OPTION A:
Location: Sustainability Uncovered LIVE
Grab breakfast and head over to Sustainability Uncovered Live for a chance to discuss some of the latest developments across the world of sustainable business with edie’s award-winning editorial team.
Location: Strategy Stage
The context: Science, politics and business leadership
Location: Strategy Stage
The context: Science, politics and business leadership
- Visualising the impacts of 1.5C, 2C and beyond
- Why we all need climate adaptation strategies
- What the “Acceleration Agenda” now looks like for government and business
Location: Strategy Stage
The context: Science, politics and business leadership
- Assessing the impact of Rishi Sunak’s net-zero U-turns
- What will the next General Election mean for climate policy?
- Establishing healthier government-business relationships
Location: Strategy Stage
The context: Science, politics and business leadership
- Stakeholder pressure on sustainability: The reality from the inside
- Unleashing radical collaboration to fix the future
- The elephant in the room: Decoupling growth from environmental impact
Location: Action Theatre
Location: Sustainability Uncovered LIVE
- Understanding exactly how the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will it affect your business
- How the Directive integrates with GRI, ISSB and other reporting frameworks Structuring your report, what are the first steps?
- Structuring and delivering your CSRD report: top tips for success
Location: Strategy Stage
Climate advocacy, purpose and governance
- Levers for change: How to convert an ‘unsustainable’ business model
- Making the business case for a purpose-led strategy
- Achieving systemic culture change within the workplace
Location: Action Theatre
Climate finance, reporting and disclosure
- The ever-evolving reporting landscape: What you need to know
- Data collection and dissemination: Top reporting tips to drive meaningful change
- Taking a purpose-led approach to your reporting and communications, and measuring the impacts
Location: Net-Zero Stage
Leadership for a net-zero economy
- Green policy in a time of crisis: Moving the goalposts…
- What a new Government will mean for decarbonisation efforts
- Renewables versus fossil fuels: Are we losing the battle?
Location: Strategy Stage
Climate advocacy, purpose and governance
- Embracing the stakeholder economy to benefit people and the planet
- Every job’s a climate job: Unifying your workforce around a common goal
- Designing an influential climate advocacy strategy
Speakers
Natalie Campbell
Co-CEO
Belu
Location: Net-Zero Stage
Leadership for a net-zero economy
- Overcoming the challenges of the energy and cost-of-living crises
- Tackling misinformation and propaganda about the true costs of net-zero
- The net-zero journey of industrial heartlands, cities and regions
Location: Action Theatre
Climate finance, reporting and disclosure
- Identifying which sources of funding are most viable
- Making the business case and speaking the right language to secure funding
- ‘Outside of the box’ thinking to unlock climate capital
Location: Action Theatre
Climate finance, reporting and disclosure
- Prioritising sustainability amidst squeezed budgets and high inflation
- Using TCFD, TNFD and other non-financial reporting frameworks to your advantage
- Bridging the gap between corporate finance and sustainability teams
Location: Action Theatre
Climate finance, reporting and disclosure
Location: Action Theatre
Location: Net-Zero Stage
Location: Strategy Stage
Location: Sustainability Uncovered LIVE
- The undeniable truth, analysing: Analysing the ever-growing environmental costs of a capitalist economy
- Redesigning the system: What does decoupling look like in practice?
- Rethinking what is meant by ‘growth’ in your business
Location: Net-Zero Stage
Transition plans
- The Gold Standard for Transition Plans: What you need to know
- Understanding what constitutes a credible, high-quality transition plan
- Keeping yourself ahead of the curve
Location: Net-Zero Stage
Transition plans
- Feasibility, achievability, risk: the key components of a successful transition plan
- Boardroom buy-in, staff engagement, investor confidence: the myriad benefits of transition planning
- Scope 3 emissions: Setting out a path to ‘real zero’
Location: Net-Zero Stage
Transition plans
- Defining clear milestones and timelines
- How best to report and present your transition plan Iterations and course corrections to ensure continual improvement
Location: Strategy Stage
Location: Sustainability Uncovered LIVE
Put your burning questions to our net-zero policy and decarbonisation experts.
Location: Strategy Stage
Nature, biodiversity and regenerative business
- The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures: What it means for business
- Overcoming nature-related data barriers and knowledge gaps
- Beyond compliance: What ‘great’ business looks like on nature and biodiversity through to 2030
Location: Net-Zero Stage
Renewables and onsite technologies
- 2050, 2040, 2030: Assessing the timescales of the clean energy transition
- What are the biggest barriers to renewable energy uptake
- UK Government policy and subsidies: What happens next?
