Budapest Climate Summit is a niche event focusing on the green transition of the CEE region’s economy.
The summit brings together policy makers, industry experts, corporate leaders, technology pioneers and next generation sustainable leaders to share their perspectives on how to enable businesses and the civil society to deliver actions necessary to achieve climate objectives.
The first Budapest Climate Summit took place in 2020. The conference was attended by guests and speakers from a more than 21 countries including leaders of leading companies in Hungary and the region, high-ranking representatives of the government and European Union, cities and opinion leaders, who discussed the green transformation of the economy in the light of the 2050 climate targets. Encouraged by the success of the event the Budapest Climate Summit will be organised in 2021 as a two-days conference.
Climate change is now affecting every country on every continent. It is a global challenge that requires coordinated, complex and urgent solutions on every level of policy-making.
At the Budapest Climate Summit you will learn about:
On the road towards a Low-Carbon Economy: How companies contribute to making their operations and the economy more sustainable and resilient across various industries?
Innovation, the Key Driver of Sustainability: Top technological innovations that will shape the sustainability agenda of the future.
The future of circular economy: how should we enhance the uptake of a low-carbon, climate-resilient circular economy where today’s products are tomorrow’s resources.
Sustainable Finance and Investment: The role of green-finance in climate change mitigation, integration of ESG (Environmental, social and governance) criteria in the investment portfolio of financial and corporate actors.
The Networking Party of the Budapest Climate Summit will take place after the first day of the conference, 7 October at the Liz and Chain Sky Lounge of Hotel Marriott Budapest that offers a beautiful view of the city. The ticket includes participation at the Networking Party as well.