Save the Date: European Business & Nature Summit 2025 to be held on 23-24 October
Get ready for an inspiring event! The 2025 edition of the European Business & Nature Summit is coming to Helsinki on 23-24 October. Stay tuned for more information!
The European Business & Nature Summit (EBNS) stands as the foremost European high-level political and technical forum, dedicated to mobilizing the business community towards achieving nature-positive. With each passing year, the EBNS has expanded its reach, establishing itself as the flagship event on business and nature for the European Commission. It has consistently proven to be a pivotal platform for in-depth discussions on pressing issues and emerging trends, elevating the discourse to new heights. By fostering collaboration and engagement, the summit paves the way for transformative action, ensuring that businesses and nature intertwine harmoniously for a sustainable future.
The Summit centres around catalysing transformative actions that businesses can undertake to effectively implement biodiversity targets, thereby spearheading the transition towards a nature-positive society. By bringing together influential leaders, policymakers, and forward-thinking industry experts, the event facilitates high-level policy and business dialogues that drive meaningful change. Additionally, businesses stand to gain significant benefits through a diverse range of practical sessions tailored to specific sectors and business requirements. These sessions empower companies to make tangible progress in their journey towards embracing nature positivity. They encompass critical aspects such as monitoring, assessing, and disclosing biodiversity; reducing environmental impacts and regenerating ecosystems; unlocking and mobilizing financial resources through innovative mechanisms; and forging inclusive partnerships to expedite action. Through this comprehensive approach, the Summit empowers businesses to take decisive steps and make a lasting impact on the path to a sustainable future.
The last edition of the EBNS was held on 11-12 October 2023 at the prestigious Palazzo Lombardia in Milan, Italy. The event offered an exceptional opportunity to gain insights into concrete actions that can be taken to align with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, and to begin working towards target specifications in the upcoming COP16.
Registrations for EBNS 2025 are now open!
We are excited to announce that registration for the 2025 edition of the European Business & Nature Summit (EBNS) is now open! Join us at the Finlandia Hall in the heart of Helsinki for over one and a half days of high-level dialogues and practical, on-the-ground discussions, to put nature at the heart of our economy and society.
Organised by the European Business & Biodiversity Platform in collaboration with Sitra, EBNS 2025 will bring together leaders from business, finance, and policy to explore how nature can drive competitiveness and resilience.
We will embark on a journey to explore first steps, innovative solutions, commitments and bold actions around three main themes:
- Business Action: Enabling and accelerating credible and effective business transformation.
- Circular and Bioeconomy: Leveraging circular solutions and bioeconomy for a nature-positive future.
- Biodiversity Finance: Aligning financial flows with biodiversity goals to support business transformation.
Whether you're from government, business, finance, academia, or civil society, this is your opportunity to connect with change-makers across Europe and contribute to shaping a nature-positive future.
