UNiting Business LIVE Australia 2026: Sustainability in Action
Australia's leading UN sustainability conference for business
- DATE: 13-14 May 2026
- VENUE: Jones Bay Wharf, Piers 19-21, 26/32 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009
About the event
The defining sustainability event of the year, giving leaders the opportunity to shape the future of business in Australia.
In a watershed moment for corporate accountability, UNiting Business LIVE Australia will equip businesses to navigate ongoing socio-environmental and regulatory changes.
This event from the UN Global Compact Network Australia (UNGCNA), the Country Network of the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, presents insights from international sustainability leaders to solve the most pressing challenges faced by Australian organisations today.
The event’s program is tailored to the bespoke needs of Australia’s C-Suite and Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs), board members, and emerging and future sustainability leaders. It will equip them with technical and actionable solutions to challenges at the intersection of net zero, nature-positive, human rights and governance.
Attendees will leave armed with practical knowledge to implement in their organisation and drive positive change, for the future of business, Australia and the planet.
UNiting Business LIVE Australia: Sustainability in Action will unite global and local business leaders, changemakers and world-renowned sustainability champions to move beyond sustainability pledges to providing tangible, actionable solutions.
Topics include
- Actioning human rights across supply chains & business
- Advancing a nature-positive private sector
- Driving climate action through net zero business
- Innovation & the sustainability frontier
- Mandatory climate reporting
- Moral courage & self-care for sustainability professionals
- Sourcing, supply chains & scope 3 solutions
- Sustainability leadership & governance for impact
- Sustainable finance in action
UNiting Business LIVE Australia delivers sustainability in action — progressing the Australian sustainable business agenda via the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and UN Global Compact’s Ten Principles.
Join us to learn what’s next in sustainability leadership and set your organisation up for success in 2026 and beyond.
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Lead, Learn, Connect – our conference pillars
Through the three conference pillars – lead, learn and connect – the 2026 UNiting Business LIVE Australia conference provides specialised streams designed to support Australian business leaders as they drive sustainability action across sectors.
Lead: Position your business as a sustainability leader, setting benchmarks and inspiring a ripple effect of positive change across your sector.
Learn: Propel your career and your company’s sustainability agenda forward with cutting-edge knowledge, insights and technical guidance from those at the forefront of change.
Connect: Cultivate a vast network of like-minded professionals, thought leaders and changemakers dedicated to shaping the future of sustainable business.
Why attend:
- Drive impact throughout your organisation and beyond as you collaborate with C-suite, board members, investors, political leaders and sustainability professionals
- Network with global and regional leaders from business, government, civil society and academia
- Attend plenary sessions with our most transformational sustainability experts
- Breakout to concurrent lead and learn sessions, including workshops designed to equip you with the tools, technical guidance, strategies and key insights necessary to accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within your organisation.
- Engage with world-renowned sustainability leaders through dedicated audience-directed Q&As.
Who attends:
UNiting Business LIVE Australia attendees represent every part of the sustainability value chain including senior decision makers, sustainability practitioners, technical specialists, advisors, communications professionals, small and medium enterprise leaders, government, civil society and academic leaders.
These are our changemakers.
- C-suite and boards – dedicated sessions that capture emerging opportunities in sustainability; exclusive spaces to connect with fellow executive leaders; training and guidance on sustainable governance.
- Sustainability professionals and changemakers – practical tools and provocative conversations that deliver impact; extensive time to connect, network and collaborate with cutting-edge sustainability changemakers; regenerative spaces for sustainability leaders fighting for change.
- Small and medium enterprise leaders
- Government, civil society and academic leaders
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1-day passWhy UNiting Business LIVE Australia matters
Join Australia’s leading UN sustainability conference for business leaders and changemakers.
As we pass the milestone of the halfway mark to the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Australia’s leading UN sustainability conference for business addresses the rapidly shifting landscape of sustainability.
Held just one month after the UN Summit of the Future, UNiting Business LIVE Australia will be centred on expediting the impact of the private sector, including action-oriented outcomes from the Pact for the Future.
Recent years have brought both ample reasons for despair and moments for optimism. Sustainability risks for corporates and investors continue to rise, as we simultaneously fall short on meeting the SDGs and observe increases in climate emergencies and humanitarian crises. However, there remains optimism, hope, empowerment and – perhaps most importantly – action.
We believe in the ability of the private sector to act and deliver crucial impact for sustainability. This year’s UNiting Business LIVE Australia: Sustainability in Action conference – and annual dinner – moves beyond pledges and transforms business operations and investments, both in and for, a truly sustainable planet.
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Partnership enquiries
For all partnership enquiries please contact: partnerships@unglobalcompact.org.au
Natasha: 0409 790 530
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