Sheraton Hotel, Chicago, IL

SCCE’s annual Compliance & Ethics Institute is the primary education and networking event for professionals working in the Compliance and Ethics profession across all industries around the world. Sessions at the 2016 conference will offer the latest compliance information on hot topics and current events. Sessions are carefully selected and will be presented by leading experts who will explore real-world compliance issues, practical application, emerging trends, and state of the art techniques.

http://www.complianceethicsinstitute.org/home.aspx

Deer Valley Resort, Park City, Utah

This is the fourth annual convening of the collaborative effort towards impact investing and conscious capitalism known as Gratitude Railroad. Featuring conversations with thought leaders, proposed portfolio companies, impact investment funds and advisors, NGO’s, academics and an inspiring community of investors. A diverse gathering of 100+ investors, entrepreneurs and ecosystem partners in a gathering of investment opportunities that deliver top tier returns while helping to solve social and environmental challenges. Gratitude Railroad is a community of investors committed to helping solve environmental and social problems through the profitable deployment of capital into conscious businesses.

http://www.grriv2016.com

Convention Centre, Nantes, France

Climate Chance is a global summit dedicated to concrete action with the aim to become a regular event for all non-state actors involved in the fight against climate change. Local authorities, businesses, associations, trade unions, the scientific community and citizens are invited to this meeting, which should enable a global plan of action to be drawn up, offer more in-depth discussions on both achievements and obstacles, encourage the sharing of experiences and innovations, as well as highlight the opportunities emerging from this resolute fight against climate change.

http://www.climatechance2016.com/en

Westin Hotel, Washington DC

A conference designed By Corporates For Corporates. Corporations that seek to take advantage of the various opportunities in renewable energy must develop a nuanced understanding of the renewables procurement process. There are a variety of options available to buyers, and the process for acquiring renewables can be complex. The good news is that Corporate Renewables 2016 is a place where corporate renewable energy buyers can come to stay abreast of the latest market developments, to tap into the experience of their corporate peers, to boost their renewable procurement skills and capabilities and to search for renewables deals. At this event: corporate renewables buyers, renewable energy suppliers and advisors will gather to engage in a unique, comprehensive examination of the current state of corporate renewable energy procurement.

http://www.corporate-renewables.com

Amager Blvd. 70, Copenhagen, Denmark

As the demand for new products, services and business models that deliver purpose and profit continues to soar, brand leaders who are tapping into this shift are thriving in the face of uncertainty. But who are the brands that are succeeding? What will it take for them to consistently outperform within changing 21st century market dynamics? How are they activating systemic-wide change for a sustainable future?
Join nearly 500 global business leaders by attending breakout sessions, workshops, plenaries, evening events, and co-create sessions at SB’16 Copenhagen to share ideas and discover how to mobilize your brand to succeed in the new economy.

http://events.sustainablebrands.com/sb16cph

Washington, DC

The Mentor Capital Network supports entrepreneurs who are building for-profit companies that make the world a better place by just existing. Firms that use their social, environmental, and/or cultural mission to strengthen their financial margins.

http://mentorcapitalnetwork.strikingly.com

Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya Africa

Replicating successful business models for green growth and sustainable development. The SEED Africa Symposium is an annual international forum for sharing knowledge and experience, establishing partnerships, and developing solutions to stimulate the growth of social and eco-entrepreneurship across the African continent. With this year’s topic: ‘From Innovation to Imitation’ we will bring together around 500 enterprises, researchers, practitioners, investors, policy makers and representatives of the civil society to discuss how we could collaboratively utilize the replication of business models for successfully contributing to green growth and sustainable development in Africa.

http://www.seed.uno/seedas16

Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya

Key stakeholders from the off-grid renewable energy sector – including policy makers, the private sector, financiers, and development institutions – will gather in Nairobi, Kenya to push forward the global off-grid agenda. The third International Off-grid Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition (IOREC), organised by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in partnership with the Kenyan Ministry of Energy and Petroleum and the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE), aims to improve electricity access by scaling up off-grid renewables.

http://www.iorec.org

Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA

Greenbuild International Conference & Expo

Greenbuild, owned and operated by Informa Exhibitions U.S., Construction & Real Estate and presented by the U.S. Green Building Council, is the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building. The three-day conference attracts 20,000+ attendees and 600 exhibitors annually from across the green building sector, spanning commercial and residential professionals, architects, building owners and operators, students, advocates and educators.

