Accelerating environmental harm remains a threat multiplier to our economically interdependent world and calls for urgent, proactive leadership to build resilience. In 2019, our task was informed by the World Economic Forum’s 2019 Global Risks report, Out of Control, which named the top two risks facing our globe as extreme weather events and the failure of climate change mitigation and adaptation.

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Environment-related risks account for three of the top five risks by likelihood and four by impact. The 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report warned of significant changes to the earth’s life support systems in the next decade, and here in the U.S., the devastating 2018 California fires illustrated how much is at stake. Fortunately, leaders and innovators continue showing the way forward with the needed strategies, technologies, business models, and partnerships. The UN Sustainable Development Goals and initiatives, including One Earth and Project Drawdown are galvanizing action toward the greatest opportunities for impact. We showcased solutions and delivered inspiration and direct results, catalyzing new projects and partnerships at the action-filled Forum.