For the growing number of corporate professionals focused on social impact and sustainability initiatives, there are more choices now than ever before for events (both in-person & virtual), webinars, and podcasts aimed at showcasing successful programs and the brands that made them happen!
Whether you’re looking to roll out new initiatives to help your company improve its sustainability practices, or identify new ways you can contribute as an individual to the fight against climate change, there’s an event for you!
In this edition of our credTen series, we’re highlighting 10 sustainability events to help you keep up with the latest trends transforming the industry.
Environment+Energy Leader’s Annual Solutions Summit
July 19-21, 2022 | Virtual
Hear the latest strategies for environmental solutions, plus meet up with other industry professionals with virtual networking opportunities. The Summit provides tangible, innovative solutions to the environment, energy and ESG challenges that companies face today–and what they may expect tomorrow.
Ticket price: Free
Impact Summit
September 14, 2022 | Virtual
Impact Summit boasts speakers from Salesforce, Facebook, and Headspace. It’s an annual gathering for those who dream of a thriving global economy that puts people and the planet at its very heart. The sustainability track will focus on how to reduce our negative impact on the environment around us, and how consumers and investors can throw their support behind those actively building a better world.
Ticket price: $30-70 USD
Climate Week NYC
September 19 – 25, 2022 | New York
Climate Week NYC creates an ambitious platform for driving climate action. Bookended by opening and closing ceremonies, Climate Week NYC spans 500 events, in New York and around the world, as part of the wider Climate Week NYC official events program.
Ticket Price: Free
CDX Accelerate Climate & Sustainability
September 22, 2022 | New York
Hosted by Techonomy, The CDX Accelerate Climate + Sustainability conference will explore how businesses of all sizes are leveraging technology to disrupt the status quo, help fight climate change and achieve short-and-long-term sustainability goals.
Ticket price: $495+ USD
Fortune Global Sustainability Forum
September 29, 2022 | Virtual
Fortune’s 3rd annual Global Sustainability Forum will convene virtually to explore how executives are implementing their COP26 promises to save the planet and build resilient businesses. This event will feature informative interviews, and interactive breakout sessions, with participation from top-level executives, investors, decision-makers, and thinkers from around the world. Early confirmed speakers include CEOs Warren East of Rolls-Royce, Enrique Lores of HP, Annette Clayton of Schneider Electric North America, and Marcie Frost of CalPERS.
Ticket price: Free
Economist Sustainability Week: Countdown to COP27
October 3-6, 2022 | Virtual & London, UK
After the COP26 conference on combating climate change, we now have eight short years to meet some of the most ambitious collaborative goals in history. How can companies ensure they deliver on them and prepare for more commitments at COP27? Perfect for business leaders, this week-long countdown event will gather experts from companies such as Netflix, Volvo, and J.P. Morgan, to provide practical ideas to help you move faster and prepare for COP27.
Ticket price: In-person, $450+ USD , virtual attendance: Free
Sustainable Brands
October 17-20, 2022 | San Diego
Sustainable Brands is the global event for purpose-driven brands and leaders. At SB’22, participants are immersed in a fun, safe space to learn and demonstrate the path to good growth, unlocking the power of sustainable and regenerative business.
Ticket price: $995+ USD
Sustainable Retail Summit
October 26-28, 2022 | Amsterdam
The retail industry has come a long way in dealing with today’s big challenges in sustainability and health and wellbeing, but there is still some way to go. You will hear from a range of speakers on topics such as Leadership and best practices, Health and Sustainability, and Sustainability in Business.
Ticket price: $3000 USD
NOAH Zurich
December 6-7 | Zurich
This year’s event will continue the 13-year-long journey of connecting smart capital with the most exciting sustainability startups. It has become the global collaboration platform to trigger change for biodiversity, CO2 reduction, empowerment of indigenous people, and circular business models. This conference will showcase how sustainability is driving a global paradigm shift from purely monetary objectives to supporting global natural ecosystems.
Ticket Price: $600-$1600 USD
GreenBiz
February 14-16, 2023 | Scottsdale, AZ
It’s never to early to gear up for 2023, and GreenBiz is a great way to kick off a year of sustainability events. Amidst challenging times, the sustainability profession is evolving—with new concerns, opportunities and concepts emerging faster than ever. GreenBiz covers all of these, with tracks including Net Zero Everything, Finance and ESG, and Circular Value Chains.
Ticket Price: $3,675+ USD
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