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Gathered at the initiative of ChangeNOW, 300 stakeholders from the impact and economic world are calling for overcoming divisions and positioning ecology and planetary boundaries as fundamental principles upon which society must build and organize itself, for a sustainable future.
In a constantly evolving world, where challenges are multiplying and becoming more complex, ecology is often perceived as an additional constraint, a moral luxury reserved for some or for times of prosperity. Not only is this view reductive, but also dangerous. It artificially pits ecology against other fields such as agriculture, industry or the economy, as current events remind us. As if protecting our environment required us to sacrifice everything else.
However, ecology from the Greek “oikos” (house) and “logos” (science), is none other than the science of our common home, the framework in which all life on earth is governed. It is intrinsic to every aspect of our existence: moving, producing, consuming, are all ecological acts because we are always operating within the limits of our living world. Ecology concerns everyone. It touches on all aspects of our daily lives, impacting our common existence and our economic system. As such, it is intrinsically political.
With nearly 50% of the global population heading to the polls in 2024, it is crucial that environmental issues are neither overshadowed nor exploited. Rather than using ecology to sow division and discord, it is imperative to realize that it forms the shared foundation on which we all depend.
Ignoring ecological principles risks becoming ‘out of touch,’ disconnected from the physical realities that frame our existence and widening the social divide caused by the consequences of climate change. Science teaches us that every action has its effects, and ecology applies this principle to all living beings and our interaction with them.
It is therefore imperative to adopt planetary boundaries as a guide for our development. Not as a brake, but as a necessity to build a sustainable, fairer future that leaves no one behind.
It is in this spirit that we, entrepreneurs, leaders, investors, members of NGOs, activists, experts, artists, athletes and citizens from all walks of life, will gather in large numbers at ChangeNOW from March 25 to 27 in Paris around concrete solutions, to transcend the sterile confrontation between ecology and progress, and demonstrate a common commitment to building a sustainable and more humane world.
In a world that pushes us to polarize, to divide, threatening the very existence of our democracies, two elements unite us all: ecology and humanity. Ecology, as the science of our common home, because it defines, like a physical law, the framework in which we live. Humanity, because it defines, like a moral law, what we all are.
It is time to consider ecology not as a constraint, but as the foundation of our common future.
An opinion paper signed by 300 players from the impact and business worlds, brought together by ChangeNOW.
Signatories of the tribune:
Emilie Alberola, Director EcoAct Southern Europe, EcoAct
Grégoire Alston, Co-Founder & CEO, ReSoil
Monica A. Altamirano de Jong, Director, Climate Impact, WaterEquity
Theo Alves Da Costa, Co-President, Data For Good, Head of AI for Sustainability, Ekimetrics
Amandine Hersant, General Manager, Planete Urgence
Harena Johussa Andriatsaramanana, Sales assistant, Bôndy International
Yasir Arafat, Co Founder and COO, AponTech Ltd.
