Davos, 19 January 2026 – At the start of the World Economic Forum (WEF) week, Climate Hub Davos 2026 officially opens its doors at Kulturplatz. Initiated by the Swiss non-profit organisation GreenUp, the Climate Hub is now taking place for the third consecutive year. It offers an open and accessible space dedicated to climate, nature and sustainability, beyond traditional conference formats and access barriers.
Over the past year, Climate Hub Davos has continued to develop as a place where dialogue leads to tangible cooperation across sectors for the benefit of nature. In 2025, GreenUp hosted 25 impact sessions co-created with 46 different partner organisations, across business, policy, academia, civil society and media. More than 2,000 participants took part during the week, and 12 new collaborations were initiated as a result of participating in the Hub.
Ten years after Paris: shaping the next decade
This year, GreenUp will host 30 interactive sessions co-created with 47 partner organisations on the themes of transformative finance, regenerative business models and impact leadership.
Ten years after the Paris Agreement, Climate Hub Davos 2026 deliberately shifts the focus from talking about change to making it happen. This year's programme asks a simple, practical question: what tools, partnerships, and stories are there and or need to be created to turn the next decade into real progress for climate and nature?
The programme is built around three powerful transformation drivers toward a regenerative future: transformative finance, regenerative business and impact leadership. Topics include climate adaptation, nature-based solutions, leadership and the role of innovation and artificial intelligence.
The official sessions start today at 12:00 PM. Across the week, the programme features a wide and diverse range of speakers from different disciplines, sectors, and parts of the world. This includes – as just a small selection – Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Co-Chair of the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change and Co-Founder of the Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad; Tony Goldner, Chief Executive Officer of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD); Paul Stamets, mycologist and founder of Fungi Perfecti; and Valerie Keter, TikTok influencer, Content Creator and Commercial Filmmaker. Together, they reflect the breadth of perspectives represented throughout the week.
GreenShare: circular economy in practice
GreenUp also runs GreenShare, a circular sharing platform that connects organisers, partners and local stakeholders before and after WEF week. GreenShare extends product lifecycles and reduces waste at source. During Davos week 2025, around 2,500 items – from event materials and furnishings to equipment and everyday objects – were redistributed instead of being discarded. They were rehomed with more than 500 households and organisations in the local community, saving an estimated 15,000 kilograms of CO₂.
“Since 2022, more than 9,000 items have been saved from landfill and redistributed locally to schools, care homes and private individuals, avoiding over 40,000 kilograms of CO₂ emissions and significant material loss”, says Nicole Keller, Managing Director of GreenUp.
In 2026, GreenShare is also piloting systems to reduce single-use plastics, including access to local Davos water in reusable glass carafes. Circular economy will additionally be addressed on the stage of Climate Hub Davos in a dedicated session with the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN/BAFU), International Institute for Management Development (IMD) and Swiss Marketplaces Group (SMG), focusing on how circular solutions can be scaled in Switzerland and beyond. Journalists are invited to experience GreenShare in action, particularly on Saturday, January 24th.
Art in public space
With the interactive installation “Monkey Rock – Species Corner for Nature”, in collaboration with Climate Basecamp and Atelier Van Lieshout, Climate Hub Davos expands into the plaza. The 8 meter high installation invites passers-by to turn public space into a Speakers' Corner where anyone can step up on its stage and speak for nature. This experience is designed to engage the audience emotionally with questions of responsibility and our collective future.
Free studio for sustainability reporting and storytelling
Throughout the week, journalists can use the GreenUp Media Box, an on-site interview studio located next to the Climate Hub, free of charge. The team supports interview coordination and provides image material, programme information and background briefings.
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About GreenUp
Founded in Switzerland in 2016, GreenUp is a non-profit organisation dedicated to empowering people and organisations to use resources wisely and strengthen the planet's capacity to regenerate. Through programmes, partnerships, and initiatives such as GoSimple, the Climate Hub Davos, and tailored corporate employee engagement, GreenUp makes sustainable and regenerative living tangible, actionable, and joyful.