The Ultimate 2026 Sustainable Business Calendar: Key Events, Conferences & Dates
All the sustainable business dates worth knowing in 2026 — conferences, events, and sustainability-themed days — in one place.
January
Jan 19-23: World Economic Forum Annual Meeting — Davos-Klosters, Switzerland
Jan 26: International Day of Clean Energy
February
Feb 17-19: GreenBiz — Phoenix, Arizona
Feb 23-25: Globe Forum 2026 — Vancouver, Canada
March — B Corp Month
Mar 2-4: The Economist Sustainability Week — London
Mar 3: World Wildlife Day
Mar 8: International Women’s Day
Mar 10-11: Chatham House Climate and Energy Summit 2026 — London and Online
Mar 10-11: Sustainable Packaging Innovation Forum — Amsterdam
Mar 18: Global Recycling Day
Mar 18-19: Responsible Sourcing and Ethical Trade Forum — London
Mar 22: World Water Day
Mar 25-26: edie 26 — London
Mar 25-26: Ecosummit Berlin — Berlin
Mar 26: 2026 Design for Freedom Summit — New Canaan, Connecticut
Mar 28: International Earth Hour
Mar 30-Apr 1: ChangeNOW — Paris
April — Earth Month
Apr 8-9: FIT Sustainable Business and Design Conference: Industry Disruptors — New York City
Apr 14-15: World ESG Summit — Dubai, UAE
Apr 14-17: Living Future 2026 — Seattle
Apr 20-23: Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals Forum 2026: A CSR Intensive — Chicago
Apr 21-24: Engage for Good 2026 — Palm Springs, California
Apr 22: Earth Day
Apr 26-28: Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship International Corporate Citizenship Conference — Los Angeles
Apr 29-30: Innovation Forum Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference: Europe — Amsterdam
May
May 5-6: Reuters Responsible Business USA 2026 — Boston, Massachusetts
May 5-7: Global Fashion Summit — Copenhagen
May 12-13: Innovation Forum Future of Food and Beverage Forum — Amsterdam
May 22: World Biodiversity Day
May 27-28: The Future of Food and Beverage Forum USA — Minneapolis, Minnesota
June
Jun 2-3: Social Innovation Summit — Atlanta, Georgia
Jun 2-3: Reuters Sustainability Data & Reporting Europe 2026 — London
Jun 3-4: Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference USA — New York City
Jun 5: World Environment Day
Jun 8: World Oceans Day
Jun 8-10: Sustainable Brands SB’26 San Diego — San Diego
Jun 16-17: Innovation Forumcope 3 Innovation Forum — Amsterdam
Jun 17-18: Climate & Impact Summit — London and Online
Jun 17-19: International Conference on CSR, Sustainability, Ethics, and Governance — Limerick, Ireland
Jun 20-28: London Climate Action Week — London (2026 registration links are pending)
Jun 23-25: Trellis Impact 26 — San Francisco
Jun 24-25: Future Fabrics Expo 2026 — Brussels, Belgium
Jun 29-30: IFRS Foundation Conference 2026 — London
July — Plastic Free July
Jul 1-7: Clean Beaches Week
July 4-10: Net Zero Week — Online
July 7-9: Aspen Institute Business & Society Summit — Aspen, Colorado
Jul 8-9: American Apparel & Footwear Association Traceability & Sustainability Conference — Denver, Colorado
Jul 28: World Nature Conservation Day
August
Aug 2-8: National Farmers Market Week
September
Sep 4: National Wildlife Day
Sep 7: International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
Sept 8-22: UN General Assembly — New York City
Sept 20-27: Climate Week NYC — New York City
Sept 23-24: Social Impact World Virtual Summit — Online
Sept 28-29: Global Summit on Climate Change & Environmental Sustainability — Budapest, Hungary
Sep 29: International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
October
Oct 13-18: Blue Earth Summit 2026 — London
Oct 16: World Food Day
Oct 18-31: UN Biodiversity Conference COP17 — Yerevan, Armenia
Oct 20-23: Greenbuild 2026 — New York City
Oct 24: United Nations Day
Oct 24: International Day of Climate Action
November
Nov 4-5: Europe Sustainable Fashion Summit — Amsterdam
Nov 9-20: UN Climate Change Conference COP31 — Antalya, Turkey
December
Dec 10: Human Rights Day