This New York Climate Week, you’ll find us sharing knowledge and learning from others – on issues ranging from the role of Brazil in the green global economy, to more transparent and inclusive decision-making on climate finance.
Members of the Systemiq team working across projects in Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa will join colleagues and partners in New York from September 18 to 21 – as speakers, conveners, hosts and advocates for system change.
Systemiq works across energy, materials and the circular economy, nature, finance and cities – always with a focus on positive system change and accelerating collective solutions.
We’ve shared a selection of our engagement events below. Please contact us with enquiries about the events, or if you have a media/press opportunity that aligns with the programme below.
14 September
Brazil Climate Summit
The Forum / 605 W, 125th street / New York – 9:10-10am
“Brazilian green deal: the economic perspective” with Patrícia Ellen, Systemiq and Aya Earth Partners; Joaquim Levy, Former Minister of Finance of Brazil; Luis Henrique Guimarães, CEO of Cosan; and Camila Valverde, COO of Pacto Global Network Brazil.
15 September
SDGs in Brazil by the Global Compact
UN Headquarters, 405 W 45th St, New York, NY 10017 – 9am-10:30am
Aims to connect global leaders to scale up the impact of initiatives and accelerate the 2030 Agenda. This will be the world’s largest corporate sustainability meeting for the Brazilian market.
ICS, Systemiq & AYA Institute Dinner
18:30
Dinner in partnership between Instituto AYA, Instituto Clima e Sociedade and Systemiq – to present the Brazilian context and investment projects to major global climate funders.
18 September
European Green Deal, Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Brazilian Package
Goals House, Tavern on the Green, 67th Street and Central Park West – 7:30am-9am
Interactive panel session to explore the role of Southern Hemisphere economies in the global green transition in the context of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the European Green New Deal. How are these new US and EU-focused policies affecting lives, livelihoods and ecosystems elsewhere? What could be the policy response for countries like Brazil to attract investment and maintain competitiveness?
Financing Nature
Nature Positive Hub, 101 Park Avenue – 9:15-10:45
Unlocking the Catalytic Potential of Private Finance to Accelerate Delivery to Net Zero and Nature-Positive Future. The UN High-Level Climate Champions and Naoko Ishii, Director of the Centre for Global Commons, will be among the experts considering how private finance can drive the transition to a net zero, resilient, equitable and nature-positive economy.
Event convened by the UN High-Level Climate Champions, Nature4Climate with support of Systemiq.
Investing in Mangroves
Investor roundtable focused on unlocking capital for mangrove-positive business models.
19 September
Towards Ending Plastic Pollution by 2040
Victor Borge Hall, Scandinavia House – 16:00-18:30 (reception follows)
Ministers and other distinguished leaders will speak at the Nordic report launch of Towards Ending Plastic Pollution by 2040 – 15 Global Policy Interventions for Systems Change followed by a High-Level Panel, an expert roundtable and a reception.
Investing in Green Accountability
999 3rd Ave – Action Speaks Summit – 16:30-17:30
Launch report: “Investing in Green Accountability for people and planet” to inform better climate finance decision-making, hosted by Systemiq’s Blended Finance Taskforce, the Global Partnership for Social Accountability and the Transparency & Accountability Initiative.
20 September
AYA & Mattos Filho Breakfast
Mattos Filho NYC Office – 34 E 51st St 12th floor – 8:30am-10:30am
Energy Transition – Brazil as a power and attracting investors
Sustainable Tourism Roundtable
Goals House, Tavern on the Green, 67th Street and Central Park West – 10:30am-12pm
A new initiative is being developed, centred around the tourist destinations most at risk, to see how we can strengthen their natural resilience and help to protect vulnerable local economies and communities. A roundtable discussion hosted by Jeremy Oppenheim, Founder, Systemiq, Brune Poirson, Chief Sustainability Officer, Accor, Pepukaye Bardouille, Director, Bridgetown Initiative Unit of the Barbados Government & Special Advisor on Climate Resilience and moderated by Gail Gallie, Founder, Project 17, will discuss these issues.
WBCSD & Global ABC Workshop
9:00-17:00 – Arcadis Office NY
WBCSD-led workshop to identify key actions that can move the built environment system and deliver carbon reductions at scale, as part of the GlobalABC (private).
21 September
Steering meeting for Leaders of Urban Future (LOTUF) Action Project
15:00-17:00
Closed door LOTUF Real Estate investor meeting (private)
75 Varick Street – 17:30-20:00
LOTUF Real Estate drinks reception, hosted by Urban Partners and Systemiq (private)
Capital Mobilization Accelerator
Leading practitioners gather to develop solutions which accelerate pipeline development, lower the cost of capital in emerging markets through better de-risking instruments and design practical recommendations to rethink the international financial system architecture – including to unlock domestic capital for climate action.
