The UCL Centre of Sustainable Business had the great honour of participating in the London Climate Action Week 2026, strengthening its position as a leading body for action-oriented dialogue.
Hosted annually, the London Climate Action Week is one of the world’s largest independent climate events, bringing more than 75,000 attendees together, across 1,000 events. It unites global and local climate leaders, businesses, policymakers, and communities to accelerate climate and nature solutions.
The Centre convened three major events across Level 49 and Level 50, at the Schools home in One Canada Square, Canary Wharf:
Health in Climate AI Hackathon | 20–21 June
In partnership with Cornell Tech and the United Nations Climate Change Global Innovation Hub (UNFCCC), the Centre hosted a two-day hackathon bringing together over 60 students from UCL, King’s College London and beyond. Technologists, clinicians and sustainability practitioners collaborated to build AI solutions at the intersection of climate and health, turning the hardest climate-health problems into deployable AI tools.
Business & Nature: An Honest Conversation | 23 June
Organised in collaboration with Tecno International London, this invitation-only breakfast explored what natural capital means for businesses today, why it represents both a material risk and a major strategic opportunity. Expert speakers included Charlie Anniss, Portfolio Manager at M&G, Isabel Blanco, Head of Impact Evaluation in Sustainable Infrastructure and Natural Resources at EBRD, and Charlie Thefaut, Corporate Partnerships Manager at Surrey Wildlife Trust, with the session drawing leaders from finance, investment, conservation and impact.
Capital Stack Summit | 23 June
The flagship evening event convened senior investors, climate-tech founders and civic leaders around one question: what will it actually take to move climate innovation from pilot to citywide scale? Speakers included Erin Meezan, Chief Sustainability Officer at JLL & Executive Director at JLL Foundation, Ryan Ramos, Head of Property & Technology at Inclusive Prosperity Capital, Erin Ellis, Senior Director of Development at Efficiency Capital, Julia Attwood, Head of Research at Currence, Sonam Velani, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at StreetLife Ventures, Anh Nguyen, Urban Innovation Fellow and NYC Department of Environmental Protection at Cornell Tech, and Stephen Bediako OBE, Partner of Deloitte. The evening was moderated by Professor Paolo Taticchi, Co-Founder of the UCL Centre for Sustainable Business, and Chris Patacsil, Global Research Advisor at CIV:LAB, with over 100 senior decision-makers in attendance.
Across all three events, the Centre hosted more than 200 senior decision-makers from across climate finance, institutional investment, corporate sustainability and the public sector.
Convened in partnership with CIV:LAB, London & Partners, Cornell Tech, UNFCCC and Tecno International.
