UNLEASH has a vision to build the world's leading lab and platform for innovative, implementable and scalable solutions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).By using the innovative mindset of young people and partner talents with leading companies, research institutions, foundations, non-profits, and investors, we aspire to provide next generation solutions for the SDGs. Its mission is to accelerate disruptive ideas by engaging top talents in problem-solving and co-creation activities and by providing the support needed to bring the best ideas to life.

On the afternoon November 6, the Unleash opened in Shenzhen Bay science and Technology Ecological Park. Carbonstop calculated related carbon emissions of this forum, and helped them achieved carbon neutral with China Green Carbon Foundation.

In Shenzhen, UNLEASH again gathers 1.000 people from all over the world, as well as involve civil society and private public sector in the innovation process. Wang Lixin, Deputy Mayor of Shenzhen, Robert Kirkpatrick, Director of the “Global Arteries” of the UN Big Data Innovation Initiative, UN Sustainable Development Goals advocate Alla Murabbit, Chairman of the Carlsberg Group & Carlsberg Foundation, and Chairman of the UNLEASH Secretariat Leiming Beisenbach, Director of Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Committee Liang Yongsheng, Deputy Director Deng Xiaojun, Deloitte partner Bahare Hagchenas and other innovative talents from more than 160 countries and regions around the world, top companies in the world, scientific research. More than 1,500 representatives from institutions, foundations, non-profit organizations, investment institutions, and media attended the opening ceremony.

Vanke  Foundation Secretary General Chen Yimei introduced the UNLEASH2019 carbon neutralization project. She stated that after carbon accounting, the carbon emissions from the host country of the conference and the VIP flight of the conference were 576 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. Through public welfare donations from Vanke Public Welfare Foundation and Shenzhen Zhongbao Bixun Security Technology Co., Ltd., China Green Carbon Foundation will plant 86 acres of carbon neutral forests in Taihang Mountainous District, Hebei Province, and approximately 9,500 Platycladus orientalis. The absorbed carbon dioxide is sufficient to offset all the greenhouse gas emissions generated by the conference and VIP flights in the conference to achieve carbon neutrality.