Glasgow WildHearts Global Youth Summit

The WildHearts Global Youth Summit During COP29

Last month, WildHearts hosted the fourth edition of The WildHearts Global Youth Summit during COP29, the world’s largest youth-led sustainability summit. The 2024 summit created tens of thousands of student engagements through our in-person hubs and digital resources, with WildHearts Schools Partners delivering engaging and insightful workshops on sustainability challenges.  This year’s event brought together thousands of young people from across the globe, empowering them to learn, collaborate and produce innovative ideas on how they can help create a more sustainable future.

The WildHearts Global Youth Summit hubs were hosted in Glasgow, Manchester and London, with hundreds of students participating in thought-provoking workshops delivered by Nestlé, Wesleyan, Siemens, Adecco, Linklaters, Zurich and BNP Paribas.

Our in-person hubs provide invaluable guidance and mentorship to young people, working closely with global business leaders to understand and address various issues relating to sustainability.  These events provide young people a platform to learn, collaborate and innovate solutions to environmental challenges.

Our digital learning resources were accessible throughout this year’s summit, enabling students from around the world to access our digital resources. Our Sustainability Lesson Plans, Sustainability Awareness Assemblies and Business for Good Podcasts were all produced in collaboration with WildHearts Schools Partners, ensuring young people have access to expertise from leading global brands.

“I was so proud to take part in yet another successful WildHearts Global Youth Summit and see thousands of young people from across the globe coming together for the world’s largest youth-led sustainability summit. In partnership with our Corporate Partners, we empower young people to create positive change, whilst highlighting the essential role business can play in shaping a more sustainable future for us all”.

Dr Mick Jackson | WildHearts CEO and Founder

We are delighted to see the continued impact of the WildHearts Global Youth Summit, empowering young people by giving them the opportunity to play their part in addressing the most pressing issues for our planet.

The success of this year’s WildHearts Global Youth Summit would not have been possible without the continued support from WildHearts Schools Partners, who help us to deliver a unique, engaging, and transformational education programme, which is free to access for schools. Learn how your organisation can get involved with the WildHearts Schools Programme.