SeasonS3
SeasonS3

Building Bridges 2025: Innovative Solutions & Investment Opportunities in Sustainable Finance

Complexity
1 episode
Oct-Oct 2025
# Asset Managers
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# Institutional Investors
# New Investors
# Policymakers
# Venture Capital
Building Bridges aims to shape the global sustainable finance agenda by leveraging the unique ecosystem of international Geneva and Switzerland.

At the core of the initiative, launched by Swiss public authorities, the finance community, the United Nations, NGOs, and other international actors, is the recognition that the scale and complexity of the sustainability transition require “building bridges” between private and public stakeholders.

Season Hosts

Karen Hitschke
Karen Hitschke

CEO, Building Bridges Foundation

Patrick Odier
Patrick Odier

Chairman, Building Bridges Foundation, President of Swiss Sustainable Finance

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Unstoppable: The Next Chapter of Sustainable Finance

Complexity
Released 22 Oct 2025

Season 3 opens with a frank look at the state of sustainable finance. John Kerry, former U.S. Secretary of State and Co-Executive Chair of Galvanize, and Rhian-Mari Thomas, CEO of the Green Finance Institute, join Patrick Odier, Chairman of Building Bridges, to discuss political headwinds, shifting narratives, and the credibility gap between ambition and investable pipelines. It’s a candid exchange on ESG’s polarisation, record investment in clean energy, and the urgent need to channel capital into early-stage solutions and emerging

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Episode guests

John Kerry
John Kerry
Former U.S. Secretary of State and Co-Executive Chair, Galvanize
Rhian-Mari Thomas
Rhian-Mari Thomas
CEO, Green Finance Institute (GFI)