http://www.greenbuildexpo.org

Levi Strauss HQ, San Francisco, CA

This event by Skytop Strategies is for Institutional Shareholders, Company Management and Capital Markets Experts. The program is being expanded to a day-and-half program and will convene 160+ senior level public company executives from water intensive companies, institutional shareholders, analysts, and practice experts for a unique discussion on how companies are addressing water risk and its role in long-term value. We will move beyond water stewardship and into a conversation on innovative techniques and tools companies are utilizing to access the use of water resources.

http://skytopstrategies.com/water-long-term-value-2/

Hyatt Boston Harbor, Boston, MA

This is one of the leading conferences in the country for social, financial and environmental sustainability + impact investing – hosting close to 300 speakers (all global thought leaders) & hundreds more attending from around the world- including many investors + more than 50 Fortune 500 companies. This is the 10th iteration of the event, which started in 2009. The 2016 Boston Conference Tracks include: the Ecosystem of Impact + SRI & ESG Investing (biggest track), Sustainable Strategies & Innovations (Fortune 500s), Clean Technology & Water, Smart Cities, Resilience & Community, Millennials 100, and LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health & Sustainability).

http://www.sustainatopia.com/boston2016

Congress Valley, Istanbul, Turkey

The World Energy Congress is the most important, influential and inclusive gathering of senior leaders in the energy industry from CEOs to Ministers to industry experts, facilitating dialogue and discussion on the most critical and live energy issues.

http://www.wec2016istanbul.org.tr

The annual SXSW Eco 2016

Convention Center, Austin, TX

SXSW Eco creates a space for business leaders, policy makers, innovators and designers to advance solutions that drive social, economic and environmental change. The conference features collaborative events to create new relationships, as well as dynamic sessions and exciting competitions that introduce attendees to transformative designs, technologies and ideas. Through provocative programming, strategic alliances and global participation, SXSW Eco accelerates impact in all its forms. The strength of all South By Southwest events is the inclusive community; we encourage you to participate through submitting your session ideas, applying to showcase your startup or design innovation, or joining us as an attendee in Austin, Texas this October.

http://www.sxsweco.com

Bangkok, Thailand

A major regional force in business, the vibrant city of Bangkok hosts the SB community for the second year in a row. Join business leaders and sustainability practitioners in Bangkok and learn about the local companies who are recognizing the business benefits of delivering better brands.

http://events.sustainablebrands.com

The Monteleone, New Orleans, LA

This course will take participants through the stages of financing a renewable energy project while explaining the critical issues and lessons learned from the vantage points of the lender, the borrower and the investor. This is an advanced course for decision makers to gain in-depth understanding of the current markets, structures and players related to renewable energy project finance and investment. The course will be led by a team of four professionals with combined 90 years of experience in renewable energy finance and investment at some of the leading institutions in the sector, covering hundreds of billions dollars in transactions.

http://infocastinc.com/event/advanced-renewable-energy-finance-investment/

Sunrise Springs Resort & Spa, Santa Fe, NM

This very special gathering features Nell Newman (daughter of Paul Newman and cofounder of Newman’s Own Organics). You will not only get inspired by some of the most intelligent, brave and out-of-box women on the planet today, but you get to roll up your sleeves and dive into your own “game changing” work or mission to enlighten and transform your process so that you can have the impact you are striving for. In our full-day “Creating a New Game” conference you will: Identify the “Women As Game Changers” game you are changing; Delineate the strengths and challenges of your inner game that directly effects your outer game; Learn strategies on how to recognize and overcome your barriers; Get inspired and educated by bold, rule-breaking women who are their game now; draw from their deep well of wisdom; Receive support from our local and global tribe of women to activate and elevate the game changer in you

http://www.womenasgamechangers.com

Harvard Business School, Cambridge, MA

This is a Harvard Business School Executive Education Program. Charged with delivering value for both business and society, today’s companies must manage a broad array of activities and goals. By creating a coherent corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy that aligns social and environmental efforts with the business purpose and values of your company and takes into account the societal context in which you operate you can maximize positive social, environmental, and economic outcomes. In this intensive program, you’ll improve your ability to create and evolve a high-impact CSR strategy, build a strong foundation for delivering results, and contribute more fully to your company’s success.

