Green Project at World Sustainability Congress 2026

About The Event

World Sustainability Congress returned to The Garden of Amsterdam on October 21–22, bringing together Chief Sustainability Officers and senior leaders from across the globe.

This year's focus was on how leaders are embedding sustainability into core strategy and proving measurable return, from decarbonizing complex value chains to navigating regulation and unlocking new growth. With 2030 goals fast approaching and scrutiny growing, it was a chance to connect with the people moving sustainability from planning to execution.

‍Why We Attended

Green Project was proud to sponsor this year's Congress and speak at two sessions across both days.

On day one, Eduardo Gomez, Chief Product Officer, was joined by Kaushal Narayan, Climate Strategy and Program Manager, for an interactive breakout session titled From Measurement to Momentum:

• Date: October 21

• Time: 11:30am

• Location: The Warehouse

This interactive breakout session explored why so many companies are getting stuck at measurement, even as pressure mounts to hit targets and show tangible reductions, and how sustainability and procurement teams can turn their data into real progress across their supply chains.

Takeaways

Across two days at the World Sustainability Congress in Amsterdam, one theme ran through nearly every conversation: the business case for sustainability.

Most companies have already captured the easier, cost-saving wins. The challenge now is justifying the next phase of transition budgets, and that case needs to draw on many strands to carry weight with the wider business. Many teams are reframing sustainability in the language of risk management and business and supply chain resilience to build that buy-in.

In our conversations with attendees, a credible transition plan was the most pressing need. Teams told us that once they can justify their net-zero budgets, investment in supplier engagement and product carbon footprints can follow. Looking further ahead, decarbonization will move from specialist sustainability and procurement teams into the wider business, particularly to contract managers who weigh sustainability alongside many other priorities. That shift calls for simple, integrated tools and insights.