Meeting events

​Consumers say they care about climate and nature, but that doesn’t always translate into what they buy. So what can organisations do to support better purchasing decisions that reflect their values?

​This London Climate Action Week, join GlobeScan and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) at Somerset House for our interactive event Helping Consumers Make Better Purchase Decisions: How Organisations Can Turn Concern into Action.

​The session will combine consumer evidence with practical experience from companies and NGOs working across sustainability, marketing, insights and behaviour change. Through guided discussion and audience participation, participants will exchange perspectives, hear practical examples from companies and NGOs, and explore ideas they can apply in their own work.

With COP32 coming to Ethiopia in 2027, this dialogue brings together senior African and European leaders to explore how both continents can collaborate on resilience, food security, and sustainable development. Discussions will focus on the EU’s next Multiannual Financial Framework, Africa’s role in the green transition, and opportunities for deeper political and economic cooperation.

This high-level dialogue, jointly hosted by ODI Global and the World Resources Institute during London Climate Action Week, will bring together senior African and European policymakers, experts and thought leaders to explore how both continents can work together more effectively on adaptation, resilience, trade, investment and sustainable development.

The discussion will examine how Africa–Europe partnerships can help strengthen climate resilience, food systems and economic stability in an increasingly complex global context, while shaping a more ambitious and equitable agenda ahead of COP32.

The Burgess Park Climate and Nature Festival is a community-led, open-air climate event that brings climate action directly into the heart of local communities. Held in one of South London’s most historic and diverse green spaces, the festival offers a compelling example of how place-based engagement can drive meaningful climate action.

Organised by INDUS Advisory as part of London Climate Action Week (LCAW)—one of the world’s largest city-wide climate festivals—the event convenes residents, grassroots organisations, and climate leaders to explore practical responses to the climate crisis. It raises awareness of the impacts of climate change not only at a global scale, but also on the park itself, its visitors and surrounding communities, as well as its wildlife, biodiversity, amenities, and physical environment.

​As part of London Climate Action Week 2026, CTrees is bringing together leaders across science and policy on Wednesday, June 24, to discuss efforts to advance forest resilience and economic development in tropical Africa.

Featuring panel discussions with leading scientists, government officials, and experts in finance and policy, the event will explore practical pathways towards more resilient ecosystems and livelihoods in the region.

Addressing climate change and nature loss requires systemic solutions that go beyond investments in individual projects. Landscape initiatives offer a systemic, place-based approach, addressing critical sustainability challenges at scale.

Across a keynote and two panel sessions, participants will explore what makes landscape initiatives reliable investment partners, key lessons from financing resilient landscapes, and how landscape-level impact can be translated into corporate reporting. This half-day event will offer practical perspectives on resilient landscapes and how investors can have confidence in the effectiveness of these initiatives, while showcasing the latest resources and insights from leading landscape practitioners and partners.

Agenda:

• 09:30-10:00 – Opening
  • This session will set the context for the event, introducing the concept of resilient landscapes and their importance in tackling interconnected global sustainability challenges.
• 10:00-11:00 – Financing Resilient Landscapes
  • Bringing together perspectives from public finance institutions, private investors, development organisations, and philanthropic actors, this panel session will explore how to mobilise and scale finance for resilient landscapes, exploring existing financing models and opportunities for innovation. 
• 11:00-11:30 – Break
  • An opportunity to network with attendees. 
• 11:30-12:30 – Translating Landscape Impacts for Corporate Reporting
  • This panel session will focus on how landscape-level outcomes, such as ecosystem restoration, improved water management, and enhanced livelihoods, can be translated into credible, standardised and impactful data for corporate reporting. 

On Sunday 21 June, the summer solstice, Nature in the City gathers 350 guests on the rooftop of Sea Containers London for an afternoon of honest, solutions-led climate conversation.

Co-hosted by The Long Run, LORE Group, Bouteco and The Datai Pledge, the afternoon makes the case that travel and hospitality — one of the largest economic sectors in the world, shaping decisions across land, water, food, energy and culture — is a serious climate actor, not a peripheral one.

Speakers include Dr, Matt Winning, stand-up comedian, environmental economist, UCL researcher and BBC Radio 4 presenter and Kevin Lacks-Kelly, Head of the UK National Wildlife Crime Unit and Chair of the INTERPOL Wildlife Crime Working Group, who will set out why wildlife crime, now the world’s fourth-largest criminal enterprise, is a frontline climate issue. They are joined by leaders from LORE Group, The Datai Pledge, The Long Run, The Bull Inn, Sapling Spirits and NEMI Teas, exploring nature-based solutions, regenerative food and drink, accountability and data, and the place of nature in cities.