http://www.exed.hbs.edu/programs/csr

Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol, Austin, TX

What is Esca Bona? We’re gathering good food’s renegades, challenging them to put on their game face and get their hands dirty to help us overcome the monumental challenges we face in building a good food future for all. We’re Rewriting the Next Decade for Food. Consumers are waking up to what’s in their food and where and how it was made. Innovations throughout the supply chain are disrupting even the most modern of food inventions and enabling companies to unravel much of what has been done to food over the last 75 years. Transparency, big data, the rise of social entrepreneurship and a new social awareness of health are creating a new landscape for suppliers, manufacturers, brands, retailers and investors. we will connect trend-setting entrepreneurs, game-changing technologists and visionary business leaders from across the food supply chain to work together to magnify the positive innovations happening in food. Credible, influential voices from across disciplines and sectors touching the food supply chain will be included to focus, align and inspire leadership. Participants will convene inspired by the people they will meet, learn from, work with and mentor during their time in Austin—and they will leave supported by the new relationships, friendships and partners they will need to fast track their ideas, missions and businesses.

http://www.escabona.com

Metro Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada

Join 150 delegates at Canada’s first-ever foundation and endowment forum focused exclusively on responsible investing. Learn how incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into your organization’s investment decisions can leverage your impact while managing risk and increasing long-term returns. This event is sponsored by Responsible Investment Association

http://www.riaforum.ca

Westin at Times Square Hotel, New York, NY

Each year, COMMIT Forum attracts C-suite executives, leaders in communications, CR and sustainability professionals, foundation heads, and non-profit execs. This year’s theme is “Commit to a Responsible Culture & Supply Chain.” Professionals who attend learn the latest best practices and how-tos from their peers and our hand-picked experts. Just as important, the COMMIT Forum allows networking opportunities to engage with C-suite executives, CEOs, corporate communication pros, and CR professionals — industry leaders who can help our attendees achieve their professional goals.

http://www.commitforum.com

The Foundry by Herban Feast, Seattle, WA

This Summit brings leaders together to advance a field or set of industries by innovative disruption. Conferences, by contrast, tend to have a few people share existing knowledge and popular paths. The Regenerative Business Summit is an invitation to “edge thinkers,” exploring and inventing from a Regenerative Paradigm. We will work, co-creatively, with shared frameworks focused on inventing business and industry disrupting ideas. You can sign up to be a living case study, benefiting from collaborative thinking with your peers. Focus, not only on your business, but moving entire industries.

http://www.theregenerativebusinesssummit.com

The Foundry by Herban Feast, Seattle, WA

This summit looks to elevate and enrich the conversation about regeneration and focus it on innovative enlightened disruption in business and industries. Regeneration is a paradigm drawn from living systems. This invitation only event brings business leaders together from across the world for three days. Participants will work interactively to apply regenerative principles to their business and will form new alliances to transform their industries through innovative disruption.

http://www.theregenerativebusinesssummit.com

Carleton Centre for Community Innovation, Carleton Univ, Ottawa, Ontario Canada

Carleton Centre for Community Innovation, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario
Join us for this important policy conference on responsible and impact investing in Canada. The conference will be held during the Canadian Responsible Investment Week (Oct 17 to 20).

http://carleton.ca/3ci

London, UK

Europe’s leading conference for CSR, Sustainability, Reporting and Communication professionals looking to improve their sustainability reporting and communications strategy.

http://events.ethicalcorp.com/reporting

London, UK

Over 150 leading supply chain, sustainability and sourcing professionals will meet to share insights and practical tips to address key issues such as; human rights, environmental management, lifecycle assessments, supplier partnerships and more

http://events.ethicalcorp.com/supplychain

Bioneers 2016 Conference

Marin Center, San Rafael, CA

An Annual Gathering for the Movement of Movements. For 25 years, the National Bioneers Conference has connected thousands of people with practical, visionary solutions for humanity’s most pressing environmental and social challenges. Whether you’re a community activist or organizer, environmentalist, social justice advocate, business or civic leader, educator or student—or simply a person who wants to ensure a sustainable and just future for all.

http://www.bioneers.org

Hilton Hotel, Atlanta, GA

CDFIs turn challenges into opportunities every day. We work through options, incorporate fresh perspectives, examine solutions. We rethink. Connect with more than 1,200 practitioners and leaders at the premier event in the Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFI) industry.

http://conference.ofn.org

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The new 2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Paris Climate Agreement have made it more clear than ever that the finance sector has a vital role to play in driving sustainable development. This increasing role opens doors to new opportunities for finance institutions, governments and other sustainability players in business and in catalyzing change. Realizing the full potential of these opportunities requires new ways of doing, thinking and acting. The 2016 UNEP-Finance Initiative (FI) GRT and AGM will provide solutions. Now being held for the 13th time, this event will bring together hundreds of leading actors from all parts of the financial system along with leaders from governments, civil society, and the United Nations to work, talk, and think together. This diverse gathering stimulates global system-level thinking and collaboration that does not happen anywhere else.

