Big News for 2026 – SB'26 is Moving to June! Starting in 2026, SB San Diego will shift to June, giving attendees more time to integrate key insights into their annual planning cycles. We'll be back at Town & Country Resort in June 2026 for another transformative event.
SB'26 San Diego
June 8-10, 2026
Content
The CSO at an Inflection Point: Evolving Mandate, Expanding Accountability
*The Chief Sustainability Officer at an Inflection Point*, led by Pamela Gill-Alabaster and supported by Sustainable Brands, explores how the CSO role is evolving into a strategic enterprise leadership position. Drawing on insights from leading CSOs,... View More
Critical EPR Developments Shaping the U.S. Landscape What You Need to Know
As Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation accelerates across the United States, producers face an increasingly complex and rapidly evolving compliance environment. In this interactive session, the RecycleMe team will break down the key de... View More
Building Internal Capacity Move From Reactive Reporting to Proactive Risk Management
With landmark California laws such as SB 253 (Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act) and SB 261 (Climate-Related Financial Risk Act) reshaping disclosure expectations, and global standards like the ISSB’s IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 setting a new basel... View More
Wildfire, Water and Workforce A New Strategy for Corporate Resilience and Sustainability
As climate change intensifies heat, drought, catastrophic wildfire, ecosystem degradation, and workforce disruption, resilience has become both an environmental imperative and a business necessity. This breakout session will explore how cross-sector ... View More
Experience Design as the Future of Leadership
As AI changes the landscape of everything we know, the skillset that will become a critical differentiator for organizations, brands, and leaders will be designing truly human experiences. Experience design is not a nice-to-have and it's not just ... View More
The Sustainability – Resilience – Regeneration Pathway Cutting through Jargon to Align Teams and Goals
Session Description: Sustainability. Resilience. Regeneration. Net positive. Circular economy. Triple bottom line. Thriving. Nature positive. And more — the vocabulary of responsible business and systems change has been growing for decades, and so... View More
Research Insights Series Leadership and Strategy
Moderated by Suzanne Shelton, the session features Pam Alabaster and Elizabeth Katsadouros, who will unpack two pivotal studies on the structural barriers to progress. We will explore the SB Future of Sustainability Leadership study, which defines th... View More
Measuring Circularity How to Know You’re on the Right Path
Circular economy commitments are easier to make than they are to operationalize. Without a rigorous framework for tracking progress, companies risk more than just greenwashing claims; they risk misaligned investments and the inability to prove real-w... View More
AI and Sustainability Assessing Both the Environmental Footprint and the Potential for Positive Impact
This session will provide a comprehensive overview of the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and sustainability, in two parts. Part 1 will focus on measuring the environmental impact of deploying generative AI and agentic AI, while Par... View More
Stop Selling Sustainability...Start Selling Impact
Why are we still leading with sustainability like it sells itself? Here’s what we’re facing: cost pressure, supply volatility, political and economic uncertainty, competition, budgets are tighter. Sustainability still matters; it just doesn’t w... View More
From Purpose to Purchase Helping Better Food Win in the Aisle
In today’s environment, companies, brands and retailers alike face mounting pressure from every direction: shifting consumer priorities, evolving regulatory scrutiny, retailer ESG commitments and commercial constraints, price sensitivity, and growi... View More
Scaling Future Fit Materials Working Group Insights and Playbook Review
A cohort of Sustainable Brands Members, including P&G, Target, Eastman, The Estee Lauder Companies, and IFF have come together through the SB Scaling Future-Fit Materials Working Group to tackle one of the most complex challenges in sustainable produ... View More
Research Insights Series Consumer Preferences and Behaviors
This session brings together a powerhouse of research leaders to unpack the latest data on how consumers are—and aren't—translating their values into their wallets. Moderated by Suzanne Shelton, the conversation bridges decades of national res... View More
Setting the Stage with the Power of And
Every great shift in history starts with a felt need, an opportunity and an intention to respond acted on by a few – generating a spark that, if nurtured, turns into a slow burn that eventually catches fire. As we kick off the 20th year of fire sta... View More
An Open Dialogue with Legacy Leaders on Where We’ve Been, Where We are Today, Where We are Going and What We Need to Get There
One of the advantages of experience is the perspective that it builds along the way. This fireside chat with SB Legacy Leaders will ground us in where we have been, what we have learned – and maybe what we missed along the way, too. Tap into hard-e... View More