carbon market.
\n\u2013 Pakistan became the latest country to step-up in the fight against plastic pollution, joining Indonesia, Ghana, Nigeria and Viet Nam in the Global Plastic Action Partnership.
\n\u2013 The New Generation Industry Leaders community will transform perceptions around industrial companies and inspire new generations to seek work in industrial sectors.
\n\u2013 Cities have a new free resource to help them reduce emissions faster and make urban life more climate-friendly, courtesy of the Net-Zero Carbon Cities project.
\n\u2013 The new Global Health Equity Network will work across public and private sectors to boost access to health and well-being initiatives.
\n\u2013 The Forum played a critical role with the Race to Zero Coalition in mobilizing almost 30% of the health sector to commit to net-zero targets by 2050.
\n\u2013 The Lung Ambition Alliance and the Forum launched the Global Lung Cancer Collaboration to eliminate the disease and ensure the future sustainability of health systems.<\/p>\n

Sustainable Development Impact Summit<\/strong>
\nThe meeting brought together global leaders from business, government, and civil society under the theme, Shaping an Equitable, Inclusive and Sustainable Recovery. It focused on new technologies, policies and partnerships to advance cooperation, accelerate progress and highlight tangible solutions to our global challenges.<\/p>\n

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