Yusuke Sakai

Yusuke Sakai, from Portugal, is driven by a clear question: how can young climate leaders access the support they need to succeed? Through his work, he saw talented youth-led projects struggle, not from lack of ideas, but from lack of funding and meaningful connections. This experience shaped his mission.

Yusuke is building solutions that connect corporations with youth-led climate and SDG initiatives. His approach focuses on creating partnerships, improving access to finance, and helping companies embed sustainability more authentically into their work.

Inspired by the potential of young innovators, especially in the Global South, Yusuke envisions a system where funding flows to ideas that matter, enabling youth to lead scalable, lasting solutions for people and planet.