Global Sustainability Conference 2026
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Overview
We are delighted to announce the return of the RICS Global Sustainability Conference in 2026. With a focus on biodiversity, this year’s conference brings together professionals from across the built and natural environment sectors for a full day of insight, collaboration, and practical learning on how nature-positive sustainability practices can be embedded across the property lifecycle.
The event will bring together leading minds in climate adaptation, natural hazard planning, and ecological stewardship. As our planet experiences climate shifts, the role of surveyors in ensuring the nature-positive impacts of their projects has never been more vital. Through new technologies, data-driven planning, and strategies for cross-industry collaboration, we can design and maintain infrastructure that protects both people and ecosystems.
Speakers
- Sarah Gibson, Member of Parliament for Chippenham
- Anil Sawhney, Head of Sustainability, RICS
- Anusha Shah, Founder and CEO, Plan for Earth
- Anyi Hobson, Director, SEAM Advisory
- Daisy Hessenberger, Global Subject Matter Expert - Nature and Biodiversity, Arcadis
- Justin Young, CEO, RICS
- Dianne Rossard, Head of Nature Strategies, Finance for Biodiversity
- Inés Idzikowski Pérez, Net Zero Lead, Europe and India, AECOM
- Tom Butterworth, Fellow and Director, Nature Lead, ARUP
Learning outcomes
Participants will identify how biodiversity can be embedded in project lifecycles, from site selection and master planning through to delivery and long-term asset management.
Participants will understand the credibility, limitations and governance requirements of multiple emerging digital solutions. Delegates will gain insight into how collaboration between technology providers, developers and investors enables scalable, transparent biodiversity outcomes.
Participants will recognise how delivering nature-positive outcomes requires collaboration across valuation, land management, construction, investment and policy disciplines.
They will understand how RICS standards and competencies are evolving to embed biodiversity into everyday professional practice. Attendees will leave with a clearer mandate for leadership, accountability and measurable action within their organisations.
They will understand how RICS standards and competencies are evolving to embed biodiversity into everyday professional practice. Attendees will leave with a clearer mandate for leadership, accountability and measurable action within their organisations.
Participants will engage with real-world case studies, implementation tools and step-by-step frameworks that demonstrate how nature-positive commitments can be operationalised within their own organisations. Delegates will leave with a clear set of practical takeaways and immediate next steps to embed nature-positive principles into day-to-day professional practice.
Event programme
Published date: 20 July 2026
Sustainability in Action: Share your story
Sustainability is already shaping the way professionals across the built and natural environment carry out their work every day. At this year’s Global Sustainability Conference, we want to shine a light on the practical steps RICS members are taking to turn sustainability into action. We are inviting you to submit short Sustainability in Action stories that show how sustainability principles have been applied in your work.
Your example might include:
Initiatives to reduce carbon emissions, strengthen climate resilience, protect biodiversity, or embed circular economy principles in projects and professional practice.
This does not need to be a formal case study or academic paper. We are simply looking for short examples of what you did, what impact it made and what you learned.
Selected stories will be developed into short video features and showcased during the Sustainability in Action session at the conference.
Additional submissions may also be included in post-conference resources to help other professionals learn from your experience.
What to expect
Submitting your story should take around 10 minutes.
We will ask you to briefly describe:
- The sustainability challenge or opportunity you encountered
- The action you took
- What changed as a result
- One key insight or lesson
Submission deadline: 1 September 2026
Submit your story: Sustainability in action - Member practice stories – Fill in form
Help us demonstrate how sustainability is already being put into practice across the profession.
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