Thematic Event: The Sharing Economy – Moving Beyond Ownership
The sharing economy has been part of our everyday lives for over a decade and it shows no signs of slowing down. In a world where goods are readily available and people have long associated identity with ownership, many are now turning to a different form of asset utilisation. Thanks to technology, the internet and […]
Workshop: Five Steps to Engage your Employees with Sustainability
Many companies are investing huge amounts in external messaging about sustainability without looking internally and bringing their own workforce on board. Nowadays, your employees & co-workers are highly knowledgeable and expect more. Companies across the globe are evidencing employees leaving their jobs in search of more purpose, inspiration, alignment and authenticity. Employees are increasingly committed […]
Networking Event Series: Excursion to Umami
This event is part of our Networking Event Series powered by Innosiusse. Are you interested in seeing urban farming in practice right in the heart of the city of Zurich? And on top of that enjoy an Apéro Riche with a group of sustainability enthusiasts from the GreenBuzz network? UMAMI produce healthy, pure, natural microgreens, […]
Virtual Thematic Event: Careers in Sustainability – Stories from Sustainability Professionals
Are you interested in a career in sustainability? Would you like to create positive change in your job? Or are you simply interested in learning about other people’s sustainability journey? Demand for sustainable careers is on the rise. A trend that will only increase this year. We currently see an unprecedented number of companies and […]
Members & Partners Event: Forests and Climate in Art
We invite our partners and members to an exclusive GreenBuzz event to discuss the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report and the role of forests in climate mitigation through the medium of art! Together, we will explore the art displayed at the special exhibition ‘In the Forests’ at the Landesmuseum Zurich, which tells of the forest’s history, […]
Thematic Event: Sustainable Business Travel
How can business travel be more sustainable in a post-covid world? Whilst we see a rise in virtual meetings, there is a huge appetite for humans to build business relationships in person and re-start regular business travel. Some ideas exist – fewer longer trips, attaching holidays to business trips, offsetting emissions. What more can be […]
Thematic Event: Sustainable Energy System – Who Will Lead the Way?
Technical innovation, massive business model change and societal adaptation are inevitable if we are to build a sustainable energy system. But how do we get there? What steps should we take? And who will lead the way? We dive into this topic and take an interdisciplinary approach with our event partner, the Energy Science Center […]
Annual Summer Party – Come Buzz With Us
We are delighted to invite you to celebrate summer in Zurich with us and all the fantastic achievements in sustainability that we are witnessing. We are well aware that we have a huge challenge ahead to make sustainability the new normal in business, but GreenBuzz is on a mission and we are happy to have […]
Informal Drinks: SDG16 in Times of Conflict – Should it matter to business?
“There is no sustainability without peace, and no peace without sustainability.” – Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 16) Following the outbreak of war in Ukraine, we said that GreenBuzz would examine the link between war & sustainability and why promoting positive peace is so important. On September 8th, we will therefore host informal drinks to talk […]
Excursion: Tour Through The Circle – Switzerland’s Largest Green Building
The Circle at Zurich Airport meets the highest environmental standards for construction and operation. It is not only LEED Platinum certified but also fulfils Minergie standard – join us at this tour through Switzerland’s largest green Building and see what is possible! The building sector, especially in Switzerland, carries a great responsibility in our journey […]
Networking Event Series: Pensions, Sleeping Giants?
This event is part of our Networking Event Series powered by Innosuisse. Pension funds in Switzerland manage around 1,350 billion Swiss francs (Klima-Allianz). Without getting much attention, pension funds are among the largest and most influential investor groups and can steer the companies in which they invest. So join us to talk about these sometimes […]
Thematic Event: Digitalization as a Key to Decarbonization?
Digitalization is a megatrend, with many seeing data as being the new number one raw material. Much hope is placed on digital innovations to solve some of the major challenges of our time, such as decarbonization, creating transparency along supply chains and more. Is digitalization really the key to making net zero a reality? What […]
Thematic Event: Science-Based Targets Initiative
Launched in 2015, the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) was one of the first frameworks for corporate emission reduction target setting in line with climate science, an impactful tool to drive net zero ambitions. The SBTi was formed by the Carbon Disclosure Project, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide […]
Thematic Event: Employee Mental Health
The mental health of employees is a core piece to a company’s sustainability. As such, it represents an important pillar in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) because, as the World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledges, “there can be no health or sustainable development without mental health.” In fact, Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 promotes […]
Workshop: Successful B2C Communication – Or is it just greenwashing?
Many companies are working on their sustainability strategies with renewed purpose. They are driving innovation and moving forward in becoming carbon neutral, delivering their sustainability goals, investing in impact funds or participating in the circular economy. However, to be successful businesses must communicate this effectively and simply to their consumers. More than ever consumers are […]
Thematic Event: COP27 – Let’s talk about solutions!
Every year, thousands of representatives from business, government, academia and NGOs from all over the world meet to discuss climate change at COP (Conference of Parties). Previous COPs led to the Kyoto Protocol, which was signed in 1997, and the Paris Agreement of 2015. Both agreements had a significant influence on climate protection and are […]
SOLD OUT – Networking Event Series: ESG vs. Sustainability
This event is part of the Networking Event Series powered by Innosuisse. We are inviting you to join us in addressing the question: ESG vs. Sustainability – Are we measuring the right things? In less than 20 years, the ESG movement (Environmental, Social & corporate Governance) has grown from a corporate social responsibility initiative – […]
Christmas Buzzing – Let’s end the year together!
GreenBuzz invites members, partners and those keen to get to know us to join us for a Christmas buzzing to end the year together! This year, we are asking for your support. GreenBuzz has brought to you 20+ events this year on topics including EU taxonomy, energy transition, sharing economy, digitalisation and many more. However, […]
SOLD OUT – New Year’s Event: Sustainability Trends of 2023
Let’s start 2023 with a positive mindset and bring hope for new opportunities – just like we did at the beginning of 2022! Our last New Year’s Event was such a buzzing success that we decided to build on it. Together with you, we want to highlight the most relevant and pressing sustainability trends of […]
SOLD OUT – Climate Change & Biodiversity Loss – How do we tackle both?
It is time to put biodiversity back on the agenda again! Join us and WWF on February 28th, 2023, to discuss this important issue. Biodiversity loss has been pushed out of the global agenda by climate change, even though both issues are closely linked, have similar impacts on human welfare and need to be tackled […]