Connect4Climate partnered with carbon-neutral Italian private sector company Alcantara to open a 300-square meter pavilion space at the Temporary Museum for New Design during Milan Design Week (April 9-14, 2013). From April 9th to 12th, 2013, Connect4Climate and Alcantara co-hosted the Alcantara Dialogues/Connect4Climate: Re-Think, Re-Design, Re-New – a series of panel discussions on sustainability featuring high-profile innovators from the worlds of design, architecture, fashion, CSR, global advocacy, entertainment, and the arts (full program below).

As World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has said, “To deliver bold solutions on climate change, we need to listen to and engage broader and more diverse audiences.” These discussions did just that – by stimulating new conversations with influencers from a wide variety of disciplines and creating a greater understanding of how sustainable design and business practices can impact and change behavior to mitigate climate change.

Internationally-renowned architect and art director Giulio Cappellini designed theConnect4Climate/Alcantara pavilion using carbon-neutral Alcantara materials to create a sensory experience that will also feature a C4C exhibition on climate change issues and action for the more than 300,000 visitors during Milan Design Week.

Alcantara’s CEO and Chairman, Andrea Boragno, said, “We view sustainability as an opportunity, not a cost. Given our shared objectives and values, partnering with the World Bank's Connect4Climate is a natural step for Alcantara - not only because of our long-standing commitment to carbon neutrality, but also because of our desire to provide a platform for meaningful dialogues which will spur people to re-think, re-design, and re-new.”

All events will take place at:

Temporary Museum for New Design
Superstudio Più, Via Tortona 27
Milan, Italy

Browse the programme below or download it.