It’s a wrap for COP 27 and for the Hub Culture Climate Pavilion with Hedera! Based at the Park Regency Sharm El-Sheikh from 5 to 15 November, we proudly hosted climate leaders, visionaries and changemakers gathered to take climate action during the United Nations Climate Change Conference.

We are extremely grateful to all of our Climate Pavilion partners for their support and climate leadership: Hedera, UN Global Compact Brazil, Ambipar, S&P Global Sustainable1, FAIRR (a Coller Initiative), Filecoin Green, Future of Cities, The Female Quotient, McDonough Innovation, Bermuda Business Development Agency, Enigma, Leaders on Purpose, and Imperial College Business School Leonardo Centre. And, special thanks to the amazing team at the beautiful Park Regency Sharm El-Sheikh Resort for helping us ensure everything ran smoothly.

Dozens of forward-looking and solutions-focused conversations hosted with partners explored topics from regenerative practices for urban living and development to climate justice and equity to nature-based finance, Web3, climate tech, carbon markets, regenerative finance, impact investing, climate risk finance, biodiversity, regenerative agriculture, solutions for protecting rainforests and freshwater, reskilling today's workforce for green jobs, and more. 

Highlights from the Hub Culture Climate Pavilion at COP 27

November 8: We teamed up with Future of Cities to present the Global Impact Series, featuring influential changemakers and visionaries focused on actionable solutions for local and global communities. World-renowned speakers explored topics like equity, sustainability, regenerative practices, and urban living and development; and guests enjoyed a magical musical experience by Eli Light under a lunar eclipse. 

November 11:  Hedera and Filecoin Green hosted a full-day Regenerative Finance Forum, which delved into topics including Climate Markets, Making Sustainability Finance Auditable, Digitizing and Open Sourcing Methodologies, Scaling Validation and Verification, Liquidity in Climate Markets, and Venture and Impact Investing.  

November 12: Leaders on Purpose and Ahura teamed up to present an important discussion on solutions for Reskilling the Workforce for Climate Jobs. In the evening, Hub Culture and the United Nations Global Compact Brazil co-hosted an epic late-night soirée for the climate community at the Buddha-Bar, with performances by Indigenous DJ Eric Terena, Resident DJ Mamado, and climate activist/musician AY Young, a UN Young Leader for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

November 14: The United Nations Global Compact Brazil and Ambipar held a full-day conference focused on Business and Climate Ambition, with inspiring speakers including youth activists, indigenous leaders, scientists, and business leaders exploring the topics of climate justice, climate and economic transition, mitigation, adaptation, resilience and the preservation of nature as a business opportunity. 

The same evening, also Women’s Day at COP 27, The Female Quotient presented a COP 27 Equality Lounge, welcoming climate and sustainability leaders to collaborate and ignite breakthrough ideas to foster equality. Guests were also treated to a live guest performance by climate activist and musician AY Young. What a great way to conclude 10 full days at COP 27!

Watch interviews with our partners and other climate leaders from the Hub Culture Climate Pavilion at COP 27 on our YouTube channel HERE! And, follow us on social media @hubculture!