The Villars Institute

🌿 Join Sofi and Sofia at the Villars Intensive Program on Ecopreneurship (VIP-e)!🌿 Meet eco-entrepreneurs Sofia de Meyer Founder of Opaline and Sofi Khwaja-Horekens, Founder of Thesus leading the Villars Institute's new summer course this August. Discover their inspiring journeys and what to expect from this transformative program.🌱 👉 Read the interview and learn more here: https://ow.ly/2iSx50S9jBP 👈 #Ecopreneurship #Sustainability #GreenBusiness #WorldEnvironmentDay

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Businesses are stepping up to #ValueNature, protect #Biodiversity and combat #ClimateChange across their operations. But they can’t do it alone. Eva Zabey, CEO of Business for Nature explains how #Accountability and #Transparency from the private sector, supported by #Incentives and #Policy can build trust and galvanize #NaturePositive #Investment 🙌 #SustainableBusiness

How Can Fusion Energy Revolutionize Clean Power for a Sustainable Future? The quest for clean, sustainable energy solutions like fusion energy is critical to addressing climate change and reducing carbon emissions, requiring innovative approaches and advanced technologies. Watch Professor David Gann CBE, Chair of the UK Atomic Energy Authority and Board Member of the Villars Institute, explain how they're leading the charge in developing fusion energy, achieving unprecedented temperatures, and promising a future of abundant, pollution-free power. #fusionenergy #cleanpower #sustainablefuture

Funding remains one of the greatest challenges in tackling #ClimateChange and #BiodiversityLoss 💰At the #VillarsSummit, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) CEO Jennifer Morris highlighted how robust and innovative financing solutions are key to unlocking creative, scalable solutions 🌿 #ClimateFinance #SystemsLeadership

Water is vital for healthy #Ecosystems, Food Systems, Energy Security, Human Health, and Economic Prosperity💧but #SystemsThinking is needed to manage it more wisely 🔁. At the #VillarsSummit, Juan Carlos Escobar, CEO of AQUAKIT S.R.L, explains how #SystemsLeadership from policymakers can help scale technology and innovation to drive the transition to a #CircularEconomy and address water scarcity challenges more effectively⬇ #Water #Recycling #Circularity #Aquapreneurs UpLink - World Economic Forum

🌱 It's #InternationalBiodiversityDay 🌿 No matter how far technology advances, our existence will always depend on #nature and its health 🌏 Trees play a crucial role in the race to #netzero, but to truly maximize the benefits of #biodiversity, we must ensure we plant the right trees in the right places 🌱 Villars Institute Board Member and founder of TAHI New Zealand, Suzan Craig, explains how biodiversity is a catalyst for a sustainable future. Read full article here🌿🍃👇 https://ow.ly/lXHv50RQzXi

For a healthy planet, humanity must safegaurd 9 key #PlanetaryBoundaries. We have already exceeded safe limits in 6 of these categories ⚠ Learn more about the 9 boundaries, their interconnections and how #SystemsThinking can help us take action 🌎 Stockholm Resilience Centre #JohanRockstrom

Meet two inspiring #ecopreneurs, Sofia de Meyer, Founder of Opaline and Sofi Khwaja-Horekens, Founder of Thesus in this enlightening podcast where they share what it takes to become successful eco-business leaders. Want to dive deeper? Sign up for our exciting 5-day Summer Program in the Swiss Alps led by Sofia and Sofi! They'll guide you on an in-person journey of discovery, help turn your ideas into a business concept from the ground-up and become part of a new generation of global ecopreneurs. Applications for the Villars Intensive Program on Ecopreneurship (VIPe) are still open👉 https://ow.ly/oCcG50RjySg YouTube -> https://lnkd.in/eTD_-Xdu Spotify -> https://rb.gy/qu6sq4

Congratulations to Johan Rockström, Director of the PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, winner of the 2024 The Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement for his pioneering work on the “Planetary Boundaries” framework, a scientific guide to help keep the planet in a safe operating space. Listen to Johan Rockström at the #VillarsSymposium explain how taking a systems approach to how we measure and manage our nine planetary boundaries is essential for the future of humanity's wellbeing and prosperity.✨ #PlanetaryBoundaries #TylerPrize #ClimateAction