Sustainability Summit 2025

- What are Europe’s first results in securing affordable, sustainable energy and raw materials through instruments like the Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships and the new Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act?

- What evidence-based metrics can accelerate decarbonisation across sectors by guiding EU investments in clean technologies?

- What emerging trends and challenges arise from the Net Zero Industry Act in developing green skills and adopting sustainable industrial processes and supply chains?

- How can the EU leverage the Net Zero Industry Act to accelerate innovative renewable energy deployment while maintaining business competitiveness? What policy incentives can address the challenges and opportunities associated with the transition?

- What policies can support European industries in decarbonising while ensuring grid reliability and renewable integration, given the targets of the Revised Energy Directive?

- What opportunities and challenges arise from utilising state aid guidelines to accelerate renewable energy, industrial decarbonisation, and clean tech manufacturing across Member States?

- How can the Circular Economy Act promote a single EU market for waste, increase secondary material demand, and maintain a fair playing field for businesses?

- What incentives can encourage manufacturers to adopt circular design and use recyclable, reusable, or compostable materials without compromising recycled content targets?

- How is the EU promoting sustainable and responsible sourcing in global supply chains, given the increasing emphasis on circularity?

- How can the EU's industrial action plan for the automotive sector support the transition to EV, to preserve a European flagship industry amid increasing global competition?

- What are the potential impacts on vehicle prices, consumer behaviour, and European competitiveness in adapting to the new carbon pricing mechanism and the 2035 climate neutrality target?

- How have the tariffs imposed on Chinese EVs affected the competitive landscape within the EU automotive market, particularly in terms of the balance between domestic production and imports?