http://www.unepfi.org/events/2016/roundtable

The Parliament, London, UK

This Global Summit will bring together the leading institutional investors deploying capital for return and impact. This event will be a unique cross-continental opportunity to discuss the impact investing space and explore impact investing trends affecting both continents. The Summit will include key notes, panel discussions, and working groups highlighting examples from across the globe in which capital is being deployed at scale to create both return and impact. The Summit is continuation of 6 Impact Capitalism Summits in Europe and the US and 3 Impact Trade Missions to Amsterdam, London, London, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo, and Stockholm.

http://www.impactcapitalismuk.com/

AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong

Eco Expo Asia 2016 adopts new theme: “Green Solutions for a Changing Climate”
Government-backed measures and subsidies boost green development in Asia
The expo is a gateway to the growing green market in Asia. It is widely recognised by the Hong Kong, Chinese mainland and various international government bodies as well as trade associations. The 2015 edition attracted a record-breaking number of 320 exhibitors and 12,385 trade visitors from 97 countries and regions. In response to the notable Paris Agreement adopted in 2015, this year’s expo will open with the new theme “Green Solutions for a Changing Climate”. The fair will provide green solutions to governments and the industry to help them achieve their sustainability goals.

http://www.hktdc.com/fair/ecoexpoasia-en/Eco-Expo-Asia-International-Trade-Fair-on-Environmental-Protection.html

London, UK

The Global ESG Investment Forum brings together a multi-stakeholder approach to examine the challenges and issues that investors and the other stakeholders are facing in the current global economic arena and within the ESG sphere. The forum has been brought together by an asset owner-led agenda and advisory board, along with other stakeholders to discuss activities since COP21, share best practices and debate the future of ESG. Speakers include Pension Funds, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Foundations, Endowments, Asset Managers, Bankers, Policy Makers, Charities, NGOs, Academics and Associations from across the world.

http://www.esginvestmentforum.com/

Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, Denver, CO

NAEM’s EHS Management Forum is the largest annual gathering for environment, health and safety (EHS) and sustainability decision-makers. For 24 years, NAEM’s annual conference has been the premiere event dedicated to best practice-sharing for those developing and integrating strategic environmental, health and safety programs within companies.

http://ehsforum.naem.org/

The Conference Board, New York, NY

The Sustainability Training Workshop: Delivering and measuring financial and business returns on investment (ROI) from Corporate Responsibility (CR) and Sustainability will draw from the landmark research of training facilitators Steve Rochlin and Stephen Jordan, co-CEOs of IO Sustainability and co-authors of “Project ROI: Defining the Competitive and Financial Advantages of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability.” This one day workshop will take a deep-dive into the range of business impacts of CR policies, processes, programs and will help attendees to discover how effective CR programs can have a significant positive impact on sales, marketing, and customer engagement.

http://www.conferenceboard.org/sustainabilityworkshop

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Malaysia brings another welcomed perspective as sustainability and design leaders gather from around the world to share profitable business models that deliver brand purpose. With Kuala Lumpur continuing to be a major hub for business in Asia, brand leaders will reconvene at SB’16 Kuala Lumpur in November of 2016.

http://www.sustainablebrands.com/events

Grand Hyatt, New York, NY

The annual BSR Conference

The BSR Conference brings together sustainability leaders and practitioners to build the business of a better world. Now entering its 24rd year, the BSR Conference is one of the world’s most influential sustainability events.

http://www.bsr.org

Convention Center, Pasadena, CA

There’s no doubt that the availability of Prop 39 funds for energy projects in school facilities has energized the Summit. According to the most recent Prop 39 snapshot from the California Energy Commission, more than $600 million in energy expenditure plans have been approved. This will the 10th anniversary of the nation’s first and largest statewide green schools conference. As always, it offers you a chance to meet, learn from, and network with public and private sector innovators and get up to date on the current state of policy and practice. Education Sessions – The concurrent education program features sessions on vital topics, from Prop 39 implementation and water conservation to strategies for engaging students in your sustainability programs.

http://www.green-technology.org/gcschools16

Sheraton Society Hill Hotel, Philadelphia, PA

For 29 years, high-impact business leaders, social entrepreneurs, and impact investors have convened at SVN conferences to have real conversations with values-aligned peers. Our unique conference experience creates a space where the true challenges of leading a mission-driven organization can be addressed, and where long-time SVN members and first-time attendees find the people, resources, and ideas they need to succeed and grow.

http://svnconference.com

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA

The Net Impact Conference is the premier gathering of students and professionals who are committed to making a lasting social and environmental impact now and for a lifetime. Join us in Philadelphia, a city where revolutions are made, to fast track your own path to impact and join a movement of others passionate about changing the world. It is our turn to make history.

