Sustainable Markets Initiative
Building a Sustainable Future
For Nature, People, and Planet
The Sustainable Markets Initiative is the world’s go-to private sector organization for sustainable transition; characterized by our unique brand of 'private sector diplomacy'.
With the vision of our founder, His Majesty King Charles III, and our unique convening power, the Sustainable Markets Initiative facilitates action between world leaders and CEOs to position sustainability at the heart of global value creation.
Together, we seek to mobilize the trillions of dollars required to achieve a sustainable future. Investment at this scale requires global systems-level change with a default sustainable orientation across markets, industries and supply chains. Here, our mandates, the Terra Carta and Astra Carta, provide practical private sector trajectories.
The Sustainable Markets Initiative believes that with bold ambition and courageous leadership, we can seize a new era of global prosperity that will last for generations to come. We call this ‘The Growth Story of Our Time’.
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TASK FORCE ANNOUNCEMENT 21 November 2025 Open Letter to suppliers published by CPOs of private sector members of the Health Systems Task Force
CPOs from AstraZeneca, GSK, Novo Nordisk, Novartis, Samsung Biologics, Sanofi, Roche and UCB have signed an open letter, encouraging suppliers to play their part in accelerating climate and Nature action in the value chain.
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Report supported by the SMI 17 November 2025 Mobilising Private Finance for Biodiversity and Climate
In a report supported by the SMI Financial Services Taskforce, Nature finance experts from The UNEP-WCMC explore how financial institutions and governments can join forces to address the impacts of climate change and halt and reverse biodiversity loss.
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Press release from the SMI 06 November 2025 Sustainable Markets Initiative’s China Council announces recent achievements at the eighth China International Import Expo in Shanghai
The Sustainable Markets Initiative’s China Council took a major step forward on 6 November 2025 in Shanghai at a special achievement release ceremony during the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE).
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