Location: Action Theatre
Sustainable supply chains
Location: Strategy Stage
Nature, biodiversity and regenerative business
- Nature-positive business: Possibility or paradox?
- The role of business leaders and lawmakers in halting ecocide
- Aligning nature-based targets with corporate strategy
Location: Net-Zero Stage
Renewables and onsite technologies
- From onsite cleantech to off-site PPAs – which route is best?
- Mobilising funding and investment for net-zero projects
- Factoring in the social impacts of onsite energy technologies and solutions
Location: Action Theatre
Sustainable supply chains
- Mapping and mitigating the impacts of the climate crisis on your supply chain
- How circularity can increase supply chain resilience
- The crucial interlink between sustainability and procurement teams
Location: Action Theatre
Sustainable supply chains
- Tackling human rights issues: What best practice now looks like
- Tracing and monitoring social sustainability across complex supply chains
- How to engage suppliers on the Sustainable Development Goals and sub-targets
Location: Strategy Stage
Nature, biodiversity and regenerative business
- What a regenerative business model looks like in practice
- How rewilding can stabilise the climate and reverse extinction
- Taking an ecosystem-based approach to climate adaptation
Location: Net-Zero Stage
Renewables and onsite technologies
Location: Action Theatre
Sustainable supply chains
Location: Strategy Stage
"Try again. Fail again. Fail better.”
Back by popular demand, our informal gathering of business and sustainability leaders will discuss some of the times that things didn’t quite go to plan… This intimate and candid session will see speakers abandon all pretenses and share the good, the bad and the ugly behind corporate sustainability – and the lessons learned along the way. Perfectionists not invited.
(Chatham House Rules apply)
Location: Sustainability Uncovered LIVE
Grab breakfast and head over to Sustainability Uncovered Live for a chance to discuss some of the latest developments across the world of sustainable business with edie’s award-winning editorial team.
Location: Net-Zero Stage
Scope 3 emissions and data management
- How to develop, set and evaluate supplier engagement targets
- Setting clear expectations and strategically engaging with suppliers to drive action
- Dealing with ‘disengaged’ suppliers on the path to net-zero
Location: Strategy Stage
Communications, storytelling and engagement
- Too much or not enough? Striking the right balance with your climate comms
- The legal perspective: The risk of non-disclosure versus the risk of disclosing inaccuracies
- The most common communication pitfalls and how to avoid them
Location: Net-Zero Stage
Scope 3 emissions and data management
- Collecting and managing Scope 3 data: The do’s and don’ts Identifying the material areas of your value chain to focus on
- What data should you be collecting and how to ensure it’s reliable
Location: Strategy Stage
Communications, storytelling and engagement
- Changing the narrative: From science and data points to people, development and human rights
- Which communication methods and channels drive the most action?
- Making sustainability personal whilst connecting to the bigger picture
Location: Net-Zero Stage
Scope 3 emissions and data management
- What good governance on Scope 3 looks like
- Using emissions data to drive internal engagement and behaviour change
- Tools and frameworks to shaping your emissions reporting strategy
Location: Net-Zero Stage
Location: Sustainability Uncovered LIVE
- Is a plant-based economy the only way forward?
- Exploring the possibilities of sustainable farming practices
- How to encourage more sustainable food consumption habits
- Shifting away from meat-based business models: Challenges and opportunities
Location: Strategy Stage
The circular economy, redesign and disruptive business models
- How ‘circular’ are we now?
- Closing the circularity gap: Where are the biggest transformations needed?
- Reversing overshoot: The role of business in achieving a waste-free world
Location: Net-Zero Stage
Engagement and behaviour change
- Integrating climate-related factors into stakeholder engagement strategies
- Investor focus: What do they need to know?
- Net-zero reporting and disclosure tactics to maximise engagement
Location: Action Theatre
Powerful partnerships and collaboration in action
Location: Strategy Stage
The circular economy, redesign and disruptive business models
- Policy priorities to achieve a net-zero waste economy
- The Plastics Treaty: A reality check on tackling plastic pollution by 2025
- Collaborating to drive systemic change: What true leadership looks like
Location: Action Theatre
Powerful partnerships and collaboration in action
Location: Action Theatre
Powerful partnerships and collaboration in action
Location: Net-Zero Stage
Engagement and behaviour change
- Embedding decarbonisation into staff recruitment and development programmes
- Ensuring business leaders are held accountable for net-zero progress
- Carbon literacy and workshops: Empowering colleagues to drive change
Location: Strategy Stage
The circular economy, redesign and disruptive business models
- How to rethink, redesign and reimagine recycling
- Breaking down barriers: Bringing suppliers and competitors on your circularity journey
- Using breakthrough innovations to accelerate change
Location: Action Theatre
Powerful partnerships and collaboration in action
Location: Net-Zero Stage
Engagement and behaviour change
- Making low-carbon behaviours easier, cheaper and more attractive
- In focus: Engaging the working class on net-zero and climate action
- Measuring the impact of public engagement campaigns
Location: Action Theatre
Location: Strategy Stage
Location: Sustainability Uncovered LIVE
- How the offsetting landscape is changing and public perception is shifting
- What are the alternatives to offsetting for business?