https://www.netimpact.org/conference/ni16/about

University for the Creative Arts, Epsom, Surrey, UK

Part of the ‘Towards Sustainable Product Design’ series of conferences
Sustainable Innovation 2016 will provide a platform to discuss the opportunities and challenges related to Circular Economy innovation and design related to products, services, technologies and new business models. Sustainable Innovation 2016 will include invited and refereed papers from academics, consultants, entrepreneurs, technology providers, designers and innovation and sustainability directors as well as other business functions. The event will create a unique space for learning, networking and thinking. Delegates will come globally from large companies and SMEs, as well as academia, government and non-governmental organisations. The conference is supported by an international Advisory Board.

http://cfsd.org.uk/events/sustainable-innovation-2016

Election Day – United States

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https://www.usa.gov/register-to-vote

Embassy Suites Hotel, Albuquerque, NM

Thanks to more than three decades of innovation and on-the-ground beta-testing we have an amazing toolbox of regenerative, profitable and potentially scalable solutions to a wide variety of twenty-first century challenges, including drought and food scarcity. However, most of these solutions have not reached their potential despite their many benefits. Quivira’s 15th conference, will tackle the urgent question: How can we transform our world by getting regenerative solutions implemented widely and quickly? What are the obstacles? The opportunities? What are we doing wrong? Right? Speakers will offer their answers from diverse perspectives, including agriculture, conservation, policy, science, and advocacy, emphasizing leaders who are making a difference and real-world projects that are scaling up to effective levels. In the wake of the Paris Agreement on climate, the need for action is real and immediate.

http://quiviracoalition.org/2016_Conference/

The SRI Conference on Sustainable, Responsible Impact Investing

Hyatt Regency Hotel, Denver, CO

The SRI Conference – on Sustainable, Responsible, Impact Investing serves thought leaders, investors, and investment professionals in the ESG, Shareowner Advocacy, and Impact Investing space. Together, we are catalyzing the shift to a more socially equitable and environmentally sustainable economy. Now in our 27th year, The SRI Conference continues to offer a robust agenda covering innovative financial products, emerging topics, and compelling industry issues as well as its legendary networking opportunities.

http://www.sriconference.com

Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands

This conference aims to share experiences and explore what may be done to achieve more impact with biomimicry and bio-inspired innovation by aligning research and practice. Innovators, researchers, entrepreneurs, students, decision makers, designers, and anyone else interested in biomimicry and bio-inspired innovation are welcome to attend.

http://www.biomimicrynl.org

Royal Sonesta Hotel, Boston, MA

A new economy is emerging that requires expanded methods and metrics for identifying, measuring and quantifying entirely new forms of business risk and value. Join corporate sustainability leaders to discover innovative tools, ideas and methodologies that capture tangible business value and translate it into corporate financial performance.

http://events.sustainablebrands.com/newmetrics16/

London, UK

A two-day event of leading debate and discussion to drive measurable change. As the third conference in our seafood sustainability series, this multi-stakeholder forum will build on previous meetings in London and Washington DC, and provide practical guidance for business in the development and implementation of supply chain transparency and traceability. This forum will discuss the latest developments and innovations in data mapping technologies that can aid companies in cleaning up their supply chains, and to debate what measureable actions moving forward might look like.

http://innovation-forum.co.uk/seafood-sustainability-london

Convention Center, Santa Fe, NM

As the foremost opportunity on the continent to learn about biodynamics and innovations in regenerative agriculture, this biennial conference by The Biodynamic Association draws hundreds of farmers, gardeners, educators, activists, and food lovers from across North America. Whether you are new to biodynamics or have years of experience, you can look forward to inspirational and practical workshops, dynamic keynote presentations, on-farm field days, activities and workshops for children, locally-sourced biodynamic and organic foods, and much more.

https://www.biodynamics.com/2016conference

Chicago, IL

The 2016 Food Tank Summit

This Summit brings together some of the world’s most impactful food system leaders. Each event will feature 50+ speakers in interactive panels moderated by top food journalists, networking, and delicious food, followed by a day of hands-on activities and opportunities for attendees

http://foodtanksummit.com

Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Singapore

Responsible Business presents practical ways to accelerate solutions for a more sustainable world while increasing business and industry growth. Through our website, television and international event series we look at the commitments of leading global companies and explore deeper integration of sustainability and social responsibility to deliver longer-term business success.