Baptiste Arribe, Co-Founder, The New Materialist
Felipe Arriola, CEO, BioEsol
Raphael Ascoli, Architect, Blue Temple
Pascal Asselin, Co-founder, MORFO
Cédric Aussaresses, Co-founder, FairTrotter
Mina Awad, Commercial Enablement Lead, Plan A
Nils Bachmann, Co-Founder, PROSERVATION GmbH
Marlene Badenhorst, CEO, SlideLuvre
Thomas Bajas, Investment Director, Founders Future
Nicolas Banchet, CEO, Zeplug
Alice Barbe, CEO, Académie des Futurs Leaders
Nurra Barry, CEO, Carbon Saver
Fabrice Barthélemy, CEO, Tarkett
Assaf Ben Or, CEO, Greeneum
CATHERINE BENACIN, Fondatrice, Social 3.0
Jahawi Bertolli, Founder, East African Ocean Explorers
Maeva BESSIS, CEO, LA CASERNE
James Bidwell, CEO, Springwise
Philippe Birker, COO & Co-founder, Climate farmers
Camille Blin-Oudard, Project manager international development, ROSI
Ivonne Bojoh, CEO, Circle Economy
Sara Bonnet, Directrice de la communication, Circul’R
Benedikt Bösel, Founder, Gut & Bösel // FInck Foundation
Joséphine Bouchez, Co-founder & CEO, Ticket for Change
Augustin Boulot, Délégué Général, B Lab France (B Corp™)
Lucile Brachet, Co-directrice, 50 Partners Impact
Georg Breitenberger, Founder, ParaStruct
Tim Breker, Co-Founder & Managing Director, VYTAL Global GmbH
Thomas Breuzard, Directeur permaentreprise, Norsys
Edward Brial, CEO, Materra
Thomas Bruno, Project Manager, Cleantech Open France
Bonnie Burnham, President, Cultural Heritage Finance Alliance
Nicolas Carlési, CEO & Founder, IADYS
Nicolas Celier, Managing Partner, Ring Capital
Thibault Chabert, Marketing Manager, Publicis Sapient
Olympe Chabert, Co-founder, SmartBack
Valérie Chabot, Coordonnatrice projets internationaux, Coop FA
Elsa Chai, Co-founder, OpenClimat
Ram Chaitanya, CEO, Ecowiser
Linda Chanussot, CMO, Cycle Up
Bertrand Charpentier, Volunteer, The Shifters
Caroline Cheng, Co-Founder, Yi Design Company Limited
Flore Cholley, Global ESG & Sustainable Development Director, EDENRED
Silja Chouquet, Chief Commercial Officer, Artidis
Antoine Clément, Secretary of Works Council Environmental Committee, SAP France
Julien Clery, Head of CSR, DS Smith
Bella Collins, Brand & Strategy Director, Flexi-Hex
Zoe Colosimo, COO, Neighbourly
Constance Cordier, Curator, Global Shapers Paris
Xavier Criel, Board member, Planet on Stage
Leanne Cullen-Unsworth, CEO, Project Seagrass
Elsa Da Costa, CEO, Ashoka France
Jérémie Dalibot, Business Creation Manager, EIT Manufacturing
Fabio Dalmonte, CEO, SEADS-Sea Defence Solutions S.r.l.
Stephanie De Beaumont, DGD, PHITRUST
Christian De Boisredon, Président, Fondateur, Sparknews
Carine de Boissezon, Vice President, C3D
Nicolas de Brabandère, Founder, Urban Forest Europe
Matthieu de Lesseux, CEO, La Belle Forêt
Chuck de Liedekerke, CEO, Soil Capital
Carine de Meyere, Founder & CEO, Women of the World
Maxime de Rostolan, Directeur de Sailcoop, fondateur de La Bascule
Julien de Sousa, Founder, Panache
Martin de Stoppani, CEO, Abundant Earth
Evoléna de Wilde d’Estmael, Co-founder & CEO, Faircado
Clément DEBOSQUE, Co-founder, Ma Petite Planète
Antoine Degavre, CEO, Urban Youth Games
Michelle Del Valle, CEO, FinSat
Louise-Oceane Delion, Chargée de communication, Women for Sea
Jean Despax, Directeur Investissement, 50 Partners Impact
Jorden D’hulster, CEO, The Green Revolution
Romain Diaz, General Partner, Satgana
Anne Dijkstra Sta van Uiter, Co-founder, Feelou
Xavier Dommange, Dirigeant, Coeur et Canopée
Tony Donne, Former CEO, EUROfusion
Jeimila Donty, Founder & CEO, Koraï
Gabrielle Doussaint, Student, Emlyon Business School
Philippe du Payrat, Co-founder, 4jours.work (1er pilote en France 🇫🇷)
Alice du Verne, founder, Zest for Life
Anne-Sophie Dubanton, Associée, Life Flowing
Vanessa Duchatelle, Co-founder and CEO, ScholaVie
Florent Ducos, Directeur, 50 Partners Impact
Jeremy Dumont, Fondateur, NOUS SOMMES VIVANTS
Stéphanie Dupuy-Lyon, Directrice de l’engagement sociétal, Groupe La Poste
Eric Duverger, Founder, CEC (Convention des Entreprises pour le Climat)
Eylül ER, Co-founder, CEO, PALGAE
Gunnlaugur Erlendsson, Founder & CEO, ENSO
Gonzalo Escudero, co-founder and CMO, Recovo Lab S.L
Daniela Fernandez, Founder & CEO, Sustainable Ocean Alliance
Fionn Ferreira, CEO, Fionn & Co.
