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Sustainability trends 2026: Implications for your business
Sustainability trends 2026: Implications for your business
Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:00
 - 1:00 pm 

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Sustainability reporting standards, industry trends and AI, discover what’s in store in the next 12 months.

Following a wave of announcements at the end of 2025, including the release of the UK Budget and outcomes from COP30 in Belém, we’re hosting a dedicated webinar to explore business and policy trends for the coming year.

In this session, we’ll unpack key environmental focuses and discuss the implications for your business.

Join Andrew Griffiths, Planet Mark’s Policy Director and Co-Founder of the Carbon Accounting Alliance, to explore sustainability priorities, policy changes, and industry trends set to shape UK business in 2026.

What you’ll learn:

  • The big picture: understand the macro forces shaping sustainability in 2026. From climate science updates and political uncertainty to evolving supply chain cascades
  • Regulatory and compliance updates: the UK Sustainability Reporting Standard (UKSRS) to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), what is being implemented and how to prepare
  • Industry trends: explore the technologies and debates reshaping sustainability today. AI’s growing role, the future of EVs and renewables

Register now as we explore what’s in store in 2026 and ensure your business is prepared.

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