Saving Multilateralism: From Debt-Driven to Asset-Driven Finance

“Multilateralism isn’t dead, but it is in cardiac arrest. To save it, we must move beyond headlines and start building the digital rails for real implementation.”

At the Institut Amadeus MEDays Forum 2025, our Chairman and CEO Hirander Misra highlighted the urgent need to close the $4 trillion climate financing gap. At ZERO13, we are meeting this challenge through our 7Cs framework, which ensures that Climate action is inextricably linked to Capital and Connectivity.

By empowering Countries, Companies, and Communities to monetize their natural capital, we are shifting the narrative:

• From Debt to Equity: Moving away from debt-heavy models toward asset-backed growth.
• Interoperability: Breaking down the “walled gardens” of carbon markets to create a seamless global network.
• Revenue, Not Just Cost: Transforming sustainability from a compliance burden into a revenue-generating opportunity for the Global South.

Expertly moderated by Julien Tourreille, Ph.D. (Professor at UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal), the panel featured world leaders: H.E. Dr. Csaba Gondola (Hungary’s State Secretary for Circular Economy and Climate Policy), H.E. Mr. Cyril Svoboda (Former Deputy Prime Minister of Czech Republic), H.E. Mr. Bill Rammell (CEO of Parallel Histories), H.E. Mrs. Nouzha Bouchareb (Former Minister and Vice President of Mediterranean Climate House Foundation), Bankole Oloruntoba (CEO of Nigeria Climate Innovation Center), Walid Oueslati (Head of Climate and Biodiversity Division at OECD – OCDE), Irene Mia (Senior Fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies) and our Chairman & CEO Hirander Misra.