Month: August 2026

São Paulo Climate Week (SPCW) is a collaborative platform bringing together leaders, companies, governments, communities and civil society around the climate agenda. Inspired by the Climate Weeks held in New York, London and San Francisco, the Brazilian edition takes place in Latin America’s largest metropolis and its mission is to position São Paulo as a benchmark for climate innovation, urban resilience and a just transition. The 2026 program runs from August 3 to 7, curated by Instituto OFUTURO and supported by more than 70 co-hosting organizations. It features panels, workshops, exhibitions and immersive experiences spread across hubs throughout the city, organized around six thematic pillars: Transition in the Energy, Industry and Transport Sectors; Forests, Oceans and Biodiversity; Agriculture and Sustainable Food Systems; Cities, Infrastructure and Water; Human Development and Climate Justice; and Catalysts — Research, Finance, Technology, Science and Governance.

Our participation

We’ll be taking part in the panel “The Brazilian Standard in Agriculture and Trade Barriers,” a discussion on how Brazil’s production model stands in the face of the growing environmental requirements of international trade — and on what needs to be built, in terms of data, traceability and industry-wide coordination, for the climate agenda to become a competitive asset rather than an obstacle.

Date: August 6, 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 10:20 a.m.
Venue: CIVI-CO — Rua Dr. Virgílio de Carvalho Pinto, 445, Pinheiros, São Paulo/SP
Moderator: Tatiana Aguiar (ECCON)

Invited speakers

• Marina Piatto — Imaflora
• Rubens Filho — UN Global Compact
• Alexandre Mansur — O Mundo que Queremos
• Leonardo Munhoz — FGV Agro

Official website: https://www.spclimateweek.com.br/

Organized by Climate Group, Climate Week NYC is the world’s largest climate event. It takes place annually alongside the United Nations General Assembly and, according to the organizers, brings together more than 100,000 people across some 1,000 events spread throughout New York over the course of a week.

It isn’t a single conference with a single stage: it’s a decentralized week in which companies, governments, investors, universities and civil society organizations run their own sessions within a coordinated official program. This is the setting where much of the market decision-making, corporate commitments and climate policy coordination gains international visibility ahead of the COPs.

The 2026 edition runs from September 20 to 27, with an agenda centered on energy transition, electrification, sustainable supply chains, climate finance, and the role of the economy in accelerating — or stalling — climate progress.

Official website: https://www.climateweeknyc.org/

Held since 1960 and organized by the University of Florida (UF/IFAS), the International Citrus & Beverage Conference (ICBC) is one of the most established technical gatherings in the global citrus and beverage industry. The 2026 edition runs from September 15 to 18, at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort in Clearwater Beach, Florida.

Unlike climate-agenda and business forums, the ICBC has a strong technical and scientific focus. The program brings together researchers along with quality, R&D, production and commercial teams around topics such as processing technology, quality control and authenticity, regulatory impact — with FSMA and its rules historically featured prominently — consumer testing, crop health (including greening/HLB) and new product development.

For those working in the juice supply chain, it’s where applied science, regulation and industrial practice meet — and where quality and reformulation trends surface before they become market requirements.

Official website: https://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/citrus

Launched in 2013 and jointly organized by AIJN (European Fruit Juice Association), IFU (International Fruit and Vegetable Juice Association) and SGF, the Juice Summit has established itself as the leading global forum for the fruit juice industry. Each edition brings together more than 450 professionals from over 30 countries, covering the entire value chain — growers, ingredient suppliers, bottlers, retail, laboratories, logistics and regulators.

In 2026, the summit takes place on October 14 and 15 and, for the first time, will be held in Brussels, at The Egg events venue, with the program starting on the afternoon of the 14th.

The agenda is structured around six thematic sessions: Artificial Intelligence (practical use cases), Packaging, Market and Trends, Nutrition, Supply Chain and Demand, and Sustainability — alongside keynotes and a policy address, reflecting the event’s proximity to the European institutions.

Official website: https://www.juicesummit.org/