This high-level, one-day event will bring together policymakers and practitioners to explore Europe’s sustainability agenda, policy directives, and the role of credible standards in achieving policy goals.

09:00 - 09:30 - Registrations

09:30 - 09:50 - Welcome remarks and opening address

09:50 - 10:05 - Achieving Europe’s sustainability goals: balancing impact with simplification | Keynote speech

10:05 - 10:50 - Sustainability, credibility, and business resilience: the role of EU policy | Opening panel

10:50 - 11:20 - Coffee and networking 

11:20 - 12:50 - Policy directives and voluntary action: synergies and opportunities

Part 1: Role and impact of voluntary standards in advancing sustainability | Expert insight

Part 2: Getting the smart mix right: opportunities and challenges | Panel session

12:50 - 13:50 - Lunch and networking 

13:50 - 15:20 - Advancing sustainability action: perspectives and experiences from practice | Thematic deep-dive parallel sessions

Session 1: Corporate sustainability due diligence and human rights

Session 2: Deforestation and conversion free supply chains

Session 3: Climate action and emissions reduction

Session 4: Green claims, ecolabelling, and greenwashing

15:20 - 15:55 - Coffee and networking 

15:55 - 16:40 - The roadmap to 2030 and the future of sustainability policy | An open debate

16:40 - 16:55 - Closing keynote speech

16:55 - 17:00 - Thank you and closing remarks

17:00 - 17:45 - Networking reception  

This event is hosted with support from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).