McKinsey Sustainability

McKinsey at COP

Do today what defines tomorrow

Each year, McKinsey convenes leaders from business, government, and civil society alongside the UN Climate Change Conference (COP) to accelerate climate action and translate ambition into impact.

We recognize that sustainability is a journey with a complex roadmap. Our convenings at COP are part of McKinsey’s long-standing commitment to help companies quickly scale what works, fuel growth while cutting carbon, and turn sustainability into a competitive edge and source of resilience. In the lead-up to COP31, we will share new insights on priority themes, collaborate with clients to implement solutions, and bring together a global ecosystem of institutions to help leaders do today what will define the sustainable world of tomorrow.

Join us at COP31

Our Agenda

Join our COP31 program to watch live, in-depth, and inspiring discussions that drive climate action and growth.

Event Themes

  • Making progress in a new era of sustainability
  • Competitiveness & excellence in tech scaling
  • Investing in climate adaptation & resilience
  • Protecting nature & natural capital
  • Ensuring inclusive transitions
  • And much more

Our COP Delegation

Hemant Ahlawat
Senior Partner and Global Leader, McKinsey Health Institute; Global Coleader, SustainabilityZurich
Coleads McKinsey Sustainability, helping all industries reach net-zero, and cochairs the McKinsey Health Institute, catalyzing...
Anna Granskog
PartnerHelsinki
Leads McKinsey’s green business building work in Europe. Advises clients on strategy and organizational topics, bringing deep...
Sanjay Kalavar
Senior Partner and Global Coleader, SustainabilityHouston
As global coleader of McKinsey Sustainability, helps energy investors and operators build businesses, evaluate assets, reduce...
Mekala Krishnan
McKinsey Global Institute PartnerBoston
Leads research on sustainable and inclusive growth, focusing on physical climate risks, climate adaptation, and the net-zero...
Mark Patel
Senior PartnerBay Area - San Francisco
Advises clients across sectors on sustainability with a focus on climate technologies; leads client work across industrial, high-tech,...

Highlights from past events

 
Watch replays from COP29

Unlocking COP29

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Reflections post COP29: The landscape has shifted—are you adapting fast enough?

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After COP29, as everyone looks ahead to 2025, the outlook on sustainability and related investments is not straightforward. This article captures reflections from our discussions in and around COP29 and some views on the path ahead.
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Collaborating for exponential results

We work with dynamic industry and cross-sector communities to drive innovation, decarbonization, and results that no one organization can achieve on its own.
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World Economic Forum (WEF)
We have partnered with WEF on scaling sustainability solutions across a number of sectors, including agriculture, energy, infrastructure, and mobility. In a recent collaboration for the report “Nature and Net Zero,” we explore the role that natural climate solutions can play in helping to address climate change and the destruction of nature.
Artist rendering of what a large-scale DAC facility that uses Carbon Engineering’s DAC technology could look like.
Frontier
Frontier is the over $1 billion advance market commitment (AMC) to purchase permanent carbon removal before 2030, by McKinsey Sustainability in collaboration with fellow founders Alphabet, Meta, Shopify and Stripe.
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World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
As a knowledge partner to WBCSD, we’re collaborating on many fronts, from helping to drive transparency of Scope 3 emissions to assessing strategic resilience through the climate transition.

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