Sustainability Stage

Event CEO Keynote

Opening Remarks

AI is transforming sustainability by enabling predictive insights, operational efficiency, and advanced environmental management. This roundtable brings participants together to exchange experiences, challenges, and strategies for leveraging AI to drive measurable impact.

 
Key discussion points:

<ul>
	<li>Explore practical AI applications across sustainability initiatives.</li>
	<li>Discuss opportunities and challenges of scaling AI solutions.</li>
	<li>Share strategies for using AI to improve decision-making and resource efficiency.</li>
	<li>Examine ways AI can accelerate climate and ESG progress.</li>
</ul>

Executive Insights

How AI will Shape the Future of Sustainability

Workshop

Opening Keynote Address

Keynote Presentation

Innovation Zone

Innovation Session

Fireside Chat

Group Sustainability & ESG Director

Moira Thomas

Explore how finance is driving meaningful sustainability outcomes. This workshop examines investment strategies, ESG integration, and capital allocation approaches to unlock growth while advancing climate-positive initiatives.

The Sustainable Finance Forum

Innovation Session with EcoVadis

This session will explore how the automotive sector is accelerating towards net zero. Discussion will focus on decarbonising manufacturing and supply chains, scaling electrification and sustainable fuels, and navigating regulatory, technological, and market challenges to deliver long-term environmental impact.

The Future of Net Zero Automotive

Panel Discussion

Group President / CEO

Andrew Leyland

Vice President, Energy Business, Toyota Motor Europe

Leon van der Merwe

Group Head ESG

Daniel Quelch

Expo Area

Networking Break

As expectations for transparency grow, ESG reporting is moving beyond compliance to strategic advantage. This workshop provides practical tools for navigating complex frameworks and turning reporting into a value driver.

 
Key takeaways:

<ul>
	<li>Learn how to navigate global ESG reporting standards and regulatory frameworks.</li>
	<li>Explore strategies for building robust, credible disclosure processes.</li>
	<li>Gain insights into aligning reporting with stakeholder expectations.</li>
	<li>Understand how to leverage ESG data for strategic decision-making</li>
</ul>

From ESOS, SECR & TCFD to UK Sustainability Reporting Standards

Innovation Session with Sedex

Keynote Address with Canon

EMEA Sustainability & Government Affairs Director

Peter Bragg

This session focuses on actionable pathways to achieving net zero on a global scale. Panellists will discuss breakthrough technologies, cross-sector partnerships, and innovative policies that are enabling deep emissions reductions across industries and supply chains.

Global Decarbonisation Strategies

Vice President, Sustainability

Olivia Ruggles-Brise

VP, Sustainability

Anniina Virta-Toikka

Global Sustainability Director

James Pennington

Gore Fabrics Climate Team Lead

Markus Wieser

Innovation Session with Watershed

Taking Action in the Sustainability Space

Chief Sustainability Officer

Claudine Blamey

As global supply chains grow more complex and regulation intensifies, addressing human rights risks and forced labour is no longer optional&mdash;it is a strategic imperative. This panel will explore how businesses, policymakers, and civil society can move beyond compliance to drive meaningful, systemic change. From emerging legislation and data-driven due diligence to worker-centric approaches and responsible sourcing, speakers will examine what the future holds for protecting human rights in a rapidly evolving global economy.

The Future of Human Rights & Forced Labour

Keynote Address with ABB

VP, Head of Strategy and Business Development, ABB Electrification Service

Dr Matthew Wise

AI is becoming a powerful enabler of climate action. This session highlights applications in emissions monitoring, supply chain optimisation, and predictive modelling, and explores how AI can help organisations achieve their sustainability targets faster and more effectively.

The Future of AI in Sustainability

Danielle Mulder

Chief Innovation and Sustainability Officer

Annette Giardina

Managing Director & Founder

Katie Neck

Head of Responsible Business - Strategy and Governance

Tiffany Chow

Fireside Chat with eBay

Renée Morin

The global shift to low-carbon energy presents both challenges and opportunities. This roundtable invites participants to discuss strategies, technologies, and policies shaping the energy transition across industries and geographies.

