Eine stärkere Wirtschaft, soziale Gerechtigkeit und Beschäftigung

2020 has bluntly forced the world to recognize the need to accelerate the journey towards climate neutrality and the urgency for the adoption of an inclusive approach to the green, digital, and demographic transition. The pandemic and its fallout exposed deep divisions within society, affecting the most vulnerable people. Already in 2015, the Paris Agreement recognized how shifting towards a resilient, carbon-neutral, digital economy would boost prosperity and drive net job creation in the long-term. However, for this transition to succeed, climate action needs to go hand in hand with social justice. In this context, businesses have a key responsibility and role to play to embed societal concerns in their governance, priorities, models and in their approach to investments and finance. Business transformation requires more than individual company efforts. Sector collaborations, impact oriented actions and new forms of PPPs are key to bring change in our ecosystems and to enhance the livelihoods of citizens, workers and consumers. This is what the European Pact for Sustainable Industry is all about: a duty to collaborate within and between all industry sectors and federations to make the European Green Deal and the UN SDGs a success. Finance and investment will play a key role in the transition. Through R&D investments, new technologies and sustainable solutions can be developed, and through scaling-up impact investments, these solutions can find their way into the market. In this way investors, governments and companies can define the boundaries of the new economic system to protect life and earth. The role of the financial sector and the responsibility of the Chief Financial Officers of companies are the key to success. Why should you participate? • If you are willing to access the latest EU developments and expectations on investors and business with regard to the revision of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive, the EU Taxonomy, and the role of the European Investment Bank (EIB); • If your ambition is to foster a true sustainability culture within your enterprise, and scale it up by attracting sustainable investors to support your business towards a just transition; • If you are an investor ready to work towards sustainable markets that contribute to a more prosperous world for all; • If your industry federation has the ambition to integrate sustainable finance to help drive the transition and transformation of your enterprises. Then, this high-level plenary is for you! Please note that during the Summit, specific roundtables and a permanent shop will supply you with other practical insights tools and initiatives for you and your colleagues.