WSLF2025: From Boardroom to Breakthrough

Join the World’s Top ESG Trailblazers at WSLF2025

In a world where climate urgency intersects with economic ambition, one event stands apart—the World Sustainability Leadership Forum 2025 (WSLF2025). This summit brings together top minds in sustainability, ESG strategy, finance, and policy. Its goal is to accelerate transformation and deliver measurable impact.

Why WSLF2025 Matters

As the climate crisis intensifies, we reach a pivotal moment. Local innovation, state-level governance, and federal frameworks now converge to shape real environmental change. At WSLF2025, leaders from both sectors—public and private—join forces. Their mission: to align profitability with purpose and innovation with integrity.

Moreover, according to the World Economic Forum, ESG risks now dominate the global risk landscape. Consequently, events like WSLF2025 are vital for building resilience, ensuring compliance, and staying competitive.

What You’ll Gain

WSLF2025 offers more than inspiration—it provides real strategies and meaningful connections. At this elite gathering in New York City, you will:

• Hear from high-impact keynote speakers like Edward Mermelstein (NYC International Affairs), Stephen Hammer (New York Climate Exchange), and Roger Martella (GE Vernova).

• Gain actionable insights from panels with leaders from Michelin, Fifth Third Bank, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, and MilliporeSigma.

• Learn how to navigate hot-button issues, including EU regulations, AI tools, and Scope 3 emissions.

• Connect with fellow ESG trailblazers through structured and informal networking sessions.

Program Highlights

🔹 Strategy & Leadership in ESG
Receive key insights from government and business leaders embedding sustainability into operations.

🔹 Net-Zero Pathways
Discover innovative approaches to decarbonization, clean energy, and municipal collaboration.

🔹 Sustainable Finance Innovation
Explore fresh perspectives on ESG investing and sustainable finance from top industry players.

🔹 Regulatory Alignment
Attend workshops on how CSRD and other EU policies affect U.S.-based operations.

🔹 Supply Chain & Scope 3 Transparency
Uncover strategies to improve traceability, reduce Scope 3 emissions, and engage suppliers.

🔹 Circular Economy Integration
Review real-world examples of circularity built into core business models.

🔹 Third-Party Assurance & Data Integrity
Learn best practices for ESG data verification and achieving investor-grade transparency.

Real Voices. Real Impact.

“Last year’s WSLF began with the question we face most often in sustainability: How do we overcome the perceived conflict between sustainability and profitability? That’s the hundred-million-dollar question.”
— Petra Wicklandt, Chief Sustainability Officer, Trivanta Energy, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

WSLF2025 isn’t just another conference. It’s a platform where scientists, CEOs, and investors collaborate on solutions that drive long-term resilience.

Want to see what’s possible? Explore highlights from the CSE Sustainability & ESG Leadership Summit 2024.

CSE’s Legacy of Leadership

WSLF2025 marks 20 years of impact by the Center for Sustainability and Excellence. In recognition of this milestone, the updated Certified Sustainability (ESG) Practitioner Program will be launched—an advanced credential recognized across industries.

Since 2005, CSE has certified over 4,000 professionals and C-suite executives. This includes leaders from top firms such as Google, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Chevron, Oracle, NASA, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Who Should Attend?

• Corporate executives and ESG strategists

• Public sector policymakers and advisors

• Investors and financial analysts

• NGO leaders and academic researchers

• Green economy entrepreneurs and consultants

If you aim to turn ESG intent into business results, WSLF2025 is the place to be.

👉 Register Here

📅 June 12–13, 2025

🏛️ One World Trade Center & Online

🎤The Forum is an exclusive collaboration between CSE and 1BusinessWorld