What Bridges Must Business Build to Deliver a Fairer, More Resilient Future?

Watch this session that unpacks our “5 Bridges to 2045” framework using real-world examples that explore practical strategies for connecting business functions, aligning environmental and social goals, engaging employees and communities, and fostering collaboration across sectors.

SPEAKERS:

Angela Pinhati, Chief Sustainability Officer, Natura

Åsa Skogström Feldt, Managing Director, IKEA Social Entrepreneurship BV

Joe Griffin, Head of Sustainability Strategy, Vodafone Foundation

Martín Burt, Founder and Executive Director, Fundación Paraguaya

Wim De Groof, Human Rights Lead, ABF Sugar

MODERATOR:

Yvette Torres-Rahman, Co-Founder and CFO, Business Fights Poverty

The highlight video is by Zahid Torres-Rahman, Co-Founder of Business Fights Poverty. Here’s what he said at the opening of our Global Goals Summit 2025, during UN General Assembly Week, on the power of kindness and why it should be at the heart of any successful business strategy: “Kindness isn’t weakness, it’s strength. Today, we need the courage to build bridges, not walls. And I believe the same is true in business.”