Sophie FILLET, HEAD OF EVENT PARNTENRSHIPS, SOCIETE GENERALE
Sabine Flechet, Co-Founding Partner, Masawa
Cédric François, CEO, EQUIUM
Lena Frank, Head of Menstruation Education, WASH United
Quentin Franque, CMO, MORFO
Sammy Fry, Head of Climate, Tech Nation
Cyril Garcia, Head of Global Sustainability Services and Corporate Responsibility – Member of the Group Executive Board, Capgemini
Diana Garcia, Managing Director, Quest studio
Maelle Garrido, Directrice, NASKAS RP
Luigi Gatti, Partenariats, commercial et opérationnel, FairTrotter
Shana Gavron, CEO, Endangered Wildlife OU
Marie Geneste, Founder, The C Collective
Iyad Ghanem, Digital Transformation Director, Publicis Sapient
Nora Gherbi, Founder, WHo CARES!? Chronicles
Gaspard Gilbert, Co-Founder & Business Manager, MAASH S.A.
Eduardo Gonzalez, CEO, Green Box
Santiago Gowland, CEO, Rainforest Alliance
Aude Grasset, Board Director, Planet on Stage, Founder & Sustainability Consultant, Uncle Ltd
Jean-Baptiste Grassin, Managing Director, Nomad Plastic
Monica Griso Schrötter, Founder, Fond of good
Maja Groff, Convenor, Climate Governance Commission
Isabelle Grosmaitre, Founder, CEO, Goodness & Co
Christopher Guérin, CEO, Nexans
Alex GUILLUY, Président, Les Alchimistes
Shawn Guttman, Founder & CEO, Project Didi
ERIC HALIMI, CEO, EMERGENCE SOLAR
Aron Handreke, Founder & CEO, ContainerGrid GmbH
Veeral Hardev, VP Corporate Strategy, Ubiquitous Energy, Inc.
Anu Harkki, European Climate Pact Ambassador, EU
Adrian Haworth, CMO, Gazelle Wind Power
Kamna Hazrati, Founder, AndPurpose
Michael Henriksen, CEO, Wavepiston
Julian Hertrampf, Marketing & HR, eeden GmbH
Yvan Husson, Sales and Marketing Director, Okamac
Susan Israel, CEO & Founder, Climate Creatives
ABAH ViCTOR ITOA, Conservator, ECOSPHERE CONSERVATION Foundation
Lukas Jasiunas, CEO, Ecorbio
Jonathan Jennings, CEO, Health In Harmony
Kate Johnstone, CEO, Natural Habitat Bank
Elodie Jolivet, Directrice de la Communication, Sparknews
Moez Jomâa, Founder & CEO, INFINITE
Camille Kaboulou, Chargée de mécénat, Première Urgence Internationale
Galitt Kenan, Executive Director, Jane Goodall Institute France
Clémence Knaébel, Publicis Sapient
Vincent Kraus, Co-Founder of FEVE (Fermes En Vie), FEVE
Eugene Kuzmenko, Head of Engineering, Geodesic.Life
Vincent Lamanna, CEO, Crewdle
Thibault Lamarque, CEO, Castalie
Dan Lammot, CEO & Co-founder, threshold.world & b.world
Jacques LAMOINE, Gestionnaire de communauté et relation client, Association 1er degré
Séverine LARROUY, Co-Founder, JASH Partenaire
Santiago Lefebvre, Président fondateur, ChangeNOW
Erwan Le Méné, Chairman, EcoTree
Mathilde Le Roy, COO, ReGeneration
Arthur Le Vaillant, Founder, GENERATION 21
Tristan Lecomte, Founder, Second Life
Antoine Leguin, Sales / development, 1% for the Planet
Clarisse LELONG, Partner, Deloitte
Antonin LEONARD, Partner, Asterion Ventures
Raphaèle Leroy, Directrice Engagement d’entreprise, BNP Paribas Banque Commerciale en France
Amaury Lethu, Secrétaire général et trésorier, 1er degré
Guillaume Leti, CEO and cofounder, Carbonable
Beatrice LEVEQUE, Founder, LOOK SHARP
