Sustainable Markets Initiative
Building a Sustainable Future
For Nature, People, and Planet
The Sustainable Markets Initiative is the world’s go-to private sector organization for sustainable transition; characterized by our unique brand of 'private sector diplomacy'.
With the vision of our founder, His Majesty King Charles III, and our unique convening power, the Sustainable Markets Initiative facilitates action between world leaders and CEOs to position sustainability at the heart of global value creation.
Together, we seek to mobilize the trillions of dollars required to achieve a sustainable future. Investment at this scale requires global systems-level change with a default sustainable orientation across markets, industries and supply chains. Here, our mandates, the Terra Carta and Astra Carta, provide practical private sector trajectories.
The Sustainable Markets Initiative believes that with bold ambition and courageous leadership, we can seize a new era of global prosperity that will last for generations to come. We call this ‘The Growth Story of Our Time’.
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Press release from the SMI 01 December 2025 Sustainable Markets Initiative Hosts Landmark Private Capital Mobilization Convening in London, with a report back session attended by His Majesty King Charles III
The shared mission is clear: to turn the transition to a sustainable global economy into the largest, most inclusive growth story of the 21st century by unleashing trillions of dollars of private capital into emerging and developing economies at speed.
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Task Force Announcement 01 December 2025 First global standard for measuring the environmental impact (LCA) of pharmaceutical products
The world's first global lifecycle assessment (LCA) standard (PAS 2090:2025) for pharmaceutical products has been published by the British Standards Institution (BSI).
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Market Signals Update 25 November 2025 SMI presents Annual Market Signals to the G20
A SMI Private Sector Call to Action: How G20 Governments Can Accelerate the Transition to a Sustainable Future.
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