Dr. Edeltraud Leibrock | It’s the Economy, Stupid – or: What does the capital market actually have to do with climate change?

Personal details

Edeltraud Leibrock is a partner at Publicis Sapient, an international consulting firm specializing in digital transformation. She studied physics and biology at the University of Regensburg, earned her doctorate at the Fraunhofer Institute for  "Atmosphärische Umweltforschung" (IFU), and subsequently conducted research as a postdoc and DAAD scholarship holder at the NOAA Aeronomy Lab in Boulder, Colorado. For many years, she worked in the banking sector, including time as a member of the executive board of KfW banking group. As a mentor and advisory board member, she is committed to startups and companies, also in the field of renewable energies.

About the presentation

Our economy is based on the expectation of future growth; money and money creation are a measure for a bet on a better future. Without this expectation, the economy would collapse and along with it the social structures. The narrative of our time is: "everything is getting better and better". But is that even possible without destroying our livelihoods? The answer is "yes," and it must involve the financial sector and markets, as I will discuss in my presentation using examples such as the EU Action Plan for Financing Sustainable Growth, Sustainable Finance, and cooperative models that are not at all outdated.