Christian Lim, Managing Director, SWEN Capital Partners I Blue Ocean
Joshua Linn, CEO, The Ocean Package
Birgit Marie Liodden, Founder & Chief Mermaid, The Ocean Opportunity Lab AS
Pierre Louette, Président Directeur Général Groupe Les Echos-Le Parisien
Rose-May Lucotte, Co-fondatrice, ChangeNOW
Buvat Ludivine, Chief of Marketing, Communication and CSR Officer, Reforest’Action
Paul LUU, Executive Secretary, 4 per 1000 international Initiative
Bertier Luyt, Cofondateur, Adesio
Revd Jide Macaulay, Founder & CEO, House of Rainbow CIC
Prosper Magali, Head, Innovation and Strategic Growth, Ensol Tz Ltd
Sébastien Maire, CEO, France Ville Durable
Emilie Malek, Marketing Manager, CompPair
Jasmine Manet, CEO, Youth Forever
Mahéva Manganaro, Présidente, CEO, FairTrotter
Edouard Mathieu, Sales, Le Printemps des Terres
Ludovic Maugère, Campaign manager, On Est Prêt
Tammy Mayer, Director/Founder, One Climate Action
Ajay Menda, CEO France, Greenmood
Nithya Menon, Head of Product and Technology, Okra Solar
Gesa Miczaika, General Partner, Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund
Vanessa Molia, Sales Manager, Newcy
Camille Mommer, Co-Founder, Natura Mater
Laurence Monnoyer-Smith, Head of Sustainable development, CNES
Victor Mora, Investment Director, 50 Partners Impact
Mathilde Moulin, CEO, Geopure
Elizabeth Myers, Founder & CEO, MĀDI
Hechem Nadjar, CEO & co-founder, Enhywhere
Shahriar Najafian, Founder & CEO, Green Energy Development Co.
Sarah Newman, Executive Director, Climate Mental Health Network
Caroline NEYRON, Directrice Générale du Mouvement IMPACT France, Mouvement IMPACT France
Maya Noël, Managing Director, France Digitale
Sébastien Nunes, CEO, ClimateSeed
Nico Occhiminuti, President, Waves of Change
Marine Olacia, Founder, SAO textile
Jacquelyn Omotalade, Climate Investments National Director, Dream.Org
Alfred Opio, CEO and Founder, KAINOafrica
Pierre PAGEOT, Directeur Général Transition écologique, Groupe SOS
Boaz Paldi, Chief Creative Officer, United Nations Development Programme
Deborah Pardo, Impact scientist, Leaders d’envergure
Axel PAUGAM, Head of Impact Investment, GROUPE SOS
Magali Payen, Fondatrice, On est prêt, Imagine 2050
Caecilie Hougaard Pedersen, Programme Manager, Challenge Works
Rebecca Percasky, CEO, The Better Packaging Co
Fanny Picard, President, alter equity
Julien Pierre, CEO, Fair Play For Planet
Brune Poirson, Group Chief Sustainability Officer, Accor
Jenny Poulter, Senior Associate, Volans
Mickael Pourteau, CEO, Takats’Eau
Angel Prieto, Membre, Pour un réveil écologique
Celine Puff Ardichvili, DG and Partner, LOOK SHARP
Valeria Ramundo Orlando, Managing Partner, Greensquare Ventures
Anne Ravanona, CEO, Global Invest Her
Rebecca Ravenni, Investment Associate, Techstars Sustainability Paris
Katrin Redmann, Regional hub lead Paris, Encourageventures
Maïlys Reneaume, Teacher, Ecole de la Transition / Teachers for the planet
Celia Rennesson, Founder and Managing Director, Réseau Vrac et Réemploi
Ingmar Rentzhog, Founder & CEO, WeDontHaveTime.org
Bruno Resseguier, Agile Transformation Consultant – Director of training academy, Publicis Sapient
