Mission 2050:
Sustainability is better business
The defining challenges of our time, a rapidly changing climate and persistent social evolution, demand more than incremental adjustments. They call for transformative change, a fundamental rethinking of how we innovate, operate, and collaborate.
Mission 2050 is our commitment to catalyzing innovation that fosters environmental regeneration, social equity, and resilience by the year 2050. This Mission acknowledges the profound interconnectedness of our planet and its people; a thriving environment cannot be achieved without social justice, and equitable societies depend on a healthy planet.
We bring together the essential actors: pioneering startups and scaleups, forward-thinking corporations, public sector entities, dedicated investors, and leading experts.
The Mission's purpose is a direct response to the evolving landscape. Businesses and public entities face converging pressures from ambitious climate policies alongside increasing societal and regulatory demands for corporate responsibility concerning human rights, diversity, and fair labor practices. Traditional internal R&D often struggles to keep pace with the speed and complexity of these dual demands. Our open innovation model offers a vital mechanism for organizations to access and integrate the necessary innovations effectively, positioning Kickstart as a crucial ecosystem orchestrator for Switzerland's sustainable transformation.
Social Focus: Empowering People and Communities
Mission 2050 explicitly broadens our focus to encompass the critical social dimensions of sustainability, moving towards a truly integrated Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) approach. We believe that building a sustainable future requires empowering individuals, ensuring fairness, and strengthening the fabric of our communities.
We actively assist our partners in achieving their social sustainability targets. We achieve this by scouting and connecting them with innovators who offer solutions for fostering inclusive workplaces, promoting ethical supply chains, and strengthening community engagement, thereby facilitating the partnerships and Proofs of Concept (PoCs) needed to make tangible social progress.
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Environmental Focus: Regenerating Our Planet
We serve as a catalyst for our partners, corporations and public entities alike, striving to meet ambitious environmental goals, from achieving net-zero emissions to embracing circularity and protecting biodiversity. By connecting established organizations with innovative scaleups, we facilitate the rapid testing and deployment of solutions, helping our partners integrate the technologies and business models needed to regenerate our planet and achieve their specific sustainability targets.
The growing focus on sustainability across our program, evidenced by the Circular Economy cross-vertical focus and the increasing proportion of sustainability-driven deals is not accidental. Our evolution reflects this strategic adaptation to harness this value shift, designing a new approach to effectively facilitate the next wave of environmentally driven innovation.
Join Mission 2050: Co-Creating Our Future
Corporations and Public Entities
Partner with Kickstart to define your critical sustainability challenges, gain access to a curated pipeline of global scaleups, and co-create impactful solutions through PoCs, pilot projects, and commercial collaborations.
Startups and Scaleups
Benefit from unparalleled access to decision-makers, mentorship, a global network, potential funding, and media exposure, all without giving up equity.
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