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 Secret Sauce of High-Impact Brand-Nonprofit Partnerships
This dynamic panel will explore the success drivers behind highly effective brand-nonprofit partnerships across a diverse array of industries and contexts. Moving beyond traditional transactional philanthropy, cross-sector experts will unpack how the... View More
Striking the Balance The Business Case Companies Can't Afford to Ignore
Companies rarely pursue sustainability for a single reason. Most investments are a calculated mix of reactive, defensive pressures—protecting reputation and license to operate—and offensive opportunities, including cost efficiency, resilience, an... View More
Being Brand Brave in a World of Bots, Trolls and Deep Fakes
There is no denying the growing onslaught of mis- and disinformation – and for purpose-driven organizations the stakes are especially high. Accusations of greenwashing, viral supply-chain exposés, coordinated trolling of social justice campaigns, ... View More
From Overwhelm to Imagination A Resilience Immersion for Leaders Navigating Disruption
Sustainability leaders today are being asked to build the new while the old is unraveling – to lead teams, attract investment, and deliver results in an environment defined by accelerating volatility, compounding disruptions and growing constraints... View More
Becoming Part of the Culture How Brands Can Help Build Healthier Habits
While sustainability often focuses on carbon and plastic, the most immediate climate cost is human health. Environmental shifts from urbanization, rising humidity, and pollution are accelerating public health crises globally, such as the surge of Ato... View More
Story as Stakeholder Fuel How Brands Ignite ROI Through Purpose Narratives
CMOs are under impossible pressure: prove ROI, protect brand trust, navigate greenwashing scrutiny, and amplify sustainability without turning off customers. Most sustainability stories fall flat — too abstract, too technical, or too safe. But the ... View More
Turning Nature Into a Competitive Advantage Blazing a Trail for Truly Sustainable and Nature Positive Beef
As pressure mounts on food systems to deliver both sustainability and growth, a new frontier is emerging: nature as a source of innovation and competitive advantage. In this session, Kate Beddoe, Chief Sustainability & Risk Officer at Silver Fern ... View More
From 2006 to 2026 to 2046 How Sustainable Investing Can Realize Its Full Potential
How can companies get more investors, asset managers and pension funds to embrace and participate in what sustainable brands already know? This talk will outline the directions sustainable investing has been going in over the past 20 years, and where... View More
Learnings from a 15-Year Journey in Sustainability Leadership
Virginie Helias, Procter & Gamble’s Chief Sustainability Officer, distills fifteen years of global sustainability leadership into five pillars that changed how one of the world’s largest companies operates. From embedding sustainability into core... View More
From Proof to Practice Addressing the Non-Financial Barriers to Sustainability at Scale
Session Description: For more than a decade universities, corporations, investor coalitions like UN Principles for Responsible Investment, and industry associations have built a robust business case for sustainability – demonstrating links to reve... View More
Where Is Gen Z in Decisions Shaping Your Brand's Future
Brands pursuing sustainability are navigating three pressures at once: a gap between what they promise and what they deliver, Gen Z entering peak spending years with rising expectations, and a divide inside organizations where younger employees and s... View More
Sustainability as the Deal Multiplier How ESG Readiness Shapes M&A Value Before and After the Close
As global M&A activity accelerates amid regulatory shifts and capital redeployment, sustainability has moved far beyond disclosure. ESG readiness now directly influences valuation premiums, deal certainty, and long-term brand resilience. Recent data ... View More
From Greenhushing to Greenshouting How B Corps are Leading the Way on Bold Sustainability Communication
In a polarized political and economic climate, many brands are retreating, quietly downplaying or abandoning sustainability commitments to avoid controversy, a phenomenon widely known as ‘greenhushing’. But a growing cohort of companies is doing ... View More