AI, Sustainability, and the Future of Consumer Choice

Key topics explored by our expert panel include:

• Overcoming the "Say-Do Gap": How AI can simplify fragmented supply chain data, cutting through confusing metrics to present clear, trustworthy choices to consumers.

• Emerging Consumption Models: How agentic AI could shift consumer habits beyond buying new products to alternatives like repair, hiring, circular economy options, and shared ownership.

• Trust, Transparency, and Supply Chain Data: The importance of verifiable, audited data sources and human oversight in ensuring autonomous agents act in the consumer’s best interest.

• Policy vs. Consumer Empowerment: Balancing the slow pace of policy with the rapid rise of AI tools that empower everyday individuals to align their spending with their values.

Featured Panelists:

• Anita Hawser (Moderator), Europe Editor, The Banker at Financial Times

• Josh Bailey, Director of Sustainability, Consumers International

• Dr. Michel Gelobter, Executive Director of the Yale Center for Environmental Justice

• Jag Gill, CEO and Co-Founder, VERTRU Technologies

• Harry Tong, Head of AI Products, S&P Global Sustainable1

• Opening remarks by Mathias Wikström, CEO Doconomy and Yale World Fellow

• Setting the tone and research insights by Dr. Alexander Schmidt, Advisor, Doconomy Impact Council

Watch the Panel Recording

Watch the full recording on-demand below to discover how AI, data transparency, and financial infrastructure are shaping the next generation of sustainable commerce.