With less than ten years to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, balancing our human aspirations with the planet’s ability to sustain them is crucial. The Sustainable Development Approach sets the urgency for world leaders to balance economic, social, and environmental elements when achieving economic development. All states are called upon equally to collaborate in finding solutions to the world's urgent challenges. Many actions have been taken, but a great deal remains to be done – and there is no time to wait.

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We help our partners to understand, navigate, and lead the global discussion around environmental and social sustainability and deliver market and policy insights to manage risk and perform in an era of rapid technological change.

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Co-organizers

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Swiss-Asian Chamber of Commerce 

Singularity Academy

Archroma International AG,

Engro Corporation, Embion Technologies SA,

Tide Ocean SA

South Pole

JTI International SA

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Speakers

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The Archroma Way to a Sustainable World: It’s our nature!

Ms. Danielle Blomert, Chief Sustainability Officer, Archroma Management GmbH, Basel, Switzerland 

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Upcycling ocean-bound plastic waste and transforming it into a premium raw material
Mr. Matthias Oppliger, Director Partnerships, tide ocean SA, Basel, Switzerland
 

Reaching net zero globally will be decided in Asia' - true or false?

Mr. Andrea Rumiz, Global Growth Director, south pole, Zurich, Switzerland
 

The Sustainability Transition of Engro
Mr. Ghias Khan, President and CEO, Engro Corporation, Karachi, Pakistan (energy)
 

Embion Technologies (EPFL): Catalyzing the Circular Economy through Upcycling Biomass 

Mr. Andreas Weckherlin, Chairman of the Board, Embion Technologies S.A., Etoy, Switzerland 

 

A holistic system design for sustainability
Prof. Dr. ir. Ying Zhang, President, Singularity Academy, Zurich, Switzerland.