 
Key discussion points:

<ul>
	<li>Explore emerging technologies driving the energy transition, including renewables and storage solutions.</li>
	<li>Discuss policy, regulatory, and market dynamics impacting energy strategies.</li>
	<li>Share approaches for integrating low-carbon solutions into operations and supply chains.</li>
	<li>Examine collaborative strategies to accelerate the shift to a sustainable energy future.</li>
</ul>

The Energy Transition Forum

Keynote Address with EcoVadis

Fireside Chat with Neste and Finnair

Vice President, Renewable Fuels Sales and Trading, EMEA & APAC

Mario Mifsud

VP Sustainability

Riku Aho

Decarbonising aerospace is a critical challenge for achieving net zero. This workshop explores innovative technologies, operational approaches, and collaborative strategies to reduce emissions across the sector while maintaining efficiency and resilience.

 
Key takeaways:

<ul>
	<li>Discover emerging technologies for low-carbon aviation, including sustainable fuels, electrification, and hybrid solutions.</li>
	<li>Explore strategies to reduce emissions across operations and supply chains.</li>
	<li>Gain insights on industry collaboration, policy trends, and regulatory drivers.</li>
	<li>Learn actionable approaches to scale net zero initiatives in aerospace.</li>
</ul>

Net Zero Aerospace Strategies

This panel focuses on moving beyond water conservation toward water positivity, where companies aim to return more water to the environment than they use. Discover how leading organisations are improving water stewardship through innovation in treatment, sourcing, and reuse. Learn about measurement frameworks and collaborative approaches that support long-term water security.

The Water Positivity Summit

Head of Corporate Affairs & Sustainability

Philippa Naylor

Water for Landscapes Manager

Maria Ana Borges

Carbon management is central to achieving net-zero goals. This workshop offers practical approaches to measure, reduce, and offset emissions across operations and value chains.

Carbon Management Solutions

Keynote Address

Circular economy principles are transforming the way we produce and consume. This forum examines strategies for designing out waste, scaling recycling infrastructure, and creating closed-loop systems that generate both environmental and economic value.

Circularity & Recycling

Head of Sustainability

Catherine Russell

Head - Global Sustainability CoE

Rahul Nene

Senior Director - Head of Strategy & Enablement - Sustainability & Social Business Innovation

Perrine Froger

Matt Manning

Keynote Address with UCL School of Management

Co-Director UCL Centre for Sustainable Business, Professor in Strategy and Sustainability

Paolo Taticchi

Chief Sustainability Officers share their perspectives on leading transformative change within their organisations. This summit explores how CSOs set priorities, align with business performance, and navigate regulatory and stakeholder expectations to deliver measurable impact.

The Sustainability Strategy Forum

Abigail Lovell

Chief Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Officer, Executive Director

Nicki Lyons

Jaclyn Kaminski-Beneche

Paddy Linighan

Closing Keynote Address

Returning to London on 8–9 September 2026, Sustainability LIVE: The London Summit + Awards is a two-day conference for senior sustainability executives leading climate and ESG transformation. With more than 1,000 attendees, it provides the insights, connections and solutions needed to accelerate progress toward net-zero and stay ahead in a changing business landscape.

Sustainability LIVE: The London Summit + Awards 2026

Corporate Training Packages

2025 Sustainability LIVE Sponsors & Partners

2026 Headline Sponsor

Ecolab

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EcoVadis

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Climate Impact Partners

2026 Headline Sponsor

PMI

2025 Headline Sponsor

Schneider Electric

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Siemens

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Arcadis

2025 Headline Sponsor

SWEEP

2025 Corporate Sponsor

Terraformation

2025 Corporate Sponsor

PwC

2025 Platinum Sponsor

ESG Recruitment Limited

2025 Platinum Sponsor

Sedex

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Capgemini

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Achilles Information Limited

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HH Global

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ABB

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Intel

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Kearny

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Neste

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Ernst & Young LLP

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NTT

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Deloitte

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Sellafield Ltd

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Zycus

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Standard Chartered

Accreditation Partner

The CPD Group

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