Conference events

The Nature Positive Initiative gathers some of the world’s largest sustainable business and finance coalitions; standards, disclosure and targets frameworks; global conservation organizations; and science, subnational governance and Indigenous knowledge networks, to drive alignment around use of the term ‘nature positive’ and support broader, longer-term efforts to deliver nature-positive outcomes.

The Global Nature Positive Summit, organized by the Nature Positive Initiative and host country organizations, will focus on driving forward the efforts in implementing the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), which was agreed by 196 countries in 2022 with a commitment to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030.

As governments will be meeting in November 2026 in Yerevan, Armenia, at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s COP17 to review progress on their landmark agreement, the Global Nature Positive Summit aims at showcasing nature-positive strategies and outcomes with a particular focus on the contributions of the private sector and local governments to the GBF and its Nature Positive mission.

Carbon Markets Africa Summit (CMAS) is the leading continental platform dedicated to catalysing high-integrity carbon markets across Africa. By connecting supply and demand, the summit brings together project developers, policymakers, investors, and standards bodies to build a credible, investable carbon pipeline grounded in African readiness.

• Africa’s marketplace for carbon credit supply and demand

• Focused on high-integrity, MRV-ready solutions

• Grounded in African policy, finance, and climate priorities

• Shaped by expert guidance from AfDB, VCMI, Verra, and more

• Timed to influence global climate finance and Article 6 agendas

Trellis Impact convenes 4,000+ leaders from across industries, technologies, and the capital stack — from Fortune 500 decision-makers to climate-tech innovators and investors. Connect with the people who turn emerging ideas into scaled solutions and who see sustainability as a driver of business value and competitive advantage.

FAIS helps investors understand how they should react to future challenges. The drive towards net zero is putting an even greater emphasis on investments into carbon accretive assets. FAIS operates at the nexus of finance, government, and ecology.

Our industry leading conferences gather major investors and actors involved in forestry and agriculture. To discuss climate-positive investments, helping to unearth the latest developments for nature-based solutions from leading experts globally. Through peer-to-peer interaction, panel discussions and one-on-one meetings, the audience will leave this event armed with climate smart investable opportunities, factoring in risks, returns and impact.

You can expect to engage in discussions such as:

• Defining issues that impact on an investor
• Understanding risk
• Estimating future returns
• Regenerative agriculture and agroforestry

The Argus Europe Carbon Conference, a leading forum for carbon market stakeholders, will take place in Nice, France on 11–13 May 2026.

As the EU accelerates toward its 2030 climate targets, reforms across the EU ETS, CBAM, and the developing EU Carbon Removal Framework (CRCF) are reshaping compliance obligations and redefining the cost of decarbonisation for industries operating both within Europe and across global supply chains.

Developments in the voluntary carbon market and the progression of Article 6.4 toward operationalisation remain central as hard-to-abate sector companies are on their pathways towards decarbonisation, with aviation facing new cost signals under CORSIA, and industries such as steel, cement, chemicals, and shipping adapting to tightening compliance obligations and rising carbon cost exposure.

Hosted in one of the key hubs for international climate dialogue and European policy engagement in Nice, France, join the event alongside more than 200 senior-level participants for two days of high-level networking and practical insight across the carbon value chain.

Climate change is reshaping the world in irreversible ways. From extreme weather to biodiversity collapse and water scarcity, the systems that sustain life are under growing strain. Global food supplies are destabilising. Key carbon sinks — forests, wetlands, and permafrost — are, in some instances, turning into carbon sources. The Arctic Ocean is on track for its first ice-free day before 2030.

To meet the Paris Agreement, emissions must fall 43% by 2030. Yet this transformation must take place in economies still largely reliant on fossil fuels, at a time when global electricity demand is projected to double by 2050. There is momentum: in 2024, clean electricity exceeded 40% of global generation, driven by solar, now the world’s cheapest energy source, and clean energy investment also passed $2tn for the first time.

But climate action today means more than cutting emissions. In an era of fragile institutions and geopolitical upheaval, business has a role to play in upholding the principles — accountability, transparency, rule of law — that underpin both climate and economic resilience. This year, the FT’s Climate & Impact Summit brings together the FT’s Moral Money and Climate Capital to host practical discussions on the scale of the crises we face — and the opportunity we still have to shape a fairer and more sustainable society.

The 13th annual World Ocean Summit comes at a turning point: the High Seas Biodiversity Treaty (BBNJ) has been ratified, the WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement is going to reshape seafood supply chains, and new science warns we have breached the planetary boundary on ocean acidification. At the same time, major philanthropic and financial investments are flowing into the ocean economy. The question is no longer why act, but how.

This summit will translate these global milestones into action for business, policy and finance. Sessions will ask:

• How can companies and investors turn new legal obligations into resilient growth strategies?
• What tools—digital twins, AI, blue bonds—are working, and which need to be redesigned?
• How can philanthropy, finance and corporate capital be combined to scale the ocean economy?
• What trade-offs must governments, industries and communities accept to protect and restore our ocean’s health?

Economist Impact brings the sharp debates, independent analysis and cross-sector convening power needed to challenge assumptions, bridge silos and shape the next decade of ocean governance and business strategy.

Profits can speed up progress to net zero. Despite some governments backtracking on green targets, many companies continue to charge forward. Meet the right people with bold ideas and clear steps at Sustainability Week 2026 in London on March 2nd-4th.

From AI to supply chains and waste management, learn what works in practice, and how to apply it to your organisation. Peer-to-peer interactive sessions like the CSO Leaders Club connect senior sustainability leaders with others who can help them move faster.

New in 2026, the Carbon Capture and Biodiversity summits equip attendees with the tools to accelerate the journey to profitability and sustainability.

The IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition showcases state-of-the art knowledge and practice. An extensive technical programme of presentations, workshops and posters forms the core of the week-long event. Selected by an expert global Programme Committee and running across multiple parallel sessions, this delivers access to latest advances from right across the sector.  

Built around this, the carefully curated wider programme will feature keynote speakers, plenary panel discussions, technology showcases, dialogues on emerging issues, and leadership forums, as well as integrated trade exhibition. This ensures the event delivers impact and value for all participants. The full programme for the 2026 edition is brought together under the theme of Water action – the path to resilience and prosperity. 

The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will be hosted by Mongolia in its capital city, Ulaanbaatar, from 17 to 28 August 2026.

This landmark global event will bring together delegates from 197 Parties, heads of state, ministers, representatives from international organizations, scientific communities, civil society, and the private sector to forge solutions to the interconnected challenges of desertification, land degradation and drought.

During the two-week conference, participants will engage in a high-level segment that includes ministerial dialogues, along with multi-stakeholder forums and thematic discussions on science–policy integration, innovation, solutions, technology, and financing. The event is expected to foster impactful collaboration and action across sectors, advancing the goals of sustainable land management, ecosystem and land restoration, and the implementation of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) targets.