The 5th International Conference on Sustainability in Creative Industries (SCI), organised by IEREK in collaboration with Universitas Ciputra, explores how sustainability can be integrated into creative industries through responsible design, production, technology and business practices.
Ecomondo is an international trade fair for the green and circular economy, bringing together businesses, researchers, policymakers and institutions to advance the ecological transition. It showcases technologies, policies and solutions for resource recovery, waste management, water, bioenergy, the bioeconomy and environmental restoration.
Dit is geen crisis is a public discussion and book presentation with Hans Stegeman, Chief Economist and Group Director of Impact & Economics at Triodos Bank, about rethinking the dominant economic model. Drawing on circular economy, post-growth thinking and ecological economics, the event explores how economic systems can be redesigned to operate within ecological and social boundaries. It challenges conventional assumptions about economic growth, value creation and prosperity, and considers how policymakers, entrepreneurs and citizens can contribute to a fairer and more sustainable economy.
Klimaattop Gebouwde Omgeving (Klimaattop GO) is a major Dutch sustainability summit focused on accelerating the transition to a more sustainable built environment. Bringing together approximately 3,000 professionals from government, construction, real estate, energy and finance, the event addresses the challenges of decarbonising buildings, scaling up circular construction, improving climate resilience and making sustainable housing and infrastructure affordable. Through keynotes, debates, interactive sessions and collaborative initiatives, participants work towards practical solutions, cross-sector partnerships and concrete agreements to accelerate the transition to a sustainable built environment.
The BAM! Bock auf Morgen Festival brings together businesses, sustainability experts, researchers, marketers and changemakers to explore how sustainability can become a driver of business success and wider societal transformation. The 2026 programme features keynotes, panel discussions, networking sessions and interactive masterclasses on climate action, sustainable finance, circular construction, food systems, fashion, beauty and sustainability communications.
The ZDHC Global Circularity Summit 2026, themed “Decoding the Chemistry Behind Scalable Circularity”, brings together stakeholders from the textile, apparel, leather and footwear industries to explore how safer chemical management can enable credible and scalable circular systems.
The ISWA World Congress brings together the international waste and resource-management community to explore solutions for reducing waste, improving resource recovery and advancing the circular economy. The programme addresses waste-management policy, biowaste treatment, waste-to-energy, the economics of resource management and the role of effective waste systems in protecting public health and the environment. It offers opportunities for international knowledge exchange and collaboration between industry, government and research professionals.
EcoBalance is the 17th biennial International Conference on EcoBalance, an established international conference focused on life-cycle thinking and its application to sustainability. The 2026 edition will explore practical and methodological approaches to addressing planetary challenges through life-cycle assessment (LCA), environmental performance evaluation and sustainability innovatio
The Sustainable Packaging Summit 2026 brings together stakeholders from across the global packaging value chain to accelerate the transition towards more sustainable packaging. The three-day event features keynote presentations, panel discussions, breakout sessions, networking opportunities and innovation showcases, focusing on sustainable packaging technologies, circular materials, regulatory developments and commercially viable solutions. Topics include the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), recycling, reuse, packaging innovation and the business models needed to reduce environmental impacts while maintaining profitability. The summit expects approximately 1,000 delegates from more than 43 countries, including global brands, packaging companies, start-ups, investors, policymakers and researchers.
AlterCOP 2026 Kuala Lumpur is a three-day sustainability and climate action forum bringing together professionals, academics, businesses, NGOs, policymakers, students and local communities to explore practical responses to environmental and social challenges.
The First Global Supply Chains Forum: Advancing Circular and Chemical-Safe Supply Chains in Fashion and Construction is an international forum convened by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) under the Global Environment Facility’s GEF-8 Integrated Programme on Eliminating Hazardous Chemicals from Supply Chains.
The event brings together policymakers, industry leaders, financial institutions, technical experts, academia and civil society to accelerate more circular, transparent and chemically safer supply chains in the fashion and construction sectors. The programme covers supply-chain traceability, policy frameworks, financing, circular business models, green chemistry and practical innovations from country projects
The 17th International Circular Economy Week (ICEW) focuses on circular-economy approaches, sustainable resource management, renewable energy and net-zero strategies. Its programme includes the International Circular Economy Conference on 19 November, a visit to the zero-emission campus and technical visits to renewable-energy and waste-treatment facilities.