AGENDA
The conference is a one-day face-to-face event where delegates hear directly from industry-leading speakers on how business sustainability can influence their bottom line.
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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Approaches to sustainability as a part of holistic strategy
- Consumer attitudes to sustainability
- The benefits of sustainable business
- Integrating sustainability into corporate strategy
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Priorities for improving circularity
- Predictive maintenance
- Optimising resource use
- Integrating AI into circular economy projects
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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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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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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
Day 2
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Chair’s Opening Remarks
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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Overcoming shocks: learning from the other nations
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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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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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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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Green technology
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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