With sustainability being at the forefront of our minds, we thought we’d put together the top six sustainability conferences to attend in 2023 to help those within this field decide which conferences to attend.
Not only will these conferences help with attendees' research and studies, but they will allow all professionals from this field to come together, network, and collaborate to help better our world through sustainable innovations.
The ultimate underlying goal is to reduce the impact of climate change on our oceans, weather and land and to create a sustainable future.
Here are our Top Sustainability Conferences To Attend In 2023.
8th Annual Sustainability Week
29-31 March 2023 | London, UK | In-person & Virtual
The Annual Sustainability Week event created by The Economist Impact aims to “empower businesses to accelerate action on sustainability.”
With 300 speakers, 50 exhibitors and 1000 in-person attendee allocations, plus thousands more virtually, this event helps to cut through the noise within this field and support everyone to achieve sustainability goals while reaching business value outcomes.
There are a lot of topics being covered over the course of the week, including:
- Decarbonising business models
- Social Sustainability
- Biodiversity
- Green finance and investment
- Circularity and the supply chain
- And more
There are less than ten years to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, so with a renewed focus and urgency to examine global systems and harmonise human aspirations incorporating the planet's ability to sustain these goals; there has never been a more crucial time to attend this conference to help drive and implement the changes the planet needs.
EarthX2023
21-23 April 2023 | Dallas, Texas, USA
Possibly one of the largest conferences on sustainability, EarthX brings together government agencies, academic institutions, businesses, speakers and more to discuss a wide range of environmental and sustainability-related topics.
Dedicated to inspiring and educating organisations and people to take action now towards a better and more sustainable world, this international nonprofit environmental institution brings together those in this sector from around the world in one place to better connect, understand and strive for a better tomorrow.
Listen to and network with the world’s foremost conservationists, environmentalists, academics, scientists, political leaders and entrepreneurs, covering a broad spectrum of disciplines, perspectives and interests.
Ecosummit
14-15 June 2023 | Berlin, Germany
This Ecosummit event focuses on helping smart, green startups further advance within the energy and mobilities areas to help save the climate and decarbonise our economy.
The event helps to enable funding, lead and co-investing, corporate venturing and more for these green startup businesses. With ample opportunity to network and help propel startups to make their ‘green mark’ on the world and in the world of business, it will be a fantastic conference to attend to discover new, innovative work in this field.
The Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water, and Environment Systems (SDEWES)
24 - 30 September 2023 | Dubrovnik, Croatia
This SDEWES conference is a big one.
It’ll cover many topics within this sector, from advancing and exchanging knowledge to increasing sustainability through current and future methods, technologies and policies.
Sustainability methods and approaches, along with planning, management and analysis of policy and system transitions, will be the event's aim. Delving into the green economy and better governance of all things that need improvement from a sustainable perspective, such as:
- Water reuse
- Macroeconomic analysis
- Low carbon development/economy
- Energy and environmental economics
- And more
Planning and management will look at smart energy systems, urbanism, and transport management, while the policy and system transitions will focus on climate and energy policy, emissions markets, agricultural and environmental policies, sustainability resilience of systems and many other topics.
We haven’t even touched on the resources and technologies side of things that will be discussed, presented and dissected to create new outcomes and goals.
This conference has everything you need and a whole lot more than you’d expect on all things sustainability. Meet fellow researchers, scientists, professors, and engineers, from across the globe at this all-encompassing conference.
Trust us when we say you do not want to miss out on attending this one.
Greenbuild International Conference & Expo
23 - 29 September 2023 | Washington DC, USA
This year's focus of this conference is on laying the foundations for developing healthier workspaces, buildings, communities and resilient infrastructures.
The community surrounding the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo involves all those who actively want to improve sustainability, equity, resilience, health and wellness in the buildings we live and work in.
Developing the next generation of sustainable standards is the overall aim of this conference allowing all those within this field to come together to discuss and further develop this area both as an in-person event and virtually.
You can enjoy a tradeshow floor where you’ll see the latest products for the green building industry, discuss new product ideas, network, and learn where the world of sustainability is heading while meeting with key industry partners.
Sustainable Innovation Forum 2023
December 2023 | Dubai, UAE
Running alongside COP28, the Sustainable Innovation Forum offers the opportunity to have an appreciable impact by bringing together partnerships from across different sectors, helping to bring to light the right effective action business need to take to improve sustainability.
It also helps to highlight green finance and its potent capability and showcase new innovative solutions, helping to deliver on ascertained goals and reach net zero.
Although exact dates and topics are yet to be confirmed, you can expect many leaders within this field to attend and speak at this prestigious event. The climate change policy is a huge driving force behind this conference alongside what the latest innovation for sustainability entails.