- How to choose an offsetting model that is right for you
Location: Action Theatre
Breakthrough technologies and innovations for good
Location: Action Theatre
Breakthrough technologies and innovations for good
Location: Action Theatre
Breakthrough technologies and innovations for good
Location: Action Theatre
Breakthrough technologies and innovations for good
Location: Action Theatre
Location: Strategy Stage
Location: Sustainability Uncovered LIVE
Put your burning questions to our reporting and disclosure experts.
Location: Strategy Stage
Rewriting our future
OPTION B:
| 11:00 AM | Intro/ Chair remarks | ||
| 11:10 AM | Keynote and Q&A: The UK’s net-zero stocktake: New priorities and pathways |  | Rt Hon Chris Skidmore MP, Independent Net-Zero Review |
| 11:40 AM | Panel discussion: Net-zero leadership through crisis | ||
| 12:30 PM | Lunch break (Clone) | ||
| 1:30 PM | Keynote: Accelerating momentum on corporate transition plans | ||
| 1:50 PM | Panel discussion: Building a workable, realistic transition plan |    | Rachel Solomon Williams, Aldersgate Group Vicky Moffatt, Chapter Zero Andrea McCormick, Vodafone Group |
| 2:40 PM | Best practice case study: What a winning climate transition plan looks like | ||
| 3:30 PM | Keynote: Towards 100% renewables: Accelerating the global transition | ||
| 3:50 PM | Panel discussion: Business pathways to zero: Technologies for a clean energy future |   | Archana Jagannathan, PepsiCo Europe Chris Hewett, Solar Energy UK |
| 4:35 PM | Best practice case study: Net-zero in action |
| 9:00 AM | Welcome to edie 24: Driving the Transformation | ||
| 9:10 AM | Keynote: The science: Rising to the scale of the climate challenge | ||
| 9:30 AM | Keynote: The politics: A new path for a sustainable future |   | Claire O'Neill, WBCSD Dr James Richardson, Climate Change Committee |
| 9:50 AM | Keynote Panel: The business of climate action: A strategic imperative | ||
| 11:00 AM | Case study & Q&A: Unleashing the power of purpose in your organisation | ||
| 11:30 AM | Panel: Creating a climate-action culture at every level of business |  | Natalie Campbell, Belu |
| 12:30 PM | Lunch break | ||
| 3:00 PM | Refreshment & networking break | ||
| 3:30 PM | Need-to-know: TNFD and the rise of nature-related disclosures | ||
| 3:45 PM | Panel discussion: Business actions to protect and restore nature |    | Alexandra Pimor, Earth Law David Croft, Reckitt Helen Avery, Green Finance Institute |
| 4:25 PM | Case study: Local nature action and climate adaptation |  | Simon Boas Hoffmeyer, Carlsberg Group |
| 5:10 PM | Mess-up Night: Celebrating sustainability failures |
| 9:00 AM | Welcome back to edie 24 | ||
| 9:10 AM | Panel discussion: Sustainability communications 2.0: Greenwash, greenhush and new regulations |    | Professor Chris Harrop OBE, Marshalls Nusa Urbancic, Changing Markets Foundation Adam Bastock, Small99 |
| 10:00 AM | Case study & Q&A: Authenticity, transparency, accountability: Storytelling to save the planet |  | David Hayman, Make My Money Matter |
| 11:00 AM | The bigger picture: Achieving circularity – the Global transition |  | Clare Thomas-Barker, WRAP |
| 11:15 AM | Panel discussion: Catalysts for change: Policy and collaboration to advance the circular economy |   | Sophie Goddard, Canary Wharf Group Louisa Ziane, Toast Brewing |
| 12:05 PM | Case study: Ahead of the curve: Shifting to a circular business model |  | Ella Gould, Selfridges |
| 12:30 PM | Lunch break | ||
| 3:00 PM | Refreshment & networking break | ||
| 3:30 PM | In conversation with: Star speaker TBC… | ||
| 4:30 PM | In the crowd: Driving the transformation in 2024 – YOUR edie 24 Action Plan |
OPTION C:
