To fulfill this mission the GBS developed the following goals:

• Closely monitor and document bioeconomy developments globally
• Identify common challenges and opportunities for synergies in the bioeconomy
• Present new approaches and solutions for sustainable bioeconomy in regional and global facets
• Identify and connect with thought leaders
• Initiate transnational and global research partnerships
• Mobilize participation of thought leaders and key stakeholders from all hemispheres
• Establish an open, equal and science-based dialogue among key stakeholders from governments, academia, civil society and business, incl. finance
• Facilitate and induce knowledge sharing and collaboration in bioeconomy development at regional, national and international level
• Inspire participants to take the ideas and recommendations of the GBS Communiqué back home and facilitate their implementation
• Stimulate national and regional bioeconomy discourses by providing powerful examples of pilot projects and larger scale industry transformations
• Stimulate the implementation of R&D in the private sector

The direct output and outcomes of the GBS are:

• Communiqué with policy recommendations developed and agreed by the International Advisory Council on Global Bioeconomy (IAC)
• Report on worldwide bioeconomy policy strategies
• Exhibition of biobased product innovations and sustainable solutions from around the world
• Showcasing of flagship projects
• Collaboration and reporting on thematic priorities discussed during the GBS
• Report on plenary sessions featuring thought leadership in bioeconomy policy and sustainable development
• Networking and multilateral dialogues induced by the conference
• Outreach through live webstream, social and traditional media coverage and public relations activities
• Multiplier effects through participants’ word-of-mouth and follow-up activities in their spheres of influence