Goals House Day 3 Tackles Climate Finance, AI Trust, and the Youth Jobs Crisis

Goals House Day 3 during UNGA and Climate Week New York 2026 brought together corporate heavyweights, government officials, and civil society leaders across 13 sessions — all circling the same question: how do you move from commitments to implementation when uncertainty is the new normal? From EY reframing climate as an economic competitiveness driver to Tarana Burke demanding government action on tech-facilitated gender violence, the day's through-line was clear: resilience now means building the conditions for progress, not just recovering from disruption.

• EY positions climate and nature as core economic competitiveness drivers, arguing clarity unlocks capital for vulnerable communities

• Lloyds Banking Group and Macquarie signal climate-risk integration is now standard business practice for infrastructure investment

• Only 18% of workers aged 18-24 hold quality jobs, McDonald's, JFF, and ManpowerGroup warn, calling for stronger career pathways

• Salesforce warns most governments won't publicly discuss AI governance even as they pilot agentic AI in public services

• Tarana Burke launches "Safer Tech, Safer World" report demanding government action on technology-facilitated gender-based violence

• Bayer, UPS Foundation, and IOM connect drought, migration, and food security as converging crises hitting the same communities

Why it matters: When EY's global sustainability leadership and one of the world's largest asset managers both frame climate risk as a mainstream economic imperative, it signals a fundamental shift in how capital gets allocated — with real consequences for communities seeking investment.