By Matt Mace

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Entering its 16th year, edie 26, one of the largest sustainability events run by a certified B Corp, builds on the recent success of edie 25, with 83% of attendees claiming their event experience will have a direct, positive impact on their organisation’s sustainability strategy, and 90% saying they feel more energised to drive positive change as a result of being there.

edie 26 will take things to the next level, with 1,000+ sustainability and net-zero leaders set to experience six themed stages, eight professionally facilitated workshops, a series of one-to-one advisory clinics, decision-maker roundtables and more – including a bold new collaborative event concept. The event takes place at the Business Design Centre on 25-26 March, giving you plenty of time to secure your place for the most impactful event of 2026.

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Stages and themes

Held over two floors and multiple breakout rooms, edie 26 will feature two full days of keynote talks, action-focused panels, best-practice case studies and facilitated roundtables – all co-created by an independent Advisory Board of climate and sustainability leaders and practitioners from across the country.

edie 26 content will be delivered across six themed stages:

Climate, Nature & Cities

Buildings, Transport & Energy

Circularity & Supply Chains

Engagement & Reporting

Innovation & Transformation

Leadership & Skills

These stages will host Chatham House discussions, big debates and insightful case studies on all the key challenges and opportunities facing sustainability practitioners. From carbon market and heat decarbonisation deep dives, to building personal skills and resilience, edie 26 has been created to change the narrative on ESG and showcase that climate action is still happening.

See the full agenda here.

Speakers announced

More than 100 speakers have already been announced for the event in March. From engaging, high-level speakers summarising the changing narrative of ESG, which includes the likes of Mike Berners-Lee, Paul Dickinson, John Elkington and , to the actionable insight from business representatives from , and , the edie 26 event programme features some of the biggest names in the green economy.

See the full list of speakers here.

Features and collaborations

This content will be delivered alongside an array of immersive event features and benefits – including an expanded Innovation Pavilion delivered in partnership with Springwise and The Earthshot Prize, a dedicated Health & Wellbeing Zone delivered by MyMynd, a selection of one-to-one Advisory Clinics to solve key challenges, and a series of strategic roundtables to discuss the most critical corporate sustainability issues.

edie 26 will also foster AI-powered matchmaking through the dedicated event app, whilst introducing a bold new ‘Collaboration Hub’ – a dedicated area of the show floor allowing small groups of peers to solve key challenges and generate ideas through facilitated discussions and hackathon-style problem solving, with clear outputs captured. Discussion points for the Collaboration Hub include shifting away from spend-based data, building Climate Transition Plans and engaging other areas of the business.

Integrity will once again run through the heart of the event, with an industry-leading Mission Statement and a clear and steadfast set of brand guidelines mapping out clear commitments to speaker diversity and inclusivity, sustainability and transparency. This builds on the progress made at edie 25, where 21% of all speakers were people of colour and 59% of all speakers were female.

Who attends

As edie’s biggest business event of the year, edie 26 will connect 1,000+ CEOs, CSOs, CFOs, directors, heads of and senior managers across sustainability, net-zero, marketing and supply chain management – working for the biggest businesses across all of the UK’s major industries. In total, 91% edie 25 attendees claimed they made new meaningful connections to help drive their sustainability strategy.

With the concept of sustainability continuing to evolve beyond a single job function, edie 26 is being designed to appeal to a wider set of professionals working across the green economy – including strategy & risk management, external affairs & stakeholder relations, procurement and innovation.

View the agenda and book your tickets here.