Explore how Green Economy Forum 2025 in London reshaped the conversation on climate finance, tech, and trust and why Cambio Consultancy is leading the way.
A Climate Turning Point and a Capital Challenge
On October 21, 2025, a powerful gathering unfolded inside The Conduit in London. With over 400 global leaders, the Green Economy Forum 2025: Re‑set and Renewal delivered more than just speeches, it sparked alignment between ambition and action, between ideas and investment, and most critically, between capital and climate leadership.
It arrived at a defining moment. The world is in transition. Climate targets are tightening, economies are shifting, and pressure is mounting to move from vision to measurable progress. As Paul van Zyl, The Conduit’s CEO and co-founder, put it: “We’re no longer in the phase of theorising the green economy — we’re building it in real time.”
For Cambio Consultancy, the event wasn’t just relevant, it was vital. The sessions echoed everything we champion: system‑level thinking, actionable innovation, credible finance, and inclusive leadership.
From Headwinds to Opportunity: Where the UK Stands
The forum opened with a reality check. In her keynote, Dhara Vyas, CEO of Energy UK, pulled no punches. From the UK’s £28 billion green investment U-turn to ambitious (but uneven) progress in carbon capture, it’s clear that policy landscapes remain in flux.
Yet alongside the turbulence, a consistent message emerged: opportunity. Despite delays and disruptions, the UK has the frameworks, expertise, and investor appetite to lead the green economy, if it can unlock private sector confidence at scale.
The conversations around green jobs, regional reindustrialisation, and carbon-capture corridors in places like Merseyside and Teesside weren’t just theoretical. They were blueprints in motion, waiting for capital, coordination, and clarity to ignite.
Innovations & Collaborations: From Blended Finance to AI-Enhanced Impact
One of the forum’s most energised sessions reframed global dynamics entirely. With speakers from SYSTEMIQ, the British Chambers of Commerce, and the Climate Change Committee, the UK’s place on the global green finance stage came under the spotlight.
While the US and China invest at staggering scales, and the EU refines its policy edge, the UK has something distinct to offer: agility, policy innovation, and a fast‑growing sustainable finance ecosystem. But staying competitive will require bold steps, not just rhetoric. Investor confidence hinges on stability, credibility, and a coordinated cross‑sector approach.
Nature Is the Next Frontier for Finance
Arguably the most future-facing conversation of the day revolved around nature finance. Biodiversity is no longer a side conversation, it’s rapidly becoming a legitimate, investable asset class.
With projections that biodiversity credits could represent a $160 billion market by 2030, panellists from Rebalance Earth, Green Alliance, and Nature Based unpacked the challenges and opportunities ahead. Real-world examples from the UK’s Biodiversity Net Gain programme to forest and water-focused finance tools showed that nature-backed investing is not only possible, it’s happening.
At Cambio, we’ve long advocated for regenerative thinking, and it was refreshing to see how deeply nature is being integrated into financial models, not just sustainability strategies.
Tech with Purpose: Floating Wind, Thin Solar, and AI’s Role
The forum didn’t just spotlight policy and finance. It celebrated innovation, the bold kind.
In sessions led by pioneers from Cleantech for UK, RenewableUK, and Oxfordshire Greentech, we explored floating wind farms, ultra-thin solar technologies, and solar-in-space solutions that felt like science fiction, but are increasingly science fact.
And then there was AI.
Cambio has long recognised the transformative (and double-edged) potential of artificial intelligence in sustainability. This session featuring BT, Faculty AI, and New Economy Organisers Network made it clear that AI is fast becoming integral to smart grids, climate modelling, and energy-efficient design. Yet it also raised serious concerns about infrastructure demands, data ethics, and whether we’re building sustainability into the code, or out of it.
ESG Under Fire… But Trust Can Be Rebuilt
In a post-peak ESG world, one of the most sobering discussions focused on restoring credibility. With sustainable funds experiencing record outflows, panellists tackled the growing backlash and the urgent need for better standards, smarter regulation, and authentic accountability.
For Cambio, this was a powerful moment. It reinforced our belief that authenticity, measurable impact, and transparency aren’t just values; they’re competitive advantages. As the ‘S’ in ESG increasingly comes under scrutiny, we continue to support clients in weaving people, planet, and performance into their organisational DNA.
So, What Comes Next?
The forum closed with a clear message: this isn’t the end of the conversation, it’s the start of something much bigger.
Yes, $2 trillion is now flowing annually into clean energy technologies. Yes, the UK has the tools to lead. But the real challenge is integration, aligning finance, policy, and technology into a coordinated push that drives measurable, equitable climate action.
The Conduit is already leading that charge. Their next major gathering, “Resilient Cities,” set for December 2025, will continue building the coalition required to meet the climate moment, not with panic, but with partnership, precision, and purpose.
Why Cambio Consultancy Showed Up and What We Took Away
For us, the Green Economy Forum 2025 wasn’t just another event. It was confirmation that the work we do matters more than ever.
Whether helping clients harness AI for net-zero transitions, designing learning and development programmes for climate innovation, or advising organisations on ESG integrity — Cambio is at the heart of this transformation.
We don’t just follow green economy trends. We help shape them, through insight, strategy, education, and systems thinking.
At Cambio, we’re ready to partner with you on that journey.
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