Yorkshire Sustainability Week 3-7 July 2023
A new festival of events focused on sustainability is coming to Yorkshire.
Yorkshire Sustainability Week is designed to strengthen, inspire and expand our sustainable business community.
Whether you’re a seasoned sustainability expert or just starting out, this festival of events is for anyone who wants to hear from experts in the field and learn more about initiatives that are already happening across Leeds, Yorkshire and the UK.
Yorkshire Sustainability week will see a series of events which will provide business leaders with the opportunity to increase their knowledge on how they, can drive sustainable change.
The centrepiece of the week, Yorkshire Sustainability Conference, is a place where like-minded individuals can come together to network with business leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators all committed to making a difference. What if you could grow your business while helping the planet? That’s what we’ll be talking about:
Day one – Living Sustainably
- how do we achieve living sustainably from fashion, tech, healthcare to food and most importantly, nature
Day two – Future Cities
- will focus in on the future cities, from our infrastructure in energy, construction and transport to water, waste and our economy
In addition to the two day conference the festival is set to host a range of events to include:
- Pitch it Green - YSW’s take on Dragon’s Den come and hear from the brand new start ups in the green space who will pitch their business solutions to the UN SDG’s. Great for if you want to be inspired by the new talent that is coming through the industry.
- Women’s Networking - open to everyone, this event will particularly champion what women are doing in the sustainable space. Three phenomenal speakers lined up (details to be released soon), we’re expecting the room to be filled with senior leaders, founders and the industry’s rising stars.
- Secret Business Lunch - decision maker only networking lunch. You have to apply to buy a ticket to this event - this allows us to curate the number of corporates, SMEs, Anchor institutions represented.
- The Big Green Gathering - our ‘closing ceremony’ - a massive opportunity to come and network, celebrate a phenomenal week and the progress our industry is making!
There will also be partner events happening too, with new events being added to the website weekly, some of which will be free and some will be paid - so you can see which are the best fit for you.
The benefits of attending
- Gain insights and learn the initiatives to build a greener business
- Grow your entrepreneurial mind to the possibilities in sustainability for your business
- Be inspired by trailblazers who have paved the way in sustainability
- Tackle hard hitting home truths on why we need to act now
- Make a pledge to do the right thing for our planet
Everyone has a part to play so come and join the green revolution that’s about to take place.