Hamburg Sustainability Conference

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Hamburg Sustainability Conference

June 29–30, 2026
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Global Alliances for a Shared Future – the Hamburg Sustainability Conference fosters new global alliances and actionable solutions to accelerate the United Nations' 2030 Agenda.

11/06/2026

A trade agreement. An investment decision. They may seem far removed from everyday life. But they can help determine whether a child gets the nutrients needed to grow, learn, and reach their potential.

That is the challenge behind many of the conversations at : how cooperation across sectors can improve lives in tangible ways.

Because the decisions we make today can shape opportunities for decades to come.

Explore the HSC26 agenda to see how decisions on food, health, finance, technology, and cooperation shape sustainable development in practice.

hsc.link/agenda26

10/06/2026

Economic resilience, technological change, and international cooperation are among the defining questions of our time—and Asia will play a central role in each of them.

We’re pleased to welcome Nikkei Asia as a media partner of .

Drawing on more than 145 years of journalism and a network of around 1,500 journalists across 37 locations worldwide, Nikkei Asia provides reporting and analysis on the economic, political, and market developments shaping the region and beyond.

Learn more about Nikkei Asia’s coverage of the issues shaping economies, markets, and international cooperation across the region: asia.nikkei.com

09/06/2026

The people who shape the conversation matter.

We are proud to introduce the : a group of international experts whose experience across sustainability, finance, technology, economic transformation, and global cooperation helps inform the continued development of the Hamburg Sustainability Conference.

Their perspectives span the issues that will shape the years ahead—from financing sustainable development and strengthening international cooperation to building resilient economies, advancing the energy transition, and expanding opportunity across regions.

We are grateful to welcome:

“When public and private partners act together and commit to long-term goals, progress is tangible. Over the next three years, mobilizing private capital will be key to delivering measurable results.”
Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

“The world must remove the barriers to affordable financing for developing countries.”
Vera Songwe, The Brookings Institution

“Pushing for change is not naive—it’s the only politically serious position, because the alternative is just accepting collapse. I’m not willing to do that.”
Michael Werz, Council on Foreign Relations

“One of the most important choices the world can make in the near term is to expand affordable finance and access to technology so countries can accelerate clean energy, create jobs, strengthen energy security, and improve people’s lives at the same time.”
Ani Dasgupta, World Resources Institute (WRI)

“We have to work towards a multilateral, rule-based system to repair trust between nations and between people, so that we can have global cooperation. It is no longer a luxury; it is an absolute necessity.”
Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi

“The race between the industrial policies of the largest economies risks leaving developing economies behind just as they are beginning their green industrialization pathway.”
Sébastien Treyer, Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI)

“We’re seeing a quiet shift in global energy geopolitics. More than ever, energy security is becoming a strategic choice about who you partner with.”
Toni J E Beukes, HYPHEN Hydrogen Energy

“The world is entangled because of global economies. Colonialism has left a deep mark on our world and calls on all of us to work with many countries in a spirit of equality and fairness.”
Gesa Ziemer, HafenCity Universität Hamburg (HCU)

The questions raised by our HSC Advisors will be central to many of the discussions taking place at .

Learn more about their work at hsc.link/advisors

05/06/2026

Need to touch some grass? Conferences can be intense. Between sessions, take a break and discover local sustainability in action.

Just a few steps away from our venue, conference participants, local initiatives, and curious visitors come together to explore sustainability in practical, unexpected, and sometimes playful ways.

Join us in the Future Garden
June 29–July 1, 2026
Rathausmarkt, Hamburg

Whether you’re in Hamburg for HSC or simply passing through the city, the Future Garden and the wider Hamburg Sustainability Week program are open to everyone—and growing every day.
Find all events at hsc.link/programmweek2026

04/06/2026

What does it take to move trillions—not millions—toward sustainable development?

One year ago at , the public launch of marked an important step toward unlocking greater private investment for sustainable development and climate action in emerging markets and developing economies.

Building on the coalition formed at , the initiative has continued to grow—bringing together public and private partners committed to addressing investment barriers and mobilizing capital at scale.

As approaches, the next chapter is already taking shape. Stay tuned!

Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) Canada’s Foreign Policy—Global Affairs Canada French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office KfW Bankengruppe Allianz AXA Zurich Niels Annen

22/05/2026

Some rooms carry a long history of who gets to decide.

This room looked different.

At a HSC roundtable on diaspora engagement and economic opportunity, participants discussed how diaspora networks can shape investment, entrepreneurship, and cross-border partnerships.

Because the power of cooperation is not symbolic. It changes who is in the room—and who helps shape what comes next.

Where have you seen representation turn into real influence?

Read the roundtable recap on our website: hsc.link/roundtable

05/05/2026

“Agriculture and food systems offer real opportunities for youth employment and entrepreneurship.”
— Alvaro Lario, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

At , the focus is on rural economies—where jobs, markets, and resilience are closely tied together.

With more than two decades across development finance and the multilateral system, Lario has worked on one persistent gap: how to connect capital to the places where it can have the most systemic impact. Under his leadership, IFAD expanded its financing model, opening new pathways to mobilize resources beyond traditional public funding.

As food systems face climate stress, supply chain disruptions, and growing pressure on rural livelihoods, the question is where opportunity is built—and who it reaches.

Where do you see this working—or breaking down in practice?

That’s the conversation is picking up—how investment, cooperation, and policy can actually reach the economies where resilience is built.

30/04/2026

Here's how we build alignment that actually holds. Over the past few months, we've been shaping this year's conference agenda through a structured co-creation process.

Our four initiators set the strategic narrative. Co-creation partners, together with their session coordinators, develop the sessions—bringing in perspectives from across sectors and regions. The HSC Program Committee reviews, aligns, and curates these contributions into a coherent agenda.

That complexity is deliberate. It brings different interests into the room early, forces trade-offs, and pushes sessions beyond positioning toward outcomes—new alliances, concrete commitments, and ideas that can hold up under real-world pressure. Co-creation at HSC isn't about inclusion for its own sake; it's about ensuring what reaches the stage has already been tested across perspectives and can move forward after .

The result is an agenda shaped through diverse input and ongoing collaboration—one that will continue to evolve as we move toward HSC.

The HSC 2026 agenda is now live on our website. Explore what's ahead: hsc.link/agenda26

United Nations Development Programme - UNDP Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) Hamburger Senat Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

24/04/2026

What’s the biggest challenge in achieving the SDGs?

For Achim Steiner, it’s when people lose confidence in their ability to make a difference.

Responding to Carole Nassredine's question, he points less to professional milestones—and more to the moments where he helped teams and institutions find the confidence to take on problems that seemed too big to solve.

At HSC, that’s one of the questions underneath the agenda: how to turn individual conviction into collective action—and make it hold. Stay tuned for .

26/02/2026

Why we’re still thinking about Nairobi—more than a month later.

The Nairobi Roundtables were a working session, not a photo opportunity.

Over several days, the met in small groups to map priorities, test each other’s assumptions, and define where—and how—they want to intervene at . They compared national realities, surfaced policy gaps, and debated what is genuinely feasible in the current geopolitical climate.

Their focus:
– sharpening clear policy asks,
– aligning shared positions across regions,
– and designing the session they are now preparing for HSC26.

Since returning home, the work has continued in virtual working groups—drafting concept notes, refining arguments, and dividing responsibilities.

What started in Nairobi is now moving toward the conference floor in Hamburg.

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