2025 Impact Report

Transition to a sustainable world through a record year of action and impact.

 

“ChangeNOW is the starting point of countless new impact stories: business collaborations, fundraising rounds, international partnerships, and career journeys inspired by encounters made during those three days. This report shares some of these stories. Many others have emerged, and we are deeply grateful to all those who took the time to share how their projects and organizations have evolved since ChangeNOW. At a time when the world urgently needs collective action, these stories remind us that when people come together around solutions, change does happen.”

Santiago Lefebvre and Rose-May Lucotte

Founders of ChangeNOW

75% of participants felt empowered to act for a sustainable world after ChangeNOW 2025 up 50% from pre-Summit levels.

57% of the solutions’ annual leads were generated at ChangeNOW.


Record investor participation, totalizing $9Trillion in Assets Under Management (AUM).


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Our Key Actions in 2025

Connect and facilitate collaboration, by being a actor of impact diplomacy
Creation of a public–private pledge to advance the Paris Agreement Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement represents one of the last pillars of the Agreement that has yet to be equipped with a fully operational framework.
Develop concrete solutions to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world
A 4.8M€ funding round including an industrial shareholder. Strong by Form is a prime example of this synergy. The Spanish startup, attending ChangeNOW as an exhibitor, develops Woodflow, a pioneering "augmented wood" technology that utilizes advanced computational design and robotic manufacturing to create lightweight, free-form structural components.
Action Groups & Bilateral Meetings:
Over 100 targeted sessions were orchestrated, including a decisive meeting between Mary Robinson and Ana Toni (COP30) to align summit outcomes with international goals. 100+ bilateral meetings between key international stakeholders
Develop concrete solutions to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world
Funding a project inspired by two entrepreneurs’ Atlantic swim challenge, aiming to educate and empower 100,000 children worldwide to protect the oceans.
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Connect and facilitate collaboration, by being a actor of impact diplomacy
Raising $4.89 billion through a pivotal UN conference to drive urgent global action for ocean conservation.
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We also got B Corp certified!

Cover from the 2024 Impact Report of ChangeNOW

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