http://www.responsiblebusiness.com

Hyatt Regency, Fort Lauderdale, FL

This is “The B2B Climate Solutions Event.” whose mission it is to gather the world’s leading companies to share best practices for addressing the climate crisis. An event whose mission it is to bring together companies from around the world to discuss climate change and how they can work together to address it most impactfully.

http://www.solveclimatechange.com

Park Central Hotel, New York, NY

The future of sustainability disclosure is here. Join elite speakers and like-minded professionals to explore practical questions about the materiality of sustainability information and its relevance to the capital markets. Leave with a deeper understanding of how sustainability factors drive value and how to use sustainability information to inform corporate strategies or investment decisions. Don’t miss the only convening to explore the unique intersection between sustainability, finance, accounting, and law. Attendees of the SASB Symposium include corporate professionals (CSOs, CFOs, internal audit, general counsel), corporate advisors (consultants, software providers, auditors, and lawyers), investors (asset owners and asset managers), and investment partners (data providers, investment tools, and investment consultants).

http://using.sasb.org/symposium

The Conference Board, New York, NY

This event by The Conference Board is where you’ll learn one the best ways to stay relevant is to have strong corporate social responsibility (CSR), philanthropy, and community involvement/volunteer components at your organization. That’s because these have been proven to help boost employee engagement, retention, and recruitment—all things that lead to increased productivity.

http://www.conferenceboard.org/communityimpact

Hilton Riverside Hotel, New Orleans, LA

The 3nd Annual ShiftCon – the premier eco-wellness social media and healthy lifestyle blogger conference. The featured speakers include “Gangsta Gardener” Ron Finley, Ashley Koff, Andrea Donsky of Naturally Savvy, John Foraker of Annie’s, Shazi Visram of Happy Family, Steve Young of General Mills, and Nova Covington of Goddess Garden Organics.

http://shiftconmedia.com

Hilton Downtown, Miami, FL

There is greater agreement within the North American Water Sector that a fresh and collaborative approach is needed to achieve the shared goal of a thriving water sector. The federal, state, municipal, quasi-governmental, private and other entities need to work together to realize this goal. When the water sector collaborates and works in tandem, the collective intelligence of the stakeholders far outweighs the acumen of the individual entities. At this Summit, it is our attempt to catalyze collaboration between the public and private water utilities, technology providers, financiers, industrial end-users, associations and other agencies. We bring the stakeholders together to share knowledge and insights, ideate, network amongst peers and provide a platform for cross-pollination of networks.

http://www.americanwatersummit.com

New York, NY

Responsible Investor’s RI Americas 2016 Conference

https://www.responsible-investor.com/events

Clinton Presidential Library, Little Rock, Arkansas

Scaleable Technology Deployment For Sustainable Development
GSS 2016 will meet in collaboration with the Club de Madrid (CdM), an organization comprised of more than 100 former Presidents, Prime Ministers and Heads of State which will be reconvening in the Club de Madrid – P80 Group “Reunion Proceedings, ” the 6th GCCA Awards Dinner representing more than 10,000 cleantech companies in more than 50 clusters around the world and a Fulbright Scholar Alumni Diplomats Reunion Meeting. The 2016 Summit builds on the widely-acclaimed inaugural Global Solutions Summit which met at the US State Department in April 2014. See here for a brief summary of the guiding philosophy behind the Inaugural GSS. Additional Summits are tentatively planned for London in 2017 and Santiago, Chile in 2018.

http://www.globalsolutionssummit.com

San Francisco, CA

This annual gathering of the global cleantech innovation community offers a comprehensive, three-day program along with exclusive opportunities to network, learn, and get deals done. There are Entrepreneurs, Corporates, Financial Investors and Innovation Leaders all attending.

http://events.cleantech.com/cleantech-forum-sf

Los Angeles, CA

Join over 700 delegates gathering in Los Angeles to assess “what’s in-market,” “what’s about to be in-market,” and “ what’s needed” in the global, trillion-dollar verde economy. Benefit from 100+ expert panelists and intimate networking opportunities.

https://www.verdexchange.org

JW Marriott Hotel, Phoenix, AZ

This annual event cover the trends, challenges and solutions facing sustainable business today.

https://www.greenbiz.com/event/2017/02/14/greenbiz-17

Nuremberg, Germany

Every year, the players of the organic world visit Germany and meet in Nuremberg at BIOFACH, the World’s Leading Trade Fair for Organic Food. The exhibition and the industry’s players will be focusing on organic solutions for the future from global and local perspectives in a variety of ways. In 2017, the organic sector will be presented as a holistic social approach to development, with diversity and responsibility the main theme of the BIOFACH Congress. BIOFACH’s international patron, IFOAM – Organics International, and national supporting organization, the German Federation of the Organic Food Industry are joining forces with the trade fair to highlight this area.