Curated by Juliet Kinsman, Sustainable Luxury Expert, Sustainability Editor at Condé Nast Traveller and Ambassador for The Datai Pledge. A special episode of the Funny Old World podcast, sponsored by The Long Run, will be recorded on the day.

Talks 3 – 5.30pm; drinks until 6pm.

Tickets £20 — every penny goes to Farms for City Children, in their 50th anniversary year.

The carbon market has matured. The question is no longer whether to engage – it’s how to do it in a way that creates commercial value and satisfies your board.

​This event, led by Nature Broking and Rebalance Earth is designed specifically for corporates and financial institutions ready to lead.

​VCM 3.0 is here. Carbon credits are evolving into a genuine asset class – one that can sit on your balance sheet, is underwritten by specialist insurers, and delivers measurable financial value alongside environmental impact.

​This event will show you exactly how.

​We’ll be joined by standard setters, government voices, and CSO’s from public and private businesses who are leading this movement. We will be exploring:

• ​Clyde & Co’s landmark carbon removal portfolio capitalised on the balance sheet
• ​How reframing carbon credits as assets rather than costs, can create real commercial value
• ​Building the business case that gets your board and risk committee across the line
• ​Carbon removal and FTSE 100 business
• ​What the next phase of the voluntary carbon market means for large-scale procurement

​This is not a conversation about sustainability as a cost centre. It’s about hedging against future price rises, de-risking investments and creating value for your organisation whilst maximising impact

​Agenda:

​15:30 – 15:45 – Introduction – Nature Broking and Rebalance Earth

​15:45 – 16:05 – Keynote – Patrick Linighan – talking about Clyde & Co’s net-zero strategy

​16:05 – 17:00 – Panel – Board Buy In – how to unlock your board with real business cases + Q and A

​17:00 – 17:15 – Break

​17:15 – 18:00 – Fireside Chat – A view from the market. Guest speaker to be announced.

​18:00 to 19:00 –  Drinks and networking

As part of TRAFFIC’s 50th anniversary celebrations and London Climate Action Week, TRAFFIC is delighted to be hosting the launch of Thomas Crowther’s landmark book ‘Nature’s Echo’, being published by Penguin.

“When Earth’s ecosystems fall out of harmony, the damage can spiral out of control. But what if we could help nature to regain its balance?”

Thomas Crowther is professor of global ecology, president of the Branch Institute, founding chair of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, and founder of Restor, the world’s largest platform for nature sites.

The book launch will take place at The Francis Crick Institute near Kings Cross Station in London, with a talk by the author at 1730 followed by a reception at 1830.

This is a small, partner-led workshop during the Bonn Climate Intersessional, focused on building a coordinated civil society movement to support delivery of the COP30 deforestation roadmaps.

This session is designed as a closed, working discussion bringing together a diverse group of civil society organisations, Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Community leaders, and technical partners.

The objective is to move beyond consultation and begin shaping the roadmap as a living political process — one that drives ambition, strengthens accountability, and supports delivery on the ground.

In particular, the discussion will focus on:

• Developing a shared narrative around the role of deforestation roadmaps as delivery tools
• Identifying a small set of priority “asks” for governments, corporates and financial institutions
• Exploring how we can translate global momentum into country-level action
• Building alignment across organisations to support a more coordinated, visible movement over the coming months

Why this moment matters

With key milestones ahead — including London Climate Action Week, UNGA, and COP30 — there is a strong opportunity to align civil society voices and expectations and help shape how this agenda translates into real-world impact between now and 2030.

This session is intended as a practical starting point for that effort, and a space for open, constructive exchange across organisations.

​Join leaders from Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Amazon at Solutions House during London Climate Action Week for an interactive showcase highlighting the voices of communities protecting and restoring tropical forests as part of large-scale forest protection programs delivering real impact for people, nature, and climate.

​Too often, forest communities are absent from global discussions on how to halt and reverse tropical deforestation, unable to share the solutions and progress happening on the ground. This session puts those voices at the center.

​Hear directly from community leaders and government representatives working on the frontlines of forest protection and restoration in key commodity-producing regions. Through live discussion and newly released short films, speakers will share how large-scale government led programs are supporting livelihoods, protecting biodiversity, and helping shift economic incentives at scale. Corporate sustainability leaders will discuss why tropical forests are critical for climate resilience, supply chain stability, and credible climate and nature action — and how public-private partnerships can accelerate progress.

​This is not another panel about why forests matter. It is a practical conversation about what is already working on the ground — and how companies can take meaningful action today.

​Sponsored by Amazon, in collaboration with Emergent and the Walmart Foundation.