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The Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) was launched in 2020 by His Majesty King Charles III, then The Prince of Wales, to accelerate a sustainable future by putting Nature, People and Planet at the heart of global value creation.
Industry
Environmental Services
Company size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
London
Type
Nonprofit
Founded
2020
Locations
Employees at Sustainable Markets Initiative
Updates
- ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ข: ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ On 22 January 2020, our Founder, His Majesty King Charles III, addressed leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and announced that he was establishing a Sustainable Markets Initiative to put #Nature, #People and #Planet at the heart of global value creation. "๐๐ฃ ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐๐๐ช๐ง๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ช๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง, ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ซ๐ค๐ก๐ซ๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ค๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ค๐๐๐ก...๐ฌ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฉ, ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฉ ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ค๐ก๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐," His Majesty - then the Prince of Wales - said. Five years on, amidst geopolitical uncertainty, and with 2024 being the first year on record to exceed the 1.5ยฐC global warming limit, the call to action has never been more urgent. And the Sustainable Markets Initiative has never been more active. Since its inception, CEOs from over 250 global companies have joined the Sustainable Markets Initiative, making it the worldโs โgo-toโ private sector organisation for sustainable transition. Guided by the #TerraCarta and #AstraCarta mandates, and through its unique convening power, the SMI facilitates action between world leaders and CEOs with the ambition of making #Sustainability the driving force of global markets. As we work to drive action as a โdo tankโ in 2025, we are delighted to announce our five-year anniversary event entitled '๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐ & ๐๐
๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป', taking place from 10-11th March, 2025 in London, United Kingdom. Inspired by our Founder, and by the legacy of the original 1851 Great Exhibition, this exclusive CEO-level event will not only showcase the progress of the global private sector over the past five years, but also serve as an urgent call to action with only five years left to achieve the worldโs 2030 targets on #Climate, #Biodiversity and the SDGs. We hope to see you there! ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป-๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ, ๐ .๐ฉ.๐ข. CEO, Sustainable Markets Initiative (Video production: RE:TV)
- The landmark achievement of global renewable #Energy generation exceeding 40% of the world's electricity in 2024 marks a significant step towards a resilient, inclusive, and prosperous future. This milestone necessitates a strategic realignment of economies to fully capitalise on the opportunities presented by this transformation. This was the topic of a panel discussion today at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week - ADSW - hosted by SMI member Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) - on realigning economies for a resilient, inclusive and prosperous future. Our Chief Industry Officer, Chan Boodhai, participated in the discussion alongside Bernard Dagher, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer MEA at GE Vernova's Grid Solutions, and Raekwon Chung, Nobel Prize Laureate and Board Director at the Ban Ki-Moon Foundation. Chan emphasised the SMI's view of a sustainable future being the โgrowth story of our timeโ, offering unprecedented opportunities for green economic growth, new sustainable industries and exciting job creation. Reflecting on how to maintain momentum, especially in the context of political change, she said: " Whatโs needed is for demand signals to be strong and consistent. If there is a demand need for a product with commercial opportunities the private sector responds and mobilises to provide that. Itโs our job and what we do."#ADSWSummit #InnovateForImpact
- Nuclear #Fusion is the process that powers the sun and stars and scientists believe it could produce huge amounts of #Energy without heating up the earth's atmosphere. Want to learn more about this? Dive into the latest series of interviews and insights from RE:TV.
"This will transform humanity in the future." Fusion reactions power the sun and stars. Could the same process also power a sustainable future here on Earth? As Warrick Matthews from Tokamak Energy explains, real progress towards this vision is already being made today. The company's innovative ST40 machine is a tangible example. In February 2022 a breakthrough occurred when, using just a small amount of deuterium fuel, ST40 achieved 100 million degrees Celsius plasma iron temperature. This is the threshold temperature for fusion to occur. ๐ This month at RE:TV we're unpacking the vast potential of fusion energy. To learn more about the research advancing the scientific basis for commercial fusion, watch the extended interview with Warrick on our digital hub: https://lnkd.in/e7ZEK88F - Happy holidays from everyone at the Sustainable Markets Initiative.
- ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ง: ๐ช๐๐๐๐ช๐๐ง๐๐ ๐In the US alone, wildlife-vehicle collisions result in 2 million animal fatalities and injuries, and approximately 26,000 human injuries, every year. In India, wildlife is under threat due to road collisions ๐กAddressing this threat to #Nature is WildWatch, an intelligent speed control and wildlife detection system for animal crossing corridors on forest roads during low visibility situations. Co-founders Chinmay karan, Tanmay Karan and Dharshini Vaishnav from National Institute of Design Ahmedabad say that WildWatch's vision is to create a world where wildlife and people co-exist safely on roads, fostering #Biodiversity conservation and sustainable ecosystems. ๐Our congratulations to WildWatch on being one of eight recently announced winners of our 2024 global design competition, inspired by our guiding mandate the Terra Carta, which invites students to design high-impact solutions to address the damage being done to the planet. See all the winners of the 2024 Terra Carta Design Lab on our website https://lnkd.in/eDix5eyT #Climate #Sustainability #Innovation #Wildlife
- ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ง: ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง ๐๐๐ก๐๐ Every year, 9 billion metres of denim fabric is produced, with 20% post-production waste ending up directly in landfills and incinerators. This is both a challenge and an opportunity, and maximising the opportunity is Statement Denim. Statement Denim is an emerging brand that rescues and repurposes post-production denim waste by upcyling to create exclusive, eco-friendly products, reducing both cost and environmental impact. Our congratulations to Founder SAKSHI KUMARI from the National Institute of Design Ahmedabad, on being one of eight recently announced winners of our 2024 global design competition, inspired by our guiding mandate the Terra Carta, which invites students to design high-impact solutions to address the damage being done to the planet. See all the winners of the 2024 Terra Carta Design Lab on our website #Climate #Sustainability #Nature #Innovation #Fashion #Upcycling
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๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ง: ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ Extracting the 4 billion tonnes of raw materials needed for annual cement production destroys an estimated 1.5 million hectares of natural habitat globally. Surely there's a better alternative? ๐ฆช There is. Introducing Shellf Life, the venture transforming discarded mollusk shells into a groundbreaking #Biomaterial which offers a versatile, sustainable and aesthetically captivating alternative to conventional materials across diverse applications - including furniture, tableware and tiles. ๐ With Shellf Life, founder Felicia Neuhof and team members Jason Connell and Aleza Epstein from the Rhode Island School of Design are fostering collaboration and redefining the relationship between the built environment and Nature. They are creating a sustainable closed-loop system connecting Nature, People, and Planet, and facilitating new economic opportunities in climate-vulnerable coastal communities. ๐ Congratulations on being one of eight recently announced winners of our 2024 global design competition, inspired by our guiding mandate the Terra Carta, which invites students to design high-impact solutions to address the damage being done to the planet. See all the winners of the 2024 Terra Carta Design Lab on our website https://lnkd.in/eDix5eyT #Climate #Sustainability #Nature #Innovation #Oceans #HabitatLoss #Biodiversity #BlueEconomy