LCAW 2026: Programme overview & key takeaways
Chapter Zero presented a new and exciting programme of events at London Climate Action Week 2026. We are proud to have brought together over 150 board members and senior business leaders to explore a variety of crucial topics that are central to the board agenda throughout the week. We are grateful to our valued partners for their collaboration, including Deloitte, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), the London Stock Exchange, Baker McKenzie, the International Climate Councils Network (ICCN), Legal Charter 1.5 and the Chapter Zero Alliance.
The week began with our exclusive, closed-door roundtable alongside members and Fellows, which we hosted with Deloitte and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), and featured contributions from Veronica Poole, Vice Chair of Deloitte UK and Global IFRS and Corporate Reporting Leader and Sue Lloyd, Vice Chair at the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). This discussion provided vital insight on the importance of real world scenarios to drive boardroom action, why standards play a critical role in supporting this process, and how policy engagement and the language of incentives can shift the paradigm.
Later that evening, Chapter Zero partnered with the London Stock Exchange to bring together FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 Chairs and Non-Executive Directors for a market close and networking drinks reception. The board's responsibility to future generations and creating sustainable shareholder value, by integrating climate as a strategic priority, was a key takeaway in our conversation between David Tyler, Domestic & General (D&G) Chair and Chapter Zero Supporting Chair, and Vicky Moffatt, Chief Executive Director at Chapter Zero.
The following morning, we hosted an intimate panel event for board directors and senior business leaders with Baker McKenzie and hosted by Gillian Karran-Cumberlege, Founding Director and former board member at Chapter Zero. Speakers reflected on physical risk as a driver for climate being considered a systemic business issue, and the importance of non-executive directors interrogating across business functions to get a view of climate risk and resilience.
On Wednesday, our roundtable with the International Climate Councils Network (ICCN) and hosted by Susan Hooper, Founding Director at Chapter Zero, formed a key part of the Climate Governance Forum. Continuing the theme of a holistic view, participants discussed why directors must look beyond their own organisation, as climate challenges are multi-faceted and contain many dependencies. They also highlighted the need for global, multi-stakeholder initiatives to maximise impact on policy and enabling infrastructure development.
Later that afternoon, we held a panel discussion in partnership with Legal Charter 1.5 and hosted by Dentons, an esteemed group of Senior Counsel and Chapter Zero member Selina Sagayam, Non-Executive Director at The Renewables Infrastructure Group and Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund, joined the panel to discuss the future legal landscape for climate and nature. The key takeaway from this discussion was the importance of building board capability and legal understanding to embed climate risk in strategy, as well as an ongoing dialogue between the board and legal advisers to navigate complexity.
Our London Climate Action Week programme concluded on Thursday 25th June with a workshop on global dependencies impacting transition plans, in partnership with Chapter Zero Alliance. Discussions explored entities' reliance on a host of dependencies including policy, nature and biodiversity, regulatory, technological, economic and beyond, as a key consideration of the Foundation and Implementation Strategy of the TPT. We were delighted to be joined by members from Chapters around the world including Ireland, Poland, USA, Ukraine and beyond.
