Executive roundtable on Climate Design: turning climate action from compliance into resilience, growth and strategic value.
Companies have long approached climate action through the lens of regulatory demands or to satisfy investor or client expectations. Internally, these efforts are often perceived as a cost factor – necessary but detached from real business value. Yet as climate change reshapes markets, customer expectations, and value chains, this narrow perspective is becoming a strategic liability. Organizations that limit their response to compliance risk missing material opportunities for growth, resilience, and differentiation.
This roundtable brings together senior executives to challenge that mindset. We will explore how climate action can become a catalyst for innovation, resilience, and long-term growth rather than a defensive obligation. Introducing Sustainserv’s Climate Design framework, we will outline how companies can move from their current position toward a future in which they thrive in a climate-disrupted world—and actively shape it. Together, we will discuss how to shift the narrative from obligation to aspiration and how businesses can contribute to a climate‑positive future.
Key themes of the event include:
- Climate action has moved beyond compliance. It is a strategic lever for competitiveness, differentiation, and long-term value creation.
- Many companies face climate strategy fatigue; we explore how leaders can shift the focus from burden to opportunity and business value.
- Climate Design provides strategic clarity. The framework helps organizations navigate uncertainty, build resilience, and position themselves to thrive in a climate-disrupted world.
- Discover how reframing climate change enables value creation across your entire value chain.
- Leadership matters. Join senior executives to explore how your company can contribute to – and benefit from – a climate positive future.
Speakers:
- Stefan Gara, Senior Advisor at Sustainserv
- Dr. Matthew Gardner, Managing Partner at Sustainserv
- Dr. Stephan Lienin, Managing Partner at Sustainserv
- Fernando Villasana, Senior Advisor & Expert on SBTi Methodology and Implementation at Sustainserv
Please see here for more information and registration.
*** A Climate Week Zurich event, held within a programme of 250+ sessions from 4-9 May 2026 focused on co‑creating and scaling climate solutions across sectors. ***
Event language: English
Knowledge level: intermediate / expert
Admission: Invitation on request
Participants may request an invitation. The organizer reserves the right to approve or decline registrations.