Become a 4WARD Local Climate Lead

Want to help build your city's climate & sustainability scene?

Apply to become a 4WARD City Leader to host events that bring together local sustainability stakeholders & advance your city's climate ecosystem.

What is 4WARD.earth?

Lead a local 4WARD hub

Our city leaders

Become a 4WARD local city leader!

Want to be an ambassador leading our local-to-global movement in your city? Love organizing events that bring together innovators, investors & thought leaders?

Join us in our mission to accelerate climate and sustainability impact locally (and globally) through networking, partnerships and spontaneous collaboration by leading our community & events in your city.

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How does it work?

1. Apply & share why you'd like to be a 4WARD city lead

2. Speak with our city events team to see if it's a fit.

3. Complete our onboarding to get you up to speed.

4. Access our tools & systems for simple event & community mgmt.

5. Plan your 1st event & promote through our global network

6. Continue growing the local group with events every 1-2 months

Become a city leader!

city Lead Perks

Why you should apply

As a 4WARD City Lead, you'll gain leadership experience, build your network and knowledge base and becoming the center of your local ecosystem as the go to player on all things climate & sustainability.

We empower City Leads with:

Hands-on training and community building guides

A personal 4WARD city events rep to help with events & promotion

A complete events and community management infrastructure

Tools & templates to simplify hosting great events & community

A local sustainability WhatsApp group for your city

Access to City Lead-only spaces and networking on 4WARD platform

Regular city lead meet & great networking calls with other regions

Exposure & a premium City Lead badge on your community profile

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What's required?

Building community & driving sustainable impact requires consistency & action.

4WARD.earth City Leads organize at least 6 meetups or events per year.

4WARD City Leads are responsible for:

Finding a fun venue for your meetups (bar, coffeeshop, restaurant etc....)

Hosting at least 6 events in your city per year (the more, the merrier)

Publishing your event via our dedicated Luma city calendar

Promoting your event to your network and local community (we'll help too!)

Sharing your event in our local city WhatsApp group

Greeting guests creating a positive event & networking atmosphere (we have guides)

Having fun (if you enjoy the event, others will as well :)

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Why City Leads love 4WARD

"If you’re looking to grow your local climate network — or just want to meet driven, like-minded people — I can’t recommend becoming a 4Ward city lead enough. I’ve met so many brilliant, inspiring people through this role. We’ve had a blast exchanging ideas, sharing expertise and building connections that go beyond work. And that’s not even counting the chance to connect with the network of other city leads — an amazing community on its own. It does take a bit of effort and patience to be an effective city lead, but if you’re up for it, it’s absolutely worth it."

Margaret Amein | Frankfurt

UX & Growth Strategist

"In this role, I’ve had the chance to cultivate a local ecosystem of climate innovators, entrepreneurs, and changemakers in Brussels and connect them with a global network of like-minded people committed to accelerating sustainability.

What's truly unique about 4WARD is its energy and openness where early-stage founders, experienced professionals, and purpose-driven investors come together as equals. It empowers local actors while offering global perspective.As someone who believes deeply in the power of community and cross-sector dialogue, being part of 4WARD has reinforced my commitment to bridging local actions with global solutions. It’s an experience that continues to enrich both my personal journey and professional mission."

Paula Berni | Brussels

Climate Activist

"I've been part of 4WARD's network & city lead in Geneva for some time.

It works. It has brought me partners, advisors and a good community chasing the same goal.

If you are interested to learn more and in sustainability, please DM me.

A huge congrats to 4WARD for having the tenacity to see the market gap and stick with this."

Kevin Kyer | Geneva

CEO of Pyrpose

"Co-leading the Toronto 4WARD meetup has been a rewarding experience—I've met so many great people and made meaningful contacts. Working with Daria, my co-organizer, has made the experience enjoyable and easy.

Beyond expanding my network and knowledge of sustainability, this role has opened doors to connect with other event organizers across Toronto’s networking scene, which has truly been a highlight.”

Adam Ben-Aron | Toronto

Cofounder of Frame

Frequently Asked Questions
about City Lead program

Does it cost anything?

Of course not!

What type of events or meetups should I host?

This is completely up to you and what feels right for the local community. Some cities do drinks or dinners, others prefer coffee, an early brunch or a community hike. You can organise a city cleanup day, climate board game night or whatever suits your fancy and allows local members to connect & network in an authentic way...

How do I find a venue?

Pick your favourite bar/restaurant/coffeeshop etc... and call for a reservation. That's it. We're happy to help with suggestions if you need any.

How does 4WARD help with promoting my meetups?

We promote local events for our 1000s of global members & tens of thousands of followers and subscribers to help drive community interest and turn out.

We also provide simple yet effective systems & tools boost event attendance and interest while also growing the local city WhatsApp community.

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our vision

Words from our founder

"Our mission is to bring together and help align all stakeholder incentives to facilitate collaboration and true climate impact at an unprecedented scale... Because we are all on "Team Planet", and only together, can we face and overcome humanity's greatest challenge."