Lindsay Harris-Kyei, Vice President of Global Impact and Sustainability at ServiceNow, shares how the company is using technology, data and AI to help organizations turn sustainability and social impact goals into action at scale.

In his conversation with WCF, Rafael Tello, Sustainability President at AMBIPAR, highlights the circular economy as a powerful yet underdeveloped lever for climate action, one that could reduce the emissions needed to meet the Paris Agreement goals by up to 45%. Achieving that potential depends on close collaboration between governments, companies and civil society to build the right models, incentives and regulatory frameworks.

Leonardo Fleck, Managing Director Sustainability at Santander, outlines the role of Santander as “market maker”, working with partners to help scale restoration and nature-based solutions. At the core of Santander is direct participation – for example, through the co-founding of Biomas, a restoration company with projects already underway in the Atlantic forest and plans to expand in the Amazon region.

Marília Robles, Sustainability Manager at Heineken, shares how Heineken Spin stands as a clear signal of how sustainability can move beyond commitments and become a core business driver. Rather than operating as a side initiative, Spin sits at the centre of Heineken’s long-term strategy.

At Davos, the World Climate Foundation focused on shaping signals set by frontrunners, helping determine what markets will treat as credible in 2026, and what they will not. 

In an interview with WCF at the World Climate Investment Summit, Maria Netto, Executive Director of iCS, explores how nature, climate and economic development are fundamentally interconnected. The discussion highlights a new generation of financial mechanisms designed to unlock large-scale investment for nature, while still ensuring that local communities and indigenous peoples are at the centre of these solutions. 

At World Climate Summit & Investment COP 2025, we spoke with Lori Kerr, CEO of FinDev Canada, about how development finance is evolving, as climate risk, biodiversity loss, and economic resilience become inseparable.

Today, only 5% of companies price water risk into decision-making, even as trillions in enterprise value depend on it. As we move from an era of setting global targets to implementing them, World Climate Foundation and Capgemini have collaborated to produce an analytical report, The Innovation Wave: Why Smart Businesses Are Investing in Water Resilience, showing how leading firms are responding through data, finance, and operational control. 

Read our latest report with Capgemini on why water resilience is fast becoming a boardroom priority, and how leading companies are turning water risk into strategic advantage.

At COP30, we spoke with John Colas from Oliver Wyman about what meaningful progress now looks like - beyond new pledges and political statements.