Sustainable Markets Initiative
Building a Sustainable Future
For Nature, People, and Planet
For more than five decades, His Majesty King Charles III has been a champion for the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss.
The Sustainable Markets Initiative was launched by His Majesty King Charles III, then The Prince of Wales, in 2020 at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos. As the ‘go-to’ global private sector organisation on sustainable transition, the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s power to convene top organisations from industry and the financial services, alongside governments, is key to innovating, accelerating and delivering on a just, sustainable and prosperous future.
The Sustainable Markets Initiative’s mandate, better known as the Terra Carta, has a mission to build a coordinated global effort to enable the private sector to accelerate the achievement of global climate, biodiversity and Sustainable Development Goal targets. The Terra Carta was launched in 2021 at the One Planet Summit and reflects a set of guiding principles and bold actions to 2030 - putting Nature, People and Planet at the heart of global value creation. Read more.
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Global companies awarded with Terra Carta Seal
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CEO-led Task Forces
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Members from across global industries and sectors
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Country Council
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Press Release from the Sustainable Markets Initiative 26 June 2024 Terra Carta Design Lab competition announces 2024 shortlist
40 finalists include a biodegradable alternative to micro-plastic made from fish scales, a speed detection system for animal road crossings, and an affordable early detection solution for wildfire communities.
Media Advisory from the Sustainable Markets Initiative 25 June 2024 Prototype digital innovation to bring global-scale nature intelligence to infrastructure projects
First-of-its-kind tool will gauge the impact of infrastructure projects on nature, giving critical insights into project risks at key decision making milestones.
Media Advisory from The Sustainable Markets Initiative 18 June 2024 Second Year of Global Partnership Between Sustainable Markets Initiative, Howden and Resilient Cities Network Advances Urban Resilience in Five New Cities
The Sustainable Markets Initiative, Howden, the international insurance group, and Resilient Cities Network (R-Cities), the world’s leading city-led network on urban resilience, have launched the second cohort of the Global Risk and Resilience Fellowship.
MEDIA ADVISORY FROM THE SUSTAINABLE MARKETS INITIATIVE 15 May 2024 Sustainable Markets Initiative Announces New Natural Capital Investment Alliance Member
Bregal Investments joins the Natural Capital Investment Alliance Industry Hub.
Press Release from the Sustainable Markets Initiative 14 March 2024 Private sector pursuit of sustainable future: The growth story of our time
2023 Impact Report highlights delivery, engagement, and growth as companies put Nature, People and Planet at the heart of global value creation.
Press release from the Sustainable Markets Initiative 12 March 2024 Sustainable Markets Initiative Joins First Trade and Investment Mission to Antigua & Barbuda, Pledges Support for Country
The Sustainable Markets Initiative has identified Antigua & Barbuda as a country of focus for its activities in the Caribbean.
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