The World Economic Forum’s Global Commission for Nature-Positive Cities, of which Impact One is a co-founding member, releases the report entitled Nature Positive: Leaders’ Insights for the Transition in Cities report, marking one year since the launch of the initiative committed to building cities in harmony with nature.
The World Economic Forum’s Global Commission for Nature-Positive Cities, of which Impact One is a co-founding member, releases the report entitled Nature Positive: Leaders’ Insights for the Transition in Cities report, marking one year since the launch of the initiative committed to building cities in harmony with nature.
After signing the Davos Baukultur Alliance in June 2023, Impact One returns to the Annual Meeting alongside public and private sector stakeholders to improve the planning, construction, and management of buildings, infrastructure, public spaces, and landscapes.
The World Economic Forum’s Centre for Urban Transformation publishes a new article co-authored by Mikolaj Sekutowicz, CEO of Impact One. It forms part of a series of publications from the Nature-Positive Cities initiative, by the World Economic Forum, in collaboration with Oliver Wyman.
The World Economic Forum’s Global Commission on Nature-Positive Cities, of which Impact One is a member, releases the Nature Positive: Guidelines for the Transition in Cities report. It forms part of the WEF’s Nature-Positive Transitions report series that outlines the different pathways to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030.
From 28-29 April 2024, the Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development will be held by the World Economic Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Through the partnership with AxessImpact, Impact One expands on its mission to establish sustainable business models for ecosystem preservation and restoration, evaluating ecosystem services beyond carbon removal. This includes the development of new and innovative impact certificates that aim to recognise the value of indigenous communities’ stewardship of their ecosystems, and guarantee the highest standards of accountability and impact of environmental credits.
Leading neurobiologist and professor at the University of Florence, Stefano Mancuso, presents his exhibition The Nation of Plants at the Doha Expo in Qatar. In collaboration with Red Joint Films and Balich Wonder Studio, the exhibition presents solutions for a better future. CEO of Impact One, Mikolaj Sekutowicz, visited the exhibition, guided by Stefano Mancuso himself.
Among his many scientific achievements, Mancuso has demonstrated the crucial impact that plants have, not only on planetary health, but also on our own cognitive skills and healing processes. Plants represent the oldest and most advanced life form that has ever existed. They have continued to support and sustain the lives of all other species.
Winds of Yawanawa, the first-of-its-kind artwork series co-created by Refik Anadol and the Yawanawa and commissioned by Impact One, was put on display to an international audience of the world’s leading figures at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2024.
On COP’s first ever designated Health Day, the Arts, Health & Climate Panel explored the role of the arts in translating the science of climate change, and its impact on human and planetary health.
The Business & Philanthropy Climate Forum (BPCF) was COP28’s multi stakeholder engagement platform dedicated to driving cross-sectoral advancements towards achieving net zero and nature-positive goals. On 2 December 2023, presenting the session “Unlocking the Trillion Dollar Economy” Impact One highlighted the need to redefine the way in which ecosystems are valued economically. With no system in place that correctly values and consequently protects ecosystem services, the session brought together leading experts in the financial and environmental sectors, to call for a collaborative, global push towards ecosystem protection and regeneration led by those who steward the planet’s most vital ecosystems.
From the Desert to the Amazon: Impact One, as part of its {possible Futures initiative, presents a series of panels, presentations and cultural activations in collaborations with it’s partner network.
At the first-ever COP-hosted event for cities, the WEF Global Commission on Nature-Positive Cities announces its commitment to shaping a more regenerative future for all.
Hanwha Lifeplus Commissions Impact One And Refik Anadol Studio For New Artwork Celebrating Korean Culture. On the occasion of the Seoul International Firework Festival in October 2023, Impact One, in partnership with Ikona, commissioned Refik Anadol’s brand new and first permanent artwork in South Korea for Hanwha LIFEPLUS.
World Economic Forum’s Global Commission for Nature-Positive Cities inaugurated in partnership with Impact One
Impact One joins the World Economic Forum’s Global Commission for Nature-Positive Cities, an initiative that aims to create a pathway for more resilient, equitable and prosperous cities.
The Annabel’s for Amazon fundraising event united advocates for Amazon preservation and climate action. Impact One, together with Yawanawa Chief Isku Kua and Indigenous activist Mariana Maia, attended the Annabel’s for Amazon fundraising event that united advocates for Amazon preservation and climate action
The first-of-its-kind artwork series Winds of Yawanawa co-created by the Yawanawa and new media artist Refik Anadol, curated and commissioned as part of Impact One’s Possible Futures initiative, debuted in London as part of the September-long Annabel’s for the Amazon campaign.Having already generated more than $3,500,000 through the sale of NFTs based on the work, the Winds of Yawanawa has become one of the highest valued and most successful NFT sales of 2023.Among the prominent art collectors who acquired Winds of Yawanawa are Richard and Patricia Caring, Co-Founders of The Caring Family Foundation (TCFF), an organisation that combats deforestation in the Brazilian Amazonian rainforest through partnerships with local communities. With their purchase of Winds of Yawanawa, The Caring Family Foundation is extending its already significant engagement in the state of Acre, Brazil, as the Yawanawa community neighbours other communities supported by
Winds Of Yawanawa By Refik Anadol And The Yawanawá Launches In Mykonos. On 13 July 2023, we united with Yawanawa Chiefs Nixiwaka and Isku Kua,and media artist Refik Anadol at Scorpios Mykonos, to unveil Winds of Yawanawa: the first outcome of our collaboration with the Yawanawá communities of Aldeia Sagrada and Nova Esperança.
For the first iteration of Possible Futures in collaboration with the Yawanawá, Impact One commissioned an artwork series co-created by the Yawanawá and new media artist Refik Anadol: the Winds of Yawanawa.The creation of the artwork series stems from a journey that began in September 2022, when we followed Chief Nixiwaka and Putanny Yawanawá’s invitation to meet in the Yawanawá Sacred Village of Aldeia Sagrada. Impact One invited Refik Anadol to join the visit and the result of their spiritual and artistic exchange has now come to fruition.Winds of Yawanawa is composed of a data sculpture and limited 1,000-piece Genesis NFT collection. The first-of-its-kind series was created to help plant the seeds for a more integrative approach to sustainability in the future. Web3 technologies like blockchain and NFTs offer huge potential to facilitate new compensation models, decentralised economies, and tangible solutions
From 27 to 29 June 2023, Impact One participated in the World Economic Forum’s 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin, China. CEO of Impact One, Mikolaj Sekutowicz, was invited to speak at the convening that drew together 1,500 global leaders from business, government, civil society and international organisations, as well as innovators and academics. Stakeholders from around the world returned to the tradition of the Forum’s “Summer Davos” on this year’s theme of Entrepreneurship: The Driving Force of the Global Economy.Li Qiang, Premier of the People’s Republic of China© Copyright: World Economic Forum/Benedikt von LoebellOpening the annual meeting, Li Qiang, the Premier of the People’s Republic of China, welcomed participants and set the tone of the convening:“Unilateralism, protectionism and de-globalisation are on the rise, global challenges are escalating and regional conflicts keep flaring up. Instability, uncertainty and unpredictability
Impact One has demonstrated its commitment to advancing the quality and culture of our living environments by formally signing the Davos Baukultur Alliance. This significant step was taken during the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale, which was inaugurated by Swiss President Alain Berset and hosted by UNESCO. The alliance, initiated by the World Economic Forum, brings together public and private sector stakeholders to improve the planning, construction, and management of buildings, infrastructure, public spaces, and landscapes.
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