Yorkshire Sustainability Week 2024 | Yorkshire Sustainability Festival | 9 June 2024 | TBA, Yorkshire

Join us for the biggest gathering of sustainability in the north of England for the second year in a row. Back for 2024, the Yorkshire Sustainability Festival of events will epitomise the importance of collaboration, sharing key learnings and recognising that every one of us must start somewhere to make a difference to protect our planet. Our aim is to strengthen, inspire and expand our sustainable business community across the region.

The event encompasses all channels of sustainability, from those looking to create green pledges in business to the people on the ground making an impact and wanting to share their experiences across a wide range of events and locations.

Why attend?

We believe in the power of business to drive change, and you can be part of it. Whether you’re a seasoned sustainability expert or just starting out, this festival of events is for anyone who wants to collaborate with experts in the field and learn more about initiatives that are already happening across Yorkshire and the UK.

From round-table discussions, hearing from keynote speakers and exciting networking opportunities, it’s a must attend event for your calendar.

2024 Speakers

HEADLINE SPEAKERS:

Kevin McCloud
Designer, Writer, TV Presenter

Mary Portas OBE
Businesswoman, Broadcaster, Author & Activist

SPEAKERS:

Adam Bastock
Founder, Small99 and People Planet Pint

Ali Morpeth
Healthy & Sustainable Diets, WWF

Chris Smith
Lead Consultant – Resource Efficiency & Circularity

Claire Thew
Sustainability Consultant, Venture Zero

David Loseby
Professor, Leeds University Business School

David Nugent
Chief Executive, Canopy Housing

Dr. Colm Bowe
Nature North Development Manager, Nature North

Dr. Ruth Brown-Shepherd
Managing Director, Responsive Learning CIC

Emma Knight-Strong
Founder and Sustainability Adviser, Green Arch Consulting

Eve Roodhouse
Chief Officer, Culture and Economy, Leeds City Council

Faye Tomson
Founder/Director, Tomson Consulting Ltd

Fiona Ras
Director, Mission Works

Helen Neave
Director, Make it Wild

James Clark
Managing Director, Elite Services Group Ltd.

Jonathan Straight
Purposeful entrepreneur and food waste campaigner

Jonathan Williams
Head of Development, FareShare Yorkshire

Lella Violet Halloum
Digital Changemaker, IBM

Michaela Lindridge
Head of ESG, Severfield

Nathan Atkinson
Co-Founder, Rethink Food

Neil Dewis
Director, WSP UK

Niki Roach
Honorary Vice President, CIWEM

Pam Warhurst
Incredible Edible CIC

Richard Clarke
Managing Director, Highland Carbon Ltd

Sean Coleman
Sustainability Consultant – Carbon Accounting and Energy Efficiency

Susanna Jackson
Lead Consultant – Sustainability and ESG

Tim Frenneaux
Radical, Tim Frenneaux & Co

Vickie Rogerson
Founder and MD, North PR

Vincent Walsh
Director, RegenFarmCo

2024 Sponsors and Partners

KEY REGIONAL PARTNER:
• Leeds City Council

HEADLINE PARTNER:
• University of Leeds
• Yorkshire & Humber Climate Commission

SPONSORS & PARTNERS:
• Moon
• Ahead Partnership
• Alrose Productions
• ASP
• Beyondly
• Biffa
• Boxxe Tech Solutions
• Green Economy
• Image Co
• Incredible Edible
• Madeby Studio
• Salix
• Severfield
• We are HA