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NCIT will be speaking at HackSummit Lausanne to mark the launch of the Swiss edition of Save the Flavours – an international campaign initiated by Climate Basecamp.

Save the Flavors is an international Climate Basecamp campaign to raise awareness about a concrete and universal issue: climate change directly threatens the flavors we love. In 2026, NCIT is supporting Paleta Loca and ID Genève to launch the Swiss version of the campaign. Throughout Summer 2026, activations will take place in Switzerland, accompanied by collaborations with influencers, to raise public awareness and make visible the real impact of climate change on our food and culture.

For Easter 2026, Climate Basecamp, co-founded by U.S. actor Rainn Wilson, and the Nature and Climate Impact Team (NCIT) teamed up to create a limited-edition Easter Egg.

Deliberately disgusting, the Petrol Egg is designed to make a point you can taste. With its bold, oily flavour profile (notes of pipeline, refinery and regret), it invites people to rethink the future of the flavours they love – and to call on their favourite brands to take action.

At Davos 2026, NCIT played a supporting and convening role across major climate and nature activations. We supported Climate Basecamp, Atelier van Lieshout, GreenUp and Cats Do Climate at MonkeyRock: A Species Corner for Nature, contributing to a week-long programme of events engaging global leaders, investors, and media.

We co-hosted the Beyond Our Bubble session with the Sunway Centre for Planetary Health at InTent Davos, exploring how climate and nature messaging cuts through the attention economy.

We also supported the Swiss launch of Climate Basecamp’s Save the Flavours campaign through the “Is it Choco-too-late?” activation, highlighting climate risks facing cacao.

Alongside this, NCIT launched digital tools including ClimaVAR (with C3DS) and Digital Impact for Species (with Madeby.Studios), and continued to convene partners through H2NO with WRAP to accelerate waterless beauty solutions.

At COP30, NCIT spoke in three sessions within the Blue Zone addressing the role of AI in the spread and mitigation of climate misinformation. ClimaVAR project was also showcased, especially via a hands-on workshop with digital creators and communicators from across South America focused on the principle of “checking before posting,” discussing practical methods to identify and verify climate information circulating on social media. Beyond formal sessions, NCIT engaged with a wide range of stakeholders, including researchers, civil society organizations, media representatives, and technology initiatives, to explore collaborations on digital tools, climate communication, and information integrity.

The African Natural Capital Alliance (ANCA) Summit convened 150 leaders, innovators, and changemakers in Cape Town for ambitious, action-oriented discussions on accelerating nature-positive economies, strengthening cross-sector relationships, and mobilising capital for Africa’s bioeconomy. Our Sr. Research Impact Fellow, Josh Ayers, organised and moderated a panel discussion on public-private partnerships and two Hackathon Sprints on PPP design and bioeconomy finance pathways.

A humour-led Instagram activation with Climate Basecamp featuring Omid Djalili and musician Louis VI embedded biodiversity narratives within cultural content, generating 166k views over Facebook and Instagram and demonstrating how culture-led storytelling can broaden engagement with nature. Reported audience data showed a 56% male / 44% female engagement split, diverging from the female-skewed engagement patterns commonly seen in sustainability campaigns.

H2NO is an initiative accelerating solid beauty products to cut water, packaging, and emissions. In collaboration with M+C Saatchi and WRAP, the two workshops convened major brands like L’Oreal, P&G, Lush, Boots, Elemis, and Sainsburys to drive brand action and follow-on brand commitments, progressing toward retail activation. The initiative will launch content creation and retail activation campaigns to expand brand participation.

Hosted aboard Fortescue’s Green Pioneer, this convening- supported and co-organised by NCIT – featured a keynote from Rainn Wilson, followed by a fireside chat with Andrew Forrest and Gail Whiteman and a panel discussion with world-leading scientists and climate communicators .

Bringing together scientists, business leaders, cultural figures and celebrities, the convening created space to explore realistic pathways for adaptation in the face of climate realities.

During London Climate Action Week 2025, the Nature and Climate Impact Team in collaboration with M+C Saatchi hosted a diverse group of scientists, strategists, advocates, creatives, and communication professionals convened under the Chatham House Rule to address a central question: Why isn’t climate a bigger part of our cultural conversation? This workshop was designed as a step toward more effective and culturally embedded climate communication.

At this year’s Austrian World Summit, NCIT played a supporting role in a Climate Basecamp-led moment, where actor and Climate Basecamp co-founder Rainn Wilson joined Arnold Schwarzenegger on stage. Their conversation blended science, pop culture, and personal responsibility – aimed at reaching people not yet part of the climate conversation and inviting them in.

NCIT partnered with Climate Basecamp, Instituto Oyá, and Globo to support the delivery of a Brazilian activation of Climate Basecamp’s Save the Flavours campaign. The campaign highlights the climate risks facing culturally important foods such as coffee, açaí, and chocolate, blending information, entertainment, and public engagement.

Launched in the lead-up to COP30, Globo adapted the campaign for a national audience under the title “Where’s the flavour that was here?”. The activation featured street interviews led by comedian Rafael Portugal, who asked passers-by: “2 reais or a mystery gift?”. Those who chose the gift received a food item accompanied by a warning about its potential disappearance due to climate change.

At World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025, NCIT formally launched the team through the session “Unleash Impact: How do we Turbocharge Action”, featuring speakers including Peter Bakker, Katie Gilbert, and Eliane Ubalijoro.

Alongside this, NCIT played a supporting role in Performing Hope with Yo-Yo Ma, and actively participated in a series of high-level, invite-only convenings and networking moments across Davos