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Investing in People and Planet

Next Steps for Climate Resilience

June 24, 2025
11:30–12:30 (Asia/Shanghai time zone)

About this session

Businesses investing in climate resilience and adaptation could see tangible returns – $2-$19 in value for every dollar spent – while taking the necessary steps to avoid annual profitability declines from climate impacts of up to 7% by 2035. How can new strategies, from partnerships to technology and innovation, be leveraged to strengthen these efforts? This session was developed in...
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DC
Deliang Chen
Professor, Department of Earth System Science
Tsinghua University
SH
Solveigh Hieronimus
Senior Partner
McKinsey & Company
LH
Lindsay Hooper
Chief Executive Officer
University of Cambridge
MM
Mahmoud Mohieldin
UN Special Envoy for Financing Sustainable Development
United Nations
QY
Qin Yi
Presenter and Reporter
Shanghai Media Group (SMG)
BS
Beat Strebel
Chief Executive Officer, Reinsurance China; Country President, China
Swiss Re

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