The sustainability policy landscape is evolving rapidly, with governments across Europe and globally developing and implementing legislation on corporate sustainability due diligence, deforestation, sustainability reporting, human rights and other priorities.

As the focus shifts from developing policy to putting it into practice, an important question is how regulatory and market-based approaches can work together to support effective implementation and meaningful sustainability outcomes.

This dialogue will bring together perspectives from policymakers, businesses and sustainability systems to explore the evolving relationship between regulation and voluntary action, and what a smart mix of approaches could look like in practice.

We will explore questions including:

• How is the relationship between regulation and voluntary sustainability action evolving, and what could make it more effective?
• Where can sustainability systems add value alongside regulation, and what can they offer that regulation alone may not?
• What tensions need to be addressed for regulatory and voluntary approaches to work effectively together, and where are the greatest opportunities to strengthen this relationship?
• What do businesses need to navigate sustainability requirements effectively across different markets and policy areas?