Thomas Osdoba

Sustainable Business Corporate Governance

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Thomas Osdoba is the Programme Director at NetZeroCities, the EU Mission Platform supporting 100 climate neutral and smart cities by 2030. He is also a Senior Cities Advisor at Climate-KIC, one of Europe’s leading climate innovation initiatives. Thomas is an expert in sustainable urban development, climate innovation, and systems transformation, with experience spanning public policy, finance, and resilient infrastructure. He previously co-founded EcoDistricts, a nonprofit advancing equitable and sustainable neighborhood development.

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May 16 2026

There’s no way around cities in Europe’s climate and competitiveness push – governments must empower them to deliver

Illuminem Voices

Corporate Governance · Corporate Social Responsibility

Europe’s €500 billion annual investment gap will be closed in Europe’s cities, not in Brussels. That will require national governments to give cities the power, financing tools and certainty to deliver

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