Why CSOs Should Attend Sustainability LIVE: Net Zero Summit

Collaboration and peer learning have become non-negotiable for chief sustainability officers (CSOs) under pressure to deliver credible, organisation-wide net zero transition plans. Sustainability LIVE: The Net Zero Summit 2026 offers CSOs a rare opportunity to benchmark strategies, stress-test ideas with peers and build the cross-functional alliances needed to turn ambition into measurable decarbonisation.

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Why collaboration now matters most

CSOs are expected to navigate shifting regulation, evolving stakeholder expectations and complex value-chain emissions, often with lean teams and finite budgets. In this environment, access to a concentrated community of senior sustainability, procurement, supply chain and climate-tech leaders enables executives to move faster and avoid repeating others’ mistakes.

At the QEII Centre in London on 4–5 March 2026, Sustainability LIVE: The Net Zero Summit will convene more than 1,000 attendees from global enterprises, NGOs, governments and consultancies. For CSOs, the event is designed as a working forum rather than a talking shop – a place to translate high-level pledges into board-ready roadmaps, implementation blueprints and investable initiatives.

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Scope 3 in focus

The 2026 edition is co-located with Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE: Sustainability, reflecting a simple reality: most emissions – and most net zero risk – sit in the value chain rather than inside the four walls of the business. 

Recent analysis from CDP and Boston Consulting Group shows that corporates’ supply chain Scope 3 emissions are, on average, 26 times higher than their direct (Scope 1 and 2) emissions, meaning supply chains can represent up to 90% of a company’s overall footprint in some sectors.

Despite this, only around 15% of corporates have set supply chain emissions targets, and just four in ten currently engage suppliers on climate-related issues – a critical gap that CSOs must urgently close. 

By bringing sustainability, procurement and supply chain leaders together across co-located stages, the event creates a unique environment for aligning commercial, operational and climate priorities, from supplier engagement models to internal carbon pricing and climate-resilient sourcing.

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Multiple stages, richer perspectives

Sustainability LIVE: The Net Zero Summit 2026 will feature multiple stages and content tracks spanning sustainability, energy, procurement, supply chain, climate tech and ESG. 

Across these stages, CSOs can move between keynotes, workshops and panels, tailoring their agenda to current priorities – from regulatory reporting and climate governance to sector-specific decarbonisation pathways.

The co-located programme offers themed content tracks and executive workshops, providing a deeper dive into topics such as corporate net zero strategies, Scope 3 management and climate-related risk. For CSOs, this multi-stage structure means they can bring their teams and split coverage, then reconvene to align on insights and actions that can be implemented post-event.

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Leading speakers shaping global climate action

The 2026 summit will showcase a line-up of senior leaders who are actively steering some of the world’s most complex decarbonisation journeys. 

Confirmed speakers include:

• David Kennedy, CEO, Science Based Targets initiative
• Heather Buchanan, CEO & Co-Founder, Bankers for Net Zero
• ​Kirstine Dale, Chief AI Officer, Met Office
• Danielle Mulder, Chief Sustainability Officer, BBC
• Dana Haidan, Chief Sustainability Officer, Virgin Media O2
• Virginie Helias, Chief Sustainability Officer, Procter & Gamble
• Øistein Jensen, Chief Sustainability Officer, Odfjell
• Dr Adam Read MBE, Chief External Affairs and Sustainability Officer, SUEZ recycling and recovery UK
• Matthias Medert,  Global Head of Sustainability, SAP
• Sorouch Kheradmand, Global Head of Sustainability, Schneider Electric
• Adam Elman, Director of Sustainability - EMEA, Google
• Hilary Tam, Sustainability Leader, EMEA, AWS
• Teodora Berkova, Head of EMEA - Sustainability Solutions, AWS
• Josh Parker, Head of Sustainability, NVIDIA
• Heidi Barnard, Head of Sustainability, NHS Supply Chain

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These executives bring first-hand experience of embedding climate strategy into innovation pipelines, operational decision-making and AI-enabled forecasting, as well as navigating regulatory scrutiny and investor expectations. 

For CSOs, hearing directly from peers wrestling with similar challenges – from decarbonising energy-intensive operations to leveraging data for credible transition plans – offers practical lessons that extend far beyond case studies on a slide.

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Content themes and panel topics

Across both days, the content agenda is structured to help leaders progress from strategy design to execution. 

Core themes include:

• Corporate net zero strategies and transition planning, including target setting, governance and integration with broader business strategy.
• Scope 3 and supply chain decarbonisation, from supplier engagement and data transparency to insetting, logistics optimisation and low-carbon procurement.
• ​Climate tech and AI, exploring how emerging tools can enhance emissions measurement, scenario planning, climate risk modelling and operational efficiency.​
• ESG reporting and regulation, addressing the latest expectations on climate disclosure, assurance and greenwashing risk.
• Energy transition and resilience, focusing on renewable integration, demand-side flexibility and climate adaptation across assets and infrastructure.

Panel discussions will tackle issues such as corporate net zero strategies, board-level climate oversight and cross-functional implementation, enabling CSOs to benchmark their own approaches in real time. 

Executive workshops will give smaller groups the chance to work through live challenges – for example, designing supplier engagement programmes or operationalising internal carbon pricing – and leave with tangible outputs.

Beyond the stages, Sustainability LIVE: The Net Zero Summit 2026 is designed as a high-value networking environment, with thousands of professionals from sustainability, procurement, supply chain and related functions expected across the co-located events. For CSOs, this offers the chance to build relationships with potential implementation partners, technology providers, advisers and peers facing similar regulatory and investor pressures.

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Turning attendance into action

For Chief Sustainability Officers, attending Sustainability LIVE: The Net Zero Summit 2026 is ultimately about accelerating the journey from climate commitment to verifiable impact. 

By engaging with leading practitioners, absorbing cutting-edge insight across multiple stages, and leveraging the co-location with Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE, CSOs can return to their organisations equipped with fresh ideas, practical tools and a stronger coalition for change.

In a year when scrutiny of net zero claims will only intensify, the summit provides a timely platform to refine strategies, strengthen value-chain collaboration and ensure that sustainability leadership translates into measurable progress.

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