We are delighted to invite you to Sustainability Week: Countdown to COP27, a four-day hybrid event hosted by Economist Impact on October 3rd-6th.

In an evolving world, humanity needs to adapt to thrive. After the COP26 conference on combating climate change, we now have eight short years to meet some of the most ambitious collaborative goals in history, with many countries and organisations aiming to halve their greenhouse-gas emissions by 2030. But how solid were the promises made at COP26? How can companies ensure they deliver on them and prepare for more commitments at COP27? When an ever-widening pool of standards and regulations is being developed, which ones should you follow? And how should you start getting ready to adapt your business in case climate targets are not met?

Over four days, you can experience around 65 sessions, 150 speakers and more than 8,000 virtual and 5,000 in-person attendees. Sustainability Week: Countdown to COP27 will gather experts to provide practical ideas to help you move faster and prepare for COP27 with a packed agenda including panels, interviews, networking and closed roundtables. Register today to join us.

View the event website for the latest speaker list and agenda.

The virtual pass includes access to three days of online content.
Upgrade to a full-access pass to attend the in-person day in London.

Speakers include:

Bill Gates, founder, Breakthrough Energy and co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Elizabeth Lewis, managing director and deputy head of ESG, Blackstone
Emma Stewart, chief sustainability officer, Netflix
John Browne, founder and chairman, BeyondNetZero and former chief executive, BP
Jean-Francis Dusch, managing director, global head of infrastructure and structured finance, chief investment officer infrastructure debt (BRIDGE), Edmond de Rothschild
Virginijus Sinkevicius, commissioner for environment, oceans and fisheries, European Commission
Virginie Helias, chief sustainability officer, Proctor & Gamble
David Croft, global director sustainability, environment and human rights, Reckitt
Christoph Gebald, co-founder and co-chief executive officer, Climeworks
Danielle Mulder, group sustainability director, BBC
Karin Svensson, chief sustainability officer, Volvo Group
Ivo Muler, head, climate finance unit, UN Environment Programme

Sponsorship opportunities

For sponsorship opportunities, please contact
Thomas Cull at Thomascull@economist.com
Simon Thorpe at Simonthorpe@economist.com  

Please note we require a professional or academic email address for all registrations.

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