2025 Annual Summit
Unlocking Competitive Advantage Through ESG
Church House Westminster, Dean's Yard, London, SW1P 3NZ
Join us in-person or online for the 2025 UN Global Compact Network UK Annual Summit, convening forward-thinking business leaders, policymakers, and sustainability experts to explore how key enablers can achieve significant positive impacts for their bottom line and society.
The sustainability landscape is more complex than ever. Geopolitical disruptions, regulatory uncertainty, and rising climate risks are reshaping corporate strategy. What hasn’t changed is that managing ESG-related opportunities and risks is an effective pathway for businesses to secure competitive advantage, gain commercial benefits, and future-proof against further uncertainty.
Businesses must integrate sustainability as a key performance driver and focus on pivotal enablers for business success: mobilising sustainable finance, leveraging innovation and technology, transforming supply chains, engaging with policy frameworks, and tackling inequalities. These levers are propelling businesses to rapidly achieve significant positive impacts for both their bottom lines and society.
The 2025 UN Global Compact Network UK Annual Summit will convene business leaders, policymakers, and sustainability experts to explore delivering tangible business benefits by driving progress on sustainability. Through thought-provoking panel discussions, engaging fireside chats, hands-on workshops, and extensive networking, the Summit will showcase how you can future-proof your business in a rapidly changing world by aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Join us to gain actionable insights, connect with industry pioneers, and discover how integrating the SDGs into your strategy can help your organisation lead, compete, and thrive as we race toward 2030.
Agenda
| Name | More Info | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 14 October 2025 | ||
| Coffee and Registration | 09:00 - 09:30 | |
| Keynotes | 09:30 - 10:00 | |
| Session 1 – Value Chain Sustainability: Driving Resilience and Profitability | 10:00 - 10:45 | |
| Networking Break | 10:45 - 11:20 | |
| Session 2 – Strategic Capital: Unlocking Business Value Through ESG-Linked Finance | 11:20 - 12:00 | |
| Session 3 – Reducing Inequalities: The Business Case for Fairness, Inclusion, and Decent Work | 12:00 - 12:45 | |
| Lunch | 12:45 - 14:00 | |
| Report Launch | 14:00 - 14:10 | |
| Session 4 – Transformative Innovation: How ESG Fuels Competitive Advantage | 14:10 - 14:50 | |
| Networking Break | 14:50 - 15:25 | |
| Session 5 – Tilting the Playing Field: The Case for Corporate Policy Advocacy | 15:25 - 16:05 | |
| Session 6 – Communicating Sustainability: What should you say? Debate | 16:05 - 17:00 | |
| Networking Reception | 17:00 - 18:00 | |
Who’s attending:
The UN Global Compact Networks UK’s biggest event of the year brings together CEOs, CSOs, COOs, directors, heads of and senior management from the leading businesses and organisations across sustainability, CSR, environment, human rights, strategy and risk management, external affairs, supply chain management, procurement, and innovation.
“It's the conversations you have as part of the UN Global Compact that inspire the change we are all focused on delivering. Don't miss it.”
“The Annual Summit hosted by the UN Global Compact Network UK was a thrilling experience. Speakers at the Summit were highly recognised, and the agenda was perfect with wide scope of content.”
“Once again the UN Global Compact Network UK held an event full of speakers who delivered the benefit of their knowledge and experience in an easily digestible and friendly manner, who inspired enthusiasm and an increased commitment to take action to save the planet!”
“This was an outstanding event. Outstanding topics and speakers imparting their experiences in addressing some of the major issues faced by corporates and society.”
Contact
To get in touch about our Annual Summit, please reach out to summit@unglobalcompact.org.uk
