It’s Exhibitor Week
at edie26!
10-14 November 2025
This week, we’re shining a spotlight on the industry innovators shaping what’s next for corporate climate action - and giving you a sneak peek at who you’ll meet on our biggest exhibitor floor yet.
This week's top story
Urgent need to link industrial water resilience and competitiveness
Meet Grundfos at Stand 16 , Premium Partner - edie 26
A circular water approach could deliver a water saving potential of 50-75% in light industries, equivalent to the annual water use of 67 million households.
Fragmented and inconsistent water rules across Member States are limiting industrial water efficiency, reuse and water circularity. A circular water approach could deliver a water saving potential of 50-75% in light industries, equivalent to the annual water use of 67 million households.[1]
DriveSense Showcases Behavioural Change and Smarter eLearning at edie 26
Stand: 62
Building Resilience and Collaboration into Corporate Sustainability Strategies
DriveSense, the UK’s most trusted driver training provider, will once again take centre stage at edie 26, the nation’s leading sustainable business event. This year, DriveSense will demonstrate how data-driven behavioural change and innovative eLearning delivery can accelerate organisations’ journeys toward safer, more efficient, and more sustainable operations.
COP30: SGS Hosts Successful “Charting a Net-Zero Course” Roundtable
We are proud to participate in the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) to showcase our full range of services which help organizations become more sustainable.
The four Ps: How to reclaim the narrative on climate action
Insights from the Advisory Board: Dr Sally Uren
Forum for the Future’s Sally Uren and James Payne explore the steps sustainability professionals can take to reinvigorate discussions on climate action.
The UK’s sustainability agenda has faced blows in recent weeks. The BBC reports how a new Reform council has abolished its flood committee, while the party’s leader, Nigel Farage, has told council staff located in EDI and climate roles to find “alternative” careers.
More than 700 companies adopting TNFD recommendations for nature disclosure
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The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has confirmed that more than 700 organisations are voluntarily adopting its recommendations.
Following findings from its biodiversity, ecosystems, and ecosystem services (BEES) research into nature-related risks and opportunities, the ISSB said it will introduce new or modified requirements to meet common investor information needs following a signed agreement between the TNFD and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation to help envelop nature disclosures into the work of the ISSB.
The sustainability pivot: Moving from defence to offenc
Insights from the Advisory Board: Munish Datta
As some businesses ditch ESG targets and others start greenhushing, how can sustainability professionals respond to help maintain momentum? Munish Datta, sustainability director at Specsavers, shares his learnings from recent months.
The past year has been a period of deep introspection. It has been painful to observe a range of connected and compounding systemic shocks materialising: climate and nature breakdown, rising resource scarcity leading to cost-of-living pressures, deepening geopolitical conflicts and the politicisation of sustainability, to name a few.
SBTi opens second consultation on revised Corporate Net-Zero Standard
Super-charge your carbon accounting at edie 26
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has released the second draft of its revised Corporate Net-Zero Standard for public consultation.
The draft builds on feedback from more than 1,000 organisations that responded to the first consultation, as well as input from six technical working groups.
The SBTi’s early work focused on prompting companies to adopt stretch climate targets.
DriveSense Showcases Behavioural Change and Smarter eLearning at edie 26
Stand: 62
Building Resilience and Collaboration into Corporate Sustainability Strategies
DriveSense, the UK’s most trusted driver training provider, will once again take centre stage at edie 26, the nation’s leading sustainable business event. This year, DriveSense will demonstrate how data-driven behavioural change and innovative eLearning delivery can accelerate organisations’ journeys toward safer, more efficient, and more sustainable operations.
UK Government hopes to avoid another legal challenge with refreshed net-zero strategy
BREAKING: The Labour-led UK Government has published its first comprehensive plan for decarbonising key industries in line with its legally binding carbon budgets, after being court-mandated to strengthen measures set out by the Tories
Published 29 October, the new Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan summarises the past, present and forthcoming policies which will drive the decarbonisation of Britain’s economy. It also sets out how these policy signals should catalyse private investment in industries including renewable energy, electric transport and low-carbon manufacturing.
The four Ps: How to reclaim the narrative on climate action
Insights from the Advisory Board: Dr Sally Uren
Forum for the Future’s Sally Uren and James Payne explore the steps sustainability professionals can take to reinvigorate discussions on climate action.
The UK’s sustainability agenda has faced blows in recent weeks. The BBC reports how a new Reform council has abolished its flood committee, while the party’s leader, Nigel Farage, has told council staff located in EDI and climate roles to find “alternative” careers.
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Who you'll connect with.
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Collaboration
edie 25 helps product and solutions providers forge meaningful connections with sustainability decision-makers and industry influencers across all major industries. From networking lounges, experiential booths and one-to-one advisory clinics, through to co-creative workshops, high-level roundtables and an array of social events.
Quality
From high-level stages to experiential booths – edie 25 connects product and solutions providers with pre-qualified decision-makers and budget holders from all major industries.
Integrity
Whether it’s our clear commitments to event diversity and inclusivity, our carefully constructed brand guidelines, or our strict anti-greenwashing policy – edie 25 has been designed to ensure event partners and sponsors can showcase products, solutions and services with true transparency and credibility.
Impact
A sustainability event is only as good as the business connections and actions it drives. Our award-winning programme of content and features has been expertly crafted to deliver a measurable return on objectives for all industry partners and sponsors.
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