Introduction to Sustainability 24

China: Taking Innovative Action in the Transformation to a 'New Resource Economy'

Join Senior Executives from across Asia as they discuss how China can transform to a ‘New Resource Economy’. They will explore the features which make China uniquely placed to seize this opportunity, and the actions that need to be taken in order to address China’s resource trilemma: resource scarcity, environmental protection and economic growth

Live from Beijing

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Business Strategy & Stakeholders: Building Trust & Planning for Uncertainty

In hindsight, it is usually much easier to see what business leaders could have done better to avoid severe events which affect their reputation and long term sustainability. Join our expert panel who examine resource intensive industries to understand how driving societal and business benefits ensures positive impacts on local communities and continued business growth.

Live from Johannesburg

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Total Energy Management: Transformation for Enterprise Energy Efficiency

Energy efficiency has become a national business imperative in Singapore. Join senior executives from business and government as they examine where energy management ‘gaps’ exist, and how leading organizations are tackling this challenge.

Live from Singapore

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Circular Business: Value Generation in a Resource Constrained World

A number of global trends are driving us away from the traditional ‘cradle-to-grave’ economic model. This is prompting the need for a paradigm shift in both consumption and production, towards what has been termed a 'circular economy'.

Join our panel of experts as they explore the opportunities and challenges that arise from this new business model, and how this can be scaled to drive growth and enable transformational impact.

Live from Stockholm

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Sustainable Consumption: Engaging Tomorrow’s Consumer

How can companies engage consumers to trigger simple behavioural shifts that enable more sustainable lifestyles and create business value?

Senior business leaders and experts will explore the new technologies and capabilities that can be used to ensure more market pull from consumers for sustainable household goods and services, and to encourage citizens to have more sustainable purchasing habits.

Live from London

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The "Energiewende" or "Energy Transformation": A Blueprint for Sustainable Growth?

The "Energiewende" in Germany – or to abandon nuclear energy in just 10 years while in parallel reducing carbon emissions, expanding renewable usage and improving energy efficiency – is being touted as the biggest technological, political and regulatory experiment taking place in an industrial country. If it succeeds, it is a blueprint for sustainable growth. If it fails, it could harm the competitiveness of the most important economy of Europe. Join our panel of experts to hear what "Energiewende" is, what other countries can learn, and how likely it is to succeed.

Live from Berlin

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Sustainable Supply Chain: Why it is Good Business

In this session, senior executives from across Europe will explore how leading companies are working with their suppliers to systematically monitor, measure and communicate the benefits of cleaner and more socially responsible business, enabling them to turn supply chain sustainability into a driver of competitive advantage.

Live from Barcelona

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Innovative Business Growth: How Sustainability is Reshaping Businesses for the Future

Environmental concerns, coupled with advances in technology, maturing markets, relentless demand for innovation and the uncertain economy are combining to drive the emergence of new growth scenarios.

These trends have spurred leading companies to fundamentally rethink their business models and growth strategies, and they now view sustainability as a strategic and differentiating lever.

Drawing on experiences from across the globe, our panel will describe and explore compelling initiatives which have driven growth and value for their organisations

Live from Paris

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Energy Access for Development Impact

In this session, the panel will explore how cross-sectoral partnerships are essential in expanding access to sustainable energy in emerging markets. Join the experts to hear more about rural electrification and the ways in which organisations can partner to drive access to electricity and address energy poverty.

Live from Washington DC

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Driving Business Growth While Solving the Global Food Challenge

Join this cross-sector panel as they examine our roles in addressing global food challenges. In the session they will explore ways to create secure supply chains while boosting growth opportunities and socio-economic benefits with small holder farmers. Join the debate to hear how outcome-based, multi-stakeholder solution approaches between the private, development, and government sectors have helped to deliver solutions at a more systemic level.

Live from St. Louis

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Open Data & Analytics: Accelerating Citizen-Focused Sustainable Cities

Join our panel of global experts and practitioners as they explore how leading cities around the world are using open data and analytics to create a sustainable environment whilst improving living standards for citizens.

Live from San Francisco

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Sustainability 24 Round Up: Implications for Business

Join our panel of global experts as they review the themes that have emerged during Sustainability 24, discuss some of their highlights of the day, and explore the implications for business in the year ahead.

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