SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES
– there’ s much more climate related regulation that companies need to cope with and companies, especially those that have large supply chains, need to build resilience to extreme weather events.”
Sebastian explains:“ There’ s one type of challenge, of course, around political stability and geopolitical tensions. Long-term investment needs stable expectations.” With global politics in flux, this stability is increasingly difficult to guarantee. Financing, skills shortages and regulatory hurdles add further layers of complexity.“ Companies are dealing with lots of challenges in the execution of their green strategy,” Sebastian says.
“ What unites us is the shared commitment to progress that benefits industries, nations and communities alike.”
Why sustainability matters at Davos“ Economic” is in the WEF’ s name, and this topic has strong ties to sustainability. Sebastian Buckup, Managing Director and Nature and Climate lead at the WEF, explains:“ Green markets have quadrupled in size over the last few years.
“ It’ s clearly a growth opportunity for many companies. And it’ s also a reality
Topics on the table for Davos 2026 While the official topics for Davos are usually released close to the January event, discussions at WEF events throughout 2025 have started to set the stage for which themes may take the spotlight.
The official theme of Davos 2026 is“ A Spirit of Dialogue”, which may call on leaders to come together across boundaries like industry, geography and generation.
Sylvia Earle, Co-Chair of the Annual Meetings of the Global Future Councils and Cybersecurity 2025, says:“ This is the best time ever to be a human because of what we know, but we should always keep front and centre the magnitude of what we don’ t know.”
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