Green Business Building Summit Berlin 2023

Short Description

Global attempts to remain on a 1.5° pathway rely on our collective ability to scale up new, green businesses—and to do so quickly. What exactly will it take to make this happen? This question was the focus of the recent Green Business Building Global Summit that McKinsey hosted in Berlin. Around 300 senior leaders from critical players in the green space—including corporates with green growth ambitions, green tech start-ups, and leading sustainability investors—convened for discussions about the imperative to hyper-scale and how to bring down costs for clean technology, secure necessary talent, and establish an operating model for ultra-fast scaling.

Learning Objectives

Understand the urgency of scaling green businesses globally to meet the 1.5°C climate target and mitigate the impacts of climate change.
Examine the key challenges and enablers of hyper-scaling green technologies, including cost reduction, talent acquisition, and operational models.
Analyse the roles of various stakeholders—corporates, start-ups, and sustainability investors—in accelerating the green transition through innovation and collaboration.
Reflect on insights from the Green Business Building Global Summit to identify practical strategies for supporting rapid growth in the green economy.