Why is Climate Week NYC 2025 Important for Sustainability?
As global climate pressures intensify, sustainability events have become essential platforms for uniting businesses, policymakers and innovators.
These gatherings provide an opportunity to share best practices, align on common goals and accelerate progress towards net zero and broader ESG targets.
Industry-led events, in particular, drive tangible outcomes by spotlighting solutions, technologies and leadership that can be scaled across sectors.
They also reinforce accountability, encouraging organisations to demonstrate how sustainability is embedded in their strategies â not just their marketing.
Influential events like Sustainability LIVE give Blue Yonder a platform to demonstrate how innovation and sustainability can – and must – go hand in hand. It’s a valuable opportunity to learn from others facing similar challenges, explore new ways of integrating ESG across global operations and bring back actionable insights to strengthen our own sustainability roadmap.
What is Climate Week NYC?
Organised by Climate Group in partnership with the United Nations General Assembly, Climate Week NYC is one of the largest and most influential climate events in the world.
Held annually in September, it draws thousands of leaders from business, government, academia and civil society.
In its 16th year, Climate Week NYC 2025 will focus on turning ambition into action, reflecting the urgency of limiting global temperature rise and delivering on the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Sustainability LIVE: Climate Week NYC 2025
Sustainability LIVE: Climate Week NYC returns in September 2025 as part of Sustainability Magazineâs global event series Sustainability LIVE.
The event will be hosted at Convene 360 Madison Avenue, bringing together C-suite leaders and sustainability professionals from some of the worldâs largest and most influential companies.
With a focus on climate leadership, innovation and measurable impact, the event will cover core themes including:
- Net zero strategies and Scope 3 reduction
- Decarbonisation of supply chains
- Climate finance and green investment
- Circular economy models and material innovation
- Climate-tech and AI for sustainability
Sustainability LIVE is designed to foster insight-sharing and collaboration, and those attending will gain practical takeaways for climate action, alongside access to some of the most impactful voices in the global sustainability space.
To register your interest in attending, click here.
I was inspired to participate in Sustainability LIVE: Climate Week NYC because it brings together changemakers and leaders across industries who are serious about accelerating climate action. It is a platform that allows us to share ideas, challenge assumptions, and collaborate on scalable solutions to some of the worldâs most urgent challengesâincluding decarbonisation, digital inclusion and circularity. Events like this are where momentum is built.
Speaker line-up for 2025
Welcoming both familiar and new faces to speak at Sustainability LIVE: Climate Week NYC 2025, discover below just a handful of the CSOs attendees will have the opportunity to hear from and network with during the event. To explore the full line-up, click here.
- Jim Andrew, Chief Sustainability Officer at PepsiCo
- Ann Tracy, Chief Sustainability Officer at Colgate-Palmolive
- Nicola Acutt, Chief Sustainability Officer at NetApp
- Jessica Hyman, Chief Sustainability Officer at Atlassian
- Ellen Jackowski, Chief Sustainability Officer at Mastercard
- Garrett Quinn, Chief Sustainability Officer at Smurfit Westrock
- Christina Shim, Chief Sustainability Officer at IBM
- Saskia van Gendt, Chief Sustainability Officer at Blue Yonder
- Jennifer Motles, Chief Sustainability Officer at Philip Morris International
- Pratik Raval, Chief Sustainability Officer at Fifth Third Bank
To register your interest in attending, click here.
Official CWNYC Accreditation
A major endorsement for Sustainability LIVE, Sustainability LIVE: Climate Week NYC 2025 has been officially accredited as a Climate Week NYC event by Climate Group.
This accreditation signifies Sustainability LIVE’s alignment with the goals and themes of Climate Week NYC, ensuring that the content delivered supports collective efforts to combat climate change at scale.
Sustainability LIVE is a leading international conference series powered by Sustainability Magazine, committed to spotlighting progress in ESG, decarbonisation and environmental innovation.
From London to New York, the event platform has grown into a global ecosystem for sustainability leaders to exchange ideas, accelerate projects and build lasting partnerships.
To register your interest in attending or partnering with Sustainability LIVE: Climate Week NYC 2025, click here and join the movement driving climate solutions from boardroom to supply chain.
