Conference News: The Sustainability Issue! IMPACT, GreenBiz; SB24
Having a Different IMPACT: Reuters IMPACT will not be held as a standalone event in 2024. What was once Reuters flagship sustainability conference, IMPACT will become the keynote stage within Sustainability Europe (30 September – 1 October in London) and Sustainability USA (7-8 October in New York,). You will find the official announcement and links to both conferences here.
GreenBiz Calls the COP: GreenBiz Media Group launched Bloom last year. The inaugural event brought together more than 500 biodiversity leaders from 19 countries including corporations, conservation organizations, Indigenous communities, financial institutions and startups. In 20204, Bloom will be alongside COP 16, which will be held in Cali, Colombia from 24 – 25 October. The goal of this year’s event is “to help accelerate business actions on nature and align them with global policy goals.”
Submission Opportunity: For leaders who want to understand why purpose-led organizations can better attract customers, fulfill employees, and outperform competitors, Sustainable Brands offers a chance to learn firsthand from Chief Sustainability Officers from leading brands. Scheduled for 14-17 October in San Diego, Sustainable Brands 2024 is now accepting proposals on topics that fit with the agenda’s seven tracks, including Materials & Packaging; AI & Robotics; Supply Chain Management & Monitoring; Nature-Friendly Design Paradigms in Practice; Breakthrough Collaborations; Organizational Transformation & Governance; and Marketing & Communications. Submissions that include a business case study not previously presented in a public forum from a credible practitioner will receive preference, and all proposals must be made by 29 April.
Lunchtime Learning: The Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summits bring together business leaders and investors globally to drive innovation and scale best practices in sustainable business and finance. Over the past few years, they have held sessions in New York, London, and Singapore. Videos from the London event are available here. You will hear from Virgin Atlantic’s Shai Weiss on sustainable aviation; CEO of the Sovereign Wealth Fund of the Gabonese Republic Akim Daouda share thoughts on how to solve the biodiversity crisis; UK banking institution NatWest’s former Chief Executive Officer Alison Rose on driving sustainability, and President of Unilever’s Nutrition Business Group Hanneke Faber discuss the future of food.
Coming Up Next Week: For decades, Simmons Leadership Conference – which runs 3 April in Boston – has presented a vision for a future with empowered and inclusive leadership, offerings its attendees actionable strategies to advance a career, strengthen teams, and drive collective success in the workplace. At Techonomy Climate (3 April; Silicon Valley), conference-goers will hear cross-industry conversations from the likes of U.S. Steel, Intel, and the Environmental Defense Fund on harnessing the power of technology to accelerate positive change and propel us towards a sustainable future. The EDGE World Summit is held 2-3 April in Santa Clara, self-touted as “the only in-person event dedicated to tracking the applied intelligent applications ecosystem.” And in Washington, DC, the world’s largest forum for exploring privacy and data protection law, regulation, policy, management, and operations – the International Association of Privacy Professionals/IAPP Global Privacy Summit – kicks off 3 April. This year, a special track, the EU AI Act Comprehensive, focuses on explaining the sprawling new law’s provision and risks and how to comply when it goes into effect.