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Push the pink "Watch Now" button above to start the video. The sobering impacts of the pandemic, and the need for a rapid transition to a clean energy economy compel us to consider opportunities that lie at the intersection of the two. President Biden wants to invest $1.7 trillion toward the mid-century goal of a net-zero America, creating ten million new, high-quality job...
A historic opportunity to accelerate positive outcomes for the environment, communities, and shareholders may be within reach as unprecedented federal funding for sustainable initiatives provides innovation opportunities for the private sector. Join this panel to learn how to invest in climate and equity to benefit the bottom line, catalyze innovation, and attract and reta...
Building on the overview offered in Sustainable Investing 101, this session will feature experts that apply different approaches to green investing. We’ll dive deep into ways to focus on the E in ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) Investing, and explore private and public investment options that can be accessed by everyday investors. We’ll also bust some myths and ex...
Leadership, gender equity, youth engagement, strong communities, and actionable research to inform health services are among the core elements of building global health systems that work better for all populations. While it is impossible to ignore alarming trends in reproductive health, the impact of conflicts, and the rise of noncommunicable diseases, a look to the future...
Are you new to sustainability investing? Do you want to know how you can craft an individual investment portfolio that aligns with climate goals? In this session, we’ll review the basics tenets and broad approaches to green investing, clarifying the key relevant terms and providing tools for building investment strategies.
If climate change is the issue that defines the 21st century, how are we preparing the next generation to lead on this challenge? Deans from two of America’s top institutions focused on climate — Stanford and Columbia — discuss their approach to educating tomorrow’s leaders with a person key to hiring them: the chief sustainability officer at General Motors.
Changes are coming to the world’s biggest ridesharing service, like sustainability features, a more efficient food delivery system, efforts to improve the driver experience, and a plan to make the company emissions-free. After spending time behind the wheel of Ubers himself, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi shares what he’s learned and a vision for the company’s next chapter.
Top architects talk sustainable design, and an entrepreneur turns buildings into Teslas. Eric Schmidt says tech is our greatest hope. The National Parks Foundation makes an announcement. A Miami high schooler shares a big idea, Chief Sustainability Officers track trends in corporate policies, and the head of the $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund discusses philanthropy’s role in...
Sweetgreen's founder, Nicolas Jammet, talks about how "fast-casual" restaurants can capture a new generation by practicing ethical sourcing and serving nutritious, delicious food. How can national restaurant owners scale the promises of sustainability and the farm-to-table movement as they scale their businesses? Will scaling concepts like these make healthy eating more af...
While external pressure and divestment strategies have long been used to influence the sustainability actions of companies, investors and advocacy organizations have begun employing more internally focused approaches. These vary from the adversarial (shareholder proxy fights) to the collegial (partnership agreements between NGOs and big firms). In this session, we’ll explo...
Coming out of the COVID pandemic, airlines are bracing for a wave of passengers that will, ideally, revive the struggling travel industry. In this conversation with United CEO Scott Kirby, Walter Isaacson will dive into the goals of a company recently in the news for its next big bet — supersonic jets — but also for its commitment to sustainability. How will we travel into...
Sustainability is the green buzzword of the decade, especially in the context of feeding a growing population while preserving the environment for the next generations. Unfortunately, the debate over how to address the global food challenge has set conventional agriculture and global commerce against local food systems and organic farms. This panel will explore what it mea...
Local tribal leaders welcome the audience. A corporate exec shares tech for net-zero commitments, a bank leader says how to get capital to markets in need, and Colombia’s former President explains his country’s conservation successes. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with singer Gloria Estefan about the Biden Administration's climate priorities, then top investors addre...
The vacuum created by the collapse of independent local news in America has given rise to ghost papers, partisan hackery, unverified rumors, and worse. Yet, new cohorts of news organizations are taking root to fill that void, often supported by philanthropy, public contributions, and new creative means of sustainability. At stake is the information that all citizens need t...
It’s opening night! Miami Beach’s Mayor and the Aspen Institute’s CEO get things started. A meteorologist explores how scientific insight leads to public action, a chemist makes the case for 3D printing as a waste reduction tool, and a congresswoman makes an announcement. A renowned rock climber shares how athletes can be activists, a top climate investor tells us what’s o...
Featured Ideas Festival Scholar includes Carlos Pierre. Over the past several years, responsible investing has evolved from an alternative concept to a mainstream approach. Investors ranging from pension funds to large asset managers to individual investors are increasingly focused on integrating environmental, social, and governance factors into investment decision makin...
Architects concern themselves with form, function, flow, and more recently, sustainability. But what role should beauty play in our built environment? And from whose perspective should beauty be judged? Recent developments in the field of neuroaesthetics have the potential to transform the design of the buildings we live, work, and play in, but to what extent can they be r...
Join Deloitte, University of Colorado Boulder, and Aspen Institute experts for a conversation at the intersection of cutting-edge research and inclusive innovation on climate resilience. As severe weather and climate-driven natural disasters become the new norm, find out how to reduce climate-related risks across geographies and demographics. Presented by Deloitte
Luckily for us, a truly sustainable world already exists. Life on Earth had been in perfect balance for 3.8 billion years, and the secrets to that sustainability are still all around us. Biomimicry is the emulation of nature’s genius in design, engineering, even business. Today, biomimics are learning to repel bacteria like a shark, gather fog like a desert beetle, and cir...
Human-centered architecture puts user needs at the center of the buildings in which people work, play, learn, and heal, recognizing that design decisions play a potent role in mental and physical wellbeing. In clinical settings, health-promoting spaces are easy for patients and visitors to navigate, let in natural light, minimize intrusive noise, and foster respect for hum...