https://www.biofach.de/en

UC Davis Conference Center, Davis, CA

Save the date for the 5th California Climate and Agriculture Summit, organized and hosted by the California Climate and Agriculture Network (CalCAN). The first day of the Summit will include plenary, workshop and poster presentations and ending with a wine and cheese reception. On the following day you can choose to join a farm tour in the Yolo County area, or a Policymaker Education Day at the capitol where we will meet with state legislators and agency staff to share with them the climate solutions agriculture can offer and discuss current policy issues. The Summit explores the science, policy and practice of climate change and agriculture in California. Participants include farmers and ranchers, agency staff, agricultural professionals, policymakers and advocates.

http://calclimateag.org/calcan-summit-2017

Tokyo, Japan

The SB community will gather in Tokyo in the spring of 2017 to demonstrate how companies are elevating the business case for embedding environmental and social purpose into the core of a brand. Join sustainability and brand leaders in Japan to discover ways to accelerate business success by activating brand purpose.

http://www.sustainablebrands.jp/event/en/sbt2017

Convention Center, Anaheim, CA

Whether you are a retail buyer, manufacturer, supplier or distributor, Natural Products Expo can help you reach your goals. Natural Products Expo West continue to be the leading trade shows in the natural, organic and healthy products industry, attracting over 75,000 industry professionals. Our goal is to deliver an event that connects retailers, with the entrepreneurs and innovators in the natural products marketplace, and to support the next generation with education on the latest trends, products and business concepts.

http://www.expowest.com

Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland

Sustainable Nation Ireland is partnering with Response Global Media (publishers of Responsible Investor and ESG Magazine) to host a major global financial gathering to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing all institutions in the investment chain for sustainable capital flows into low-carbon, resource-efficient investment projects in Ireland and across the world. This high level event will build on the momentum of the historic global climate deal agreed in Paris. Companies and investors are increasingly responding to some of the biggest environmental and social challenges of our time, such as: climate change, resource scarcity, employment, housing, health, diversity, inequality and corporate governance.

https://www.responsible-investor.com/events

La Jolla, CA

Near Future brings together inventors, entrepreneurs, media and investors with a passion for being a metamorphic force, and the tools and insights to tackle crucial challenges. Over 3 content-rich days and 2 unforgettable nights, Near Futurists (people who want to get shit done…now) collaborate to multiply and amplify strategies to build a healthier, more equitable, joyful world. The experience is an intense brain strain defined by presentations and displays illuminating bleeding-edge solutions — punctuated by art, music, and laughter. The outcome is unexpected relationships that create lasting partnerships to sustain positive change in a scalable way

http://www.nearfuturesummit.com

New York, NY

Navigate the changing landscape. Become a leading sustainable business. After a successful return to New York in 2016, RBS USA returns, bigger & better in 2017. The Summit will address the key issues and opportunities faced in 2017. In total, we’ll bring together over 40 leading sustainability, communications and supply chain executives from high-performing companies. Note the Summit is 2x bigger than ever before, offering in-depth, real-world advice and experience over three independent conferences: Sustainability, Communications and Branding, Supply chain and Environmental management. You get access to all three conferences, as well as our ‘CEO Symposium’ – a morning of strategic insights and guidance from CEOs at the world’s biggest brands. Previous brands sending CEOs include Nespresso, Interface, Timberland, Coca-Cola, Virgin Atlantic.

http://events.ethicalcorp.com/rbs-usa/

Istanbul, Turkey

As the country’s economic, cultural and historic center, Istanbul hosts the SB community for a 5th year. Learn how business leaders are working together to solve challenges unique to emerging economies that contribute toward a sustainable future.

http://www.sustainablebrands.com/events

Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, CA

Each year, the Ceres Conference brings together a unique group of more than 600 corporate sustainability leaders, the country’s largest institutional investors, and leading social and environmental advocates to mobilize action on the world’s most significant sustainability challenges. Throughout the two-day program, conference attendees will engage on a broad range of topics, including building a sustainable global supply chain, driving better water management practices, and pursuing the latest in low-carbon investment opportunities – all building a path toward achieving a sustainable global economy.

