• Steward Ownership Festival Amsterdam

    Kromhouthal Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
    Impact Investing

    The Steward Ownership Festival Amsterdam (SOFA) brings together entrepreneurs, investors, advisors, policymakers, academics and other changemakers to explore steward ownership as an alternative to traditional business ownership.

    The festival focuses on how companies can protect their mission over the long term through two core principles: self-governance, where control remains with stewards connected to the company's mission, and profit serves purpose, where profits support the company's mission and development rather than being an end in themselves.

  • UN Biodiversity Conference (COP17)

    Meridian Expo and Event Centre, Yerevan, Armenia 1 Voskerichneri Street, Yerevan, Armenia
    Biodiversity

    The UN Biodiversity Conference (COP17) marks the first global assessment of collective progress towards the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, adopted in 2022. It brings together governments, international organisations, scientists, Indigenous Peoples and civil society to assess progress towards its 23 targets for 2030 and accelerate global efforts to protect nature and ecosystems. Key topics include ecosystem restoration, protected areas, biodiversity finance and measures to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. The conference aims to strengthen international cooperation and accelerate implementation of global biodiversity commitments by 2030.