Deloitte’s pavilion in the COP30 Green Zone has become one of the conference’s most active business hubs, hosting a packed agenda designed to translate global climate goals into concrete pathways for corporate action. Across ten thematic days, the firm used its platform in Belém to spotlight nature-based solutions, supply-chain transformation, sustainable finance, and the technologies reshaping high-emitting sectors.
The program combined daily “COP and Coffee” briefings, technical sessions, private dinners with industry leaders, and debates on artificial intelligence, circularity, and resilient urban systems — all aimed at helping businesses navigate the accelerating pressure for credible climate action.
A daily window into COP30’s shifting landscape
Each morning began with a 20-minute COP30 briefing, giving delegates rapid updates on negotiations and emerging themes. Sessions focused on the evolving roles of AI, oceans, nature, climate reporting, green skills, and sustainable infrastructure. Deloitte positioned these touchpoints as a bridge between diplomatic outcomes and private-sector implementation, reinforcing its message that business decisions must keep pace with the negotiations unfolding a few kilometers away in the Blue Zone.
Nature, biodiversity, and the next frontier of corporate risk
Several sessions emphasized biodiversity as foundational economic infrastructure. Deloitte underscored that ecosystem degradation directly threatens supply chains, water security, and long-term profitability. Discussions highlighted nature-based solutions not as niche climate tools but as essential components of resilient operations. Participants heard how restoring habitats, improving soil health, and protecting watersheds can yield measurable returns while reducing exposure to climate volatility.
For companies increasingly scrutinized for nature impacts, Deloitte framed biodiversity as a core component of risk management — not simply a reputational exercise.
Circularity, supply chains, and hard-to-abate sectors
Throughout COP30, Deloitte convened industry leaders to explore the transformation of global supply chains. The firm’s sessions on circularity outlined the business case for shifting from linear to regenerative models, noting opportunities for innovation, reduced waste, and cost efficiencies.
Later in the week, a technical session examined practical pathways for suppliers in hard-to-abate sectors such as steel, chemicals, and fuels. Drawing on Deloitte analyses, panelists explored cost competitiveness, demand uncertainty, and infrastructure gaps — as well as collaborative R&D models that pool expertise to scale low-carbon technologies.
The message was clear: without enabling policy, strategic finance, and cooperative innovation, suppliers will struggle to align with global climate expectations.
Finance, innovation, and the digital transition
Multiple events focused on mobilizing climate finance and deploying technologies that can accelerate the low-carbon transition. Deloitte stressed the catalytic role of public funds, the need for clearer incentives for private investors, and the importance of ecosystem approaches that align finance with nature-positive outcomes.
Sessions on AI, digital twins, predictive maintenance, and sovereign digital infrastructure explored how advanced technologies are reshaping energy systems, urban resilience, and climate governance. At a dinner co-hosted with NVIDIA, senior leaders debated whether AI’s sustainability benefits outweigh its energy footprint — an increasingly urgent question as governments and companies scale digital systems.
Leadership, strategy, and the road to COP31
COP30 also served as a venue for Deloitte to release findings from its 2025 Global C-suite Sustainability Report, highlighting shifting business priorities and the growing expectation that executives link sustainability with growth and risk management.
Private dinners — including the Road to COP31 gathering — convened leaders to discuss geopolitical dynamics, implementation challenges, and the partnerships required to sustain momentum through next year’s climate summit.
A business-forward vision for climate action
Deloitte’s extensive COP30 agenda reflects its view that climate progress hinges on technical capacity, cross-sector cooperation, and accelerated corporate adoption of climate-aligned practices. By centering nature, finance, technology, and supply-chain resilience, the firm used its pavilion to frame climate action not as a cost center but as a pathway to competitiveness and long-term value.
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