On 10 December 2025, sustainability professionals and industry leaders will gather for The 2025 Sustainability Review—edie’s annual moment to assess what’s working, what’s stumbling, and where the green agenda needs to pivot. Held as a one-hour virtual session, the review offers a snapshot of trends, lessons, and the road ahead.
What to Expect
This year’s review aims to go beyond accolades and trends. Instead, it’s positioned as a collective reflection: a chance for participants to see where major efforts have succeeded or fallen short and to together identify where urgency must intensify.
Key themes likely on the agenda include:
- Decarbonization progress — Which sectors are hitting their marks, and where are emissions stubbornly high?
- Regulation and disclosure evolution — As climate, ESG, and sustainability standards tighten globally, how well are companies adapting?
- Behavioral change & culture — Technology helps, but real progress demands shifting mindsets, embedding sustainability in operations, and aligning incentives.
- Innovation and finance — New models, funding mechanisms, carbon markets, and green technologies that are proving (or failing) their promise.
- Lessons from failure — Not all projects succeed. The Review emphasizes learning from what was overpromised, underdelivered, or misaligned with stakeholder need.
Why It Matters for Practitioners
Because 2025 has been a pivotal year: midpoints and end dates approach for many net zero targets. The Review gives professionals a way to recalibrate, benchmark, and course correct before commitments become irreversible.
For sustainability leads, ESG directors, policy enforcers, and consultants, attending the Review can:
- Help validate or challenge your assumptions
- Offer fresh perspectives on scaling or shifting strategies
- Provide signals for what investors, regulators, or supply chain partners will expect next
- Strengthen internal buy-in by bringing sharper insights into future direction
How the Session Works
- It runs as a live one-hour session, making it lean and focused rather than sprawling.
- It’s part of edie’s larger Sustainability Leaders Forum ecosystem. Many participants will use the session to shape their planning for 2026.
- The Review typically features a mix of short keynote segments, data highlights, panel reflections, and audience prompts for future priorities.
What to Watch
After the Review, attention will turn to how businesses respond:
- Will companies recommit resources based on revealed gaps?
- Do public and private sectors use the conclusions to update policies, R&D investment, or reporting standards?
- How will attendees shift their strategic agendas based on what they learn?
Final Word
The 2025 Sustainability Review offers more than reflection—it’s a turning point. In a world where climate and ESG ambitions risk becoming rhetorical, taking stock publicly helps lift accountability. For professionals working in—or adjacent to—sustainability, it’s a moment worth marking.