Sustainserv Hosts Boston Climate Week Events on Corporate Sustainability Leadership

Global sustainability management consulting firm Sustainserv is hosting two Boston Climate Week events on May 7 and 8, 2026, focusing on corporate climate solutions and the assessment of nature-based business risks. The events bring together sustainability leaders from Eversource, KinderCare, Qlik and Thermo Fisher Scientific to discuss strategies for advancing corporate climate goals.

The first event, 'Companies Leading the Way on Climate Solutions,' takes place on May 7 at The Foundry in Cambridge and features a panel of senior sustainability executives discussing collective efforts to address climate change in the corporate environment, alongside the challenges and opportunities involved in achieving sustainability targets. A second Lunch and Learn session on May 8 at Sustainserv's Boston office is designed for sustainability practitioners seeking to understand nature-specific risk assessments and how to integrate them into business models. The events are part of Boston Climate Week 2026.

Corporate sustainability leaders from companies with large operational footprints are sharing increasingly specific experiences around decarbonisation implementation. Panels featuring heads of sustainability from a utility, an education provider, a software firm and a life sciences company reflect the breadth of industries now actively managing climate risk and setting emissions targets. These sessions provide practical insights into how different sectors approach energy transition, supplier engagement and alignment with scientific targets under current regulatory and market pressure.

Nature-based risk assessment is rapidly moving from a voluntary best practice to a regulatory expectation for companies subject to frameworks such as the TNFD and the EU CSRD, and increasingly for those disclosing under India's BRSR requirements. The May 8 session on identifying and quantifying nature-based risks reflects the growing demand for practical tools and methodologies that allow companies to assess biodiversity and ecosystem service dependencies across their operations and value chains. Sustainserv's events aim to provide actionable insights that sustainability professionals can apply in their own reporting and risk management programmes.

Key figure — May 7-8, 2026 — Boston Climate Week event dates