Maxime Riché, Artist Photographer, Maxime Riché
Christopher Ridgewell, CEO, AW-Energy
Carole Riehl, CEO, Optic for Good
Cédric Ringenbach, fondateur de la Fresque du Climat
Katie Roche, Communications Lead, Unreasonable
Binta Rodrigues, CEO, Balenti
Jenny Romano, Co-Founder, CEO, The Newsroom
Nastassia Romano LC, Consultant / Business Development / Strategy & Partnerships, NRLC BizDev For Good
Benjamin Rombaut, CEO, Sand to Green
Alain Roumilhac, President, Southern Europe, ManpowerGroup
Laura Rousse, Référente emploi-autisme, Auticon
Nonette Royo, Executive Director, Tenure Facility
Samuel Rubin, Co-Founder, Entertainment and Culture Pavilion
Jeff Russakow, President, Getaround
Denis Saada, Président, BETTERWAY
Brieuc Saffré, Founder, Circulab
Maiko Schaffrath, Founder & CEO, Impact Hustlers
Jean-Michel Scheuren, CEO, Novobiom
Vitalie Schiopu, Co-founder & CTO, ClimateCamp
Michel Scholte, Director & Cofounder True Price & Impact Institute, True Price & Impact Institute
Nicolas Sdez, CEO, PRONOE
Brice Sendra, CEO, Demet’air
Jonathan Seror, Responsable Projet évènementiel, La Poste
Liesse Shimanawe, Finance and Accounting Director, Greening Burundi
Christian Sigmund, CEO, WILDPLASTIC®
Carla Sipp, Marketing, FairTrotter
Katarzyna Sobierajska, marketing assistant, SYSTEM 3E
Moody Soliman, CEO & Co-founder, Ryp Labs
Carry Somers, Writer, speaker, activist, League of Artisans
Anil Soni, CEO, WHO Foundation
Taylor Souter, Owner, Souter Services
Gergana Stancheva, Co-founder and COO, LAM’ON
Wilhelm Stein, CEO, Sunmaxx PVT GmbH
Aaron Stevenson, CEO, Ashored Innovations
Sabine Stuiver, CMO & Co-founder, Hydraloop
Mélanie Sueur Sy, Directrice Générale, Enactus France
François Taddei, President, Learning Planet Institute
Kevin Tayebaly, Co-fondateur, ChangeNOW
Daniela TEJADA-VENEGAS, Brand and Communications Director, Count Us In
Adina Teleuca, Founder, Toboro
Julien Tessier, Directeur Exécutif, Karbonpath
Pauline THEVENOT, Communication & Marketing Manager, IADYS
Benoit Tholence, Co-founder, Sanka Cycle
Einar Thorsteinsson, Mayor, The City of Reykjavik
Valérie Tiersen, Founder & CEO, Green Score Capital
Mathieu Toulemonde, CEO, Agoterra
Romain Troublé, Executive Director, Fondation Tara Océan
Anastasia Usova, Founder & CEO, TomorrowPack
Cynthia Vallayer, Responsable RSE, Tallano Technologies
Stijn van der Linden, Impact Developer, Paper on the Rocks
Anne Pleun van Eijsden, CEO, Paper on the Rocks
Ananta Vangmai, CEO, Revivebattery bv
Dani Varadi, President, Climate Protectors
Etienne Variot, Cofounder CEO, Regen Insight
Louis Vicart, volunteer, Waves of Change
Jean-Christophe Vidal, Deputy CEO, Konexio
Vincent Villet, Green IT expert, Publicis Sapient
Harry Waters, Founder, Renewable English
Helen Watts, Executive Director, Student Energy
Molly Webster, Director of Marketing, Arbimon & Rainforest Connection
Melati Wijsen, Founder, Bye Bye Plastci Bags and YOUTHTOPIA
Nora Wilhelm, Founder, Parayma
Adi Yeh, CEO, Fabumin
Shu Zhang, CEO, Pandobac
Carole Zibi, VP Marketing, Plan A
Alexander Züst, Founder, Head of Business, Zurich Soft Robotics GmbH
