{"id":1458,"date":"2021-02-03T00:00:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T00:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelcommunication.net\/?p=27014"},"modified":"2021-02-03T00:00:46","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T00:00:46","slug":"wef-10000-innovators-answered-the-call-to-build-a-greener-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top25golfcourses.com\/indonesia\/global-travel-news\/wef-10000-innovators-answered-the-call-to-build-a-greener-world\/","title":{"rendered":"WEF: 10,000 Innovators Answered the Call to Build a Greener World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Geneva, Switzerland, February 1, 2021 \/ TRAVELINDEX \/ As nations around the globe struggle to cope with the manifold disruptions of the COVID-19 crisis, innovators have stepped up and offered solutions to build a greener, fairer and more resilient world as we emerge from the pandemic and head towards COP26.<\/p>\n

UpLink, created by the World Economic Forum in partnership with\u00a0Salesforce\u00a0and\u00a0Deloitte, connects the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs to networks of contacts that have the resources, expertise and experience to help bring about change. It was launched at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020 in Davos and is now live with nearly 10,000 users, over 900 solutions, 12 digital communities, and 80 high-quality UpLink Innovators selected by experts and investors.<\/p>\n

\u201cUpLink is a unique way to improve the state of the world,\u201d said John Dutton, Head of UpLink, World Economic Forum. \u201cI\u2019m very proud the Forum, in cooperation with its partners, has developed a tool to connect entrepreneurs and accelerate new ideas. The innovation we have seen in the past year makes us very hopeful for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2022 Sustainable First is an effort to showcases excellence in sustainability and sustainable tourism.<\/a><\/p>\n

Innovations highlighted and supported by UpLink so far include\u00a0Cubex Global<\/a>, a digital marketplace which sells unused space in shipping containers;\u00a0SUGi<\/a>, which allows individuals to invest in nature and plant urban forests; and\u00a0Desolenator<\/a>, which is using solar power to purify water, making remote communities more water-resilient.<\/p>\n

UpLink is calling on impact-oriented entrepreneurs, investors, experts and changemakers to join the movement to power innovation to achieve the SDGs.<\/p>\n

15 challenges to fast-track impact<\/strong><\/p>\n

The inaugural\u00a0Ocean Solutions Sprint<\/a>\u00a0brought together ways to tackle illegal fishing and plastic pollution to the degradation of coral reef habitats.\u00a0A cohort of 11 Ocean Innovators<\/a>\u00a0are now in a programme to accelerate and scale their impact to produce global systemic change.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Trillion Trees Challenge\u00a0leveraged momentum from the launch of\u00a01t.org\u00a0\u2013 the campaign to conserve, restore and grow one trillion trees by 2030. A\u00a0cohort of Trillion Trees innovators\u00a0was announced in September. UpLink also launched a\u00a0COVID-19 innovation sprint\u00a0to fight the pandemic and a\u00a0COVID Social Justice Challenge\u00a0to address systemic inequalities in the COVID-19 response, some of the top innovators across these challenges include:<\/p>\n

Pachama<\/a>\u00a0is developing a modern market for forest carbon credits using remote sensing and machine learning to validate and monitor reforestation and avoidance of deforestation projects.<\/p>\n

Carbon Health<\/a>\u00a0is a primary care provider delivering a premium experience through its modern clinics and virtual care, making world-class healthcare accessible for everyone.<\/p>\n

Intelehealth<\/a>\u00a0is a telemedicine and case management platform connecting patients and frontline health providers with remote doctors to deliver high quality health services to last mile populations.<\/p>\n

UpLink also partnered with The Circulars to kick-off our drive to source innovation for the circular economy.\u00a0The Circulars Accelerator\u00a0programme will connect industry leaders with 15 ground-breaking entrepreneurs to scale disruptive innovation at a pace not achieved until now.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Sustainable First is an effort to showcases excellence in sustainability and sustainable tourism.<\/a><\/p>\n

During the Davos Agenda, UpLink kicked-off a 2021 programme of challenges to fact-tract impact on food production, clean air and equality. Challenges include:\u00a0Mobilizing action on climate change\u00a0and ensuring\u00a0climate adaptation; a\u00a0Deloitte-led challenge focused on education inequality;\u00a0accelerating the clean energy transition; mobilizing protein diversification to\u00a0transform how we produce food; achieving\u00a0health equity; and pursuing\u00a0clean air for all.<\/p>\n

First published at TravelCommunication.net – Global Travel News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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