AGENDA


The conference is a two-day face-to-face event where delegates hear directly from industry-leading speakers on how business sustainability can influence their bottom line. The first day will focus on identifying immediate actionable challenges and the second day will look ahead at layering the groundwork for long-term policy, infrastructure and financial strategies. 

If you would like to be considered as a potential speaker for 2025, contact mia.stanbridge@akabomedia.co.uk

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Chairs Opening Remarks

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Key considerations and the current EU sustainability policy
  • Priorities for bringing EU industries to Net Zero
  • Opportunities following the competitiveness compass 
  • The current outlook for sustainability in the EU
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Priorities for improving circularity
  • Predictive maintenance
  • Optimising resource use
  • Integrating AI into circular economy projects
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Establishing a framework to support responsible development
  • Priorities for senior leadership and engaging stakeholders
  • Unlocking the value of existing initiatives
  • Integrating sustainability into decision making
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Networking break

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Sponsored session – an example of AI for sustainability

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Approaches to visibility and traceability in responsible reporting
  • Harnessing AI, IoT and blockchain tools for data collection
  • Engaging with suppliers and partners
  • Priorities for measurement and standardisation
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Case study: Scope three emissions reporting

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Lunch and Networking

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Pecha Kucha – Aurora Insights
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Ensuring validity in sustainable operations

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Assessing opportunities for emissions offsets
  • Approaches to verification and credibility in emissions offsets
  • Driving capital toward climate solutions
  • Discussing the current trends in the voluntary carbon market
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Incentivising Environmental Performance in Global Supply Chains: Key Insights and Implementation Pathways
  • Understand the barriers and drivers
  • Explore incentive-based approaches
  • Apply actionable recommendations

Speaker
Adelphi Research
Senior Manager, Green and Circular Economy Programme
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Afternoon networking break

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Implementing existing technologies for end to end emissions reduction
  • Overcoming implementation barriers
  • Biofuels, automation
  • Assessing the link between efficiency and sustainability
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Reaping the rewards of sustainability: financial benefits of adhering to sustainability requirements
  • Exploring the motivations behind ESG related decision making
  • Social responsibility and its impact on recruitment and retention
  • Add in here – reviews, accountability, establishing governance
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Chairs closing remarks

The conference is a two-day face-to-face event where delegates hear directly from industry-leading speakers on how business sustainability can influence their bottom line.  The first day will focus on identifying immediate actionable challenges and the second day will look ahead at layering the groundwork for long-term policy, infrastructure and financial strategies.

If you would like to be considered as a potential speaker for 2025, contact mia.stanbridge@akabomedia.co.uk

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Chair’s Opening Remarks
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Looking forward to the future of resiliency: dealing with shocks
  • Dealing with shocks
  • How resiliency can enhance profitability
  • Upcoming changes in the sustainability policy landscape
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Building better partnerships: supporting research and innovation
  • Innovation in Greentech
  • The role of AI in accelerating the development of sustainability solutions
  • Preventing new and emerging technologies from exacerbating social inequalities
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Accelerating the shift towards a more circular economy
  • Next steps following the ‘Circular Economy Action Plan’ and the ‘European Green Deal’
  • Innovative solutions to transform waste
  • Low carbon technologies
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Networking Break
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The role of technology in the shift to a resilient future
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Tapping into government incentives
  • Opportunities for SMEs to gain support in sustainable initiatives
  • Exploring green loans and financing, sustainable innovation grants
  • Assessing changes to public procurement
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Scaling green technology initiatives
  • Tackling barriers to clean energy infrastructure
  • Fleet modification
  • Green energy
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Lunch and Networking
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Bridging the sustainability workforce gap
  • Making advanced tools more accessible
  • Utilising learning schemes and workforce initiatives
  • Assessing the priorities for a resilient workforce
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Overcoming shocks: learning from the other nations
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Forming and Governing Sustainable Supply Chains through Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Systemic Co-Design
  • Strategies for forming & governing sustainable Supply Chains
  • Drive sustainable innovations through Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
  • Use Systemic Co-Design principles to tackle complex challenges
Speaker
Senior Lecturer
The Hague University of Applied Sciences
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Afternoon Networking break
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Financing the green transition
  • Driving capital toward climate solutions
  • Integrating ESG into financial decisions
  • Enhanced customer loyalty due to sustainability
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Long term plans for scope three emissions reduction
  • Building a collaborative relationship with suppliers
  • Approaches to procurement
  • Navigating changes to regulation
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Chair’s closing remarks