http://www.ceresconference.org

BakerHostetler Office, Philadelphia, PA

Funding in the Water Nexus – technology, financing and venturing

http://www.watervent.com

JW Marriott Hotel, Chicago, IL

This annual conference offers a unique opportunity to network with leaders of sustainable, responsible and impact investing, to hear from leading investors, CEOs and policymakers, and to learn about new approaches, trends and policy developments in the field. The conference attracts representatives of investment management and advisory firms, research firms, financial planners and advisors, broker-dealers, community development institutions and asset owners such as pension funds and foundations, along with policymakers and corporate leaders

http://www.ussif.org

Helsinki, Finland

Now in its 13th year, Cleantech Forum Europe continues to be the place to create connections, to connect the dots across multiple industrial sectors being disrupted by information, bio and clean technology innovations, and to enjoy the annual Forum Awards dinner, the gathering of the leading upstarts, investors and incumbent corporations in beautiful settings.

http://events.cleantech.com/cleantech-forum-europe/

Detroit, MI

Against a backdrop of stunning economic and community revitalization, the SB Community will convene in Detroit, Michigan for our flagship event in May 2017. Join the global dialog about how together, through our vision for the aspirational lifestyle of the future, we can collectively Redefine the Good Life.

http://www.sustainablebrands.com/events

London, UK

Ethical Corporation’s flagship event returns for the 16th time to build upon the discussions made last year with over 350 senior business execs

http://events.ethicalcorp.com/rbs/

Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, HI

Hosted in partnership with the Hawaii State Energy Office. VERGE is a global event series that focuses on the technologies and systems accelerating sustainability solutions across sectors in an interconnected world. Long regarded as ground-zero for next-generation energy issues, the island state of Hawaii will serve as host as the best minds in energy identify and advance next-generation practices for sustainable energy solutions in Hawaii and beyond.

https://www.greenbiz.com/event/2017/06/20/verge-hawaii-2017-asia-pacific-clean-energy-summit

Melbourne, Australia

The Ecocity Summit series, held every two years since 1990, has developed into one of the most globally significant forums for addressing the complex challenges facing humanity in a rapidly urbanising world. Ecocity 2017: Changing Cities: Resilience and Transformations will bring together a diverse mix of researchers, policy makers and citizens with a common focus on identifying and creating pathways to more sustainable, resilient and equitable cities. The Summit will address the unprecedented ecological, social and economic challenges and opportunities – facing the world’s cities through a focus on six major themes: Climate and energy transformations; Food and water security; Smart cities for people; Healthy and caring cities; Culturally vibrant cities; Governance, infrastructure and finance.

http://www.ecocity2017.com/

Ansan City, Korea

Widely considered to be the most important conference in ecotourism, ESTC 2017 will bring together 600 professionals and organizations from over fifty countries to share knowledge and best practices, as well as create ecotourism policy for the world. The conference is being sponsored by some of the most important institutions in Korea, and will focus on the theme Ecotourism’s Global Impact: Human Ecology, Sea, and Forests for the Future. ESTC 2017 will expand on the impact of sustainable tourism and ecotourism on protecting, sustaining, and enhancing natural, cultural, and physical resources that add to quality of life and positive development.

http://www.ecotourismconference.org

Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA

VERGE 2017 Conference

VERGE is a global event series that focuses on the technologies and systems that accelerate sustainability solutions across sectors in a climate-constrained world. It focuses on transformative but practical, scalable, solutions-oriented exchanges through seven program tracks: Grid 2.0, Next-Gen Buildings, Smart Cities, Food & Ag Tech, Sustainable Water Systems, Connected Transportation, and Intelligent Supply Chains. Participants come from a broad range of sectors and job functions, including buildings and facilities, fleets, IT, energy, sustainability, strategy, policymakers and the public sector.

http://www.greenbiz.com/event/2017/09/18/verge-2017

Boulder Theatre, Boulder, CO

Slow Money 2014 in Louisville, KY was Slow Money’s largest event to date, with over 850 attendees from 46 states, Canada and France, and 6,000 watching via live stream. Highlights included the successful completion of our first Beetcoin campaign, the release of our first State of the Sector Report, and a series of Town Hall Meetings and entrepreneur group conversations, with active audience participation throughout.

https://slowmoney.org

Hyatt Regency, Huntington Beach, CA

The 25th annual BSR Conference

The BSR Conference brings together sustainability leaders and practitioners to build the business of a better world. Now entering its 25th year, the BSR Conference is one of the world’s most influential sustainability events.

http://www.bsr.org

Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, MA

Greenbuild International Conference & Expo

Greenbuild, owned and operated by Informa Exhibitions U.S., Construction & Real Estate and presented by the U.S. Green Building Council, is the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building. The three-day conference attracts 20,000+ attendees and 600 exhibitors annually from across the green building sector, spanning commercial and residential professionals, architects, building owners and operators, students, advocates and educators.

http://www.greenbuildexpo.org