The Sustainable Innovation Forum 2019
The Sustainable Innovation Forum 2019
In a move to actualise a 1.5 degree future, Climate Action convened 623 sustainability and climate leaders at the 10th Annual Sustainable Innovation Forum 2019 (SIF19) at COP25 in Madrid from 10-11 December 2019.
As World Leaders and Environment Ministers entered the final stages of the COP25 negotiations, the 10th edition of the Sustainable Innovation Forum 2019 commenced. Whilst the COP negotiations felt the effects of weeks of uncertainty, the role of side events became ever more apparent in uniting the public and private sectors for action and ambition.
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji, Hon. Josaia V. Bainimarama, opened the Forum on 10 December with a strong reminder:
The clock is ticking until Paris next year... Limiting warming to 1.5 degrees is the only target ensuring climate impacts can be managed. We need a rapid and fundamental shift in our economy
In its 10th year alongside the UNFCCC COP negotiations, the Sustainable Innovation Forum 2019 brought together 623 delegates representing 69 countries. In attendance included 1 Prime Minister, 2 former Heads of State, 29 ministerial delegations, and Headline Partner BMW Group among 54 key sponsors and partners. These leading stakeholders from both public and private sectors positioned the Forum as the largest business-focused official side event of COP25. SIF19 created and deepened the type of collaborations and cross-sector partnerships needed to tackle the existential crisis we face.
Day One continued with core aspects of the sustainability discourse. Nik Gowing, the Forum Chair, facilitated dynamic discussions and interactions from the delegation whilst vital talks on mobility, the energy transition, the circular economy, climate finance, and the governance of natural capital framed the day.
Day Two opened with a high-level Deep-Dive discussion between the Forum Chair, and two former Presidents Mary Robinson (Ireland) and Ricardo Lagos (Chile). Both former Presidents (left) set the scene as they called for greater responsibility from the private sector and increased calls for cross-sector and cross-border collaboration.
Past Attending Organisations Include:
