Staying on top of the latest environment, health and safety, and sustainability (EHS&S) news, trends, and innovations is essential for EHS&S professionals like you who strive to continually improve your company’s processes and programs. 

Fortunately, there are a number of upcoming EHS&S events that can serve as incredible resources to help you gain new insights, find new opportunities, and ultimately ensure a safer and healthier workplace and world. 

From interactive sessions to inspiring presentations to networking opportunities, here’s a list of EHS and sustainability conferences and events (some virtual, some in-person)  that you should have on your radar in 2025. 

GREENBIZ 25

Dates: February 10-12, 2025

Location: Phoenix, Arizona

Event Details: Join the dynamic GreenBiz community to harness the knowledge of experts, peers and new voices to help you learn what’s next in decarbonization, biodiversity, supply chains, strategic communications, and more. Join over 3,000 professionals and accelerate your career with connection, sharing, and learning. 

Website: https://trellis.net/events/greenbiz/ 

Antea Group will be attending this event, we hope to see you there! 

(Image Credit: Trellis.net) 

REUTERS RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS USA 2025

Dates: June 23-24, 2025

Location: New York, USA

Event Details: Sustainable business is now the imperative. Rising pressures for immediate sustainable action and leadership, increasing legal risks, and complex financial realities are making the effective integration of sustainability across all functions fundamental to long-term business success.  

This event brings together CEOs, senior sustainability, legal, communications and finance executives to share their actionable ideas and insights on how to collaborate, communicate, and comply to ensure your organization leads on sustainable action. Join to gain the tools to successfully integrate sustainability across core functions, master reporting efficiently and effectively, and engage with key stakeholders for maximum impact.  

Website: https://events.reutersevents.com/sustainable-business/responsible-business-usa 

(Image Credit: Reuters) 

NAEM OPEX25 & TECH25 | EHS  Operational Excellence and EHS + ESG Conference

Date: April 1-3, 2025

Location: Orlando, Florida

Event Details: NAEM's OPEX25 & TECH25 conferences are being held together at the same location this year. NAEM's OPEX25 EHS Operational Excellence conference focuses on EHS management strategies and leading best practices to reduce risk, embed compliance into your business culture, and reach new levels of operational excellence. NAEM's EHS+ESG Conference brings together corporate "in-house" leaders focused on EHS and sustainability outcomes and ESG reporting with the marketplace of software, digital solutions, and technology providers. 

Websitehttps://www.naem.org/events/read/2025/04/01/conferences-events/tech-opex25-conferences 

(Image Credit: NAEM) 

2025 AIHA Connect

Date: May 19-21, 2025

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Event Details: Since 1939, AIHA's annual conference has been vital for occupational health and safety professionals. Targeting a broad audience, AIHA Connect provides knowledge through sessions, lectures, demonstrations, and development courses, ensuring participants can protect worker health and improve workplace safety. 

Website: https://aihaconnect.org/ 

Antea Group will be attending this event, we hope to see you there! 

(Image Credit: AHIA Connect) 

WORLD WATER WEEK 2025

Dates: August 24-28, 2025

Location: Stockholm, Sweden, and Online 

Event Details: For over 30 years, the Stockholm International Water Institute has organized World Water Week. This year, World Water Week 2025 is focused on Water for Climate Action. According to their host, SIWI's, website, "If we don't address water issues, we won't be able to tackle the climate crisis. The theme for 2025 focuses on water-related climate challenges and will aim to put opportunities and solutions that can make a difference for impactful climate action at the forefront. 

Website:  https://www.worldwaterweek.org/ or https://siwi.org/latest/world-water-week-and-siwi-in-2025/ 

(Image Credit: SIWI X Account) 

VPPPA's 2025 Safety+ Symposium

Dates: August 11-14, 2025

Location: St. Louis, Missouri

Event Details: For over 30 years, the VPPPA Safety + Symposium is the only national educational event for VPP worksites to achieve and maintain safety and health excellence. Attendees will have a unique opportunity to interact and directly learn from other safety professionals, industry leaders and federal agencies. Interaction with these safety professionals will help improve your company’s safety program through educational seminars, round-table discussions, and collaboration with other safety professionals. 

Websitehttp://safety.vpppa.org/

(Image Credit: Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association) 

2025 NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL CONGRESS & EXPO 

Dates: September 12-18, 2025

Location: Denver, Colorado

Event Details: For more than 100 years, safety, health and environmental professionals have turned to the world's largest annual safety event for industry-leading technology, education, networking opportunities and the tried-and-true products and services needed to stay at the forefront and remain competitive within the industry.  

  • Come together to share experiences and make connections with others at the forefront of the industry 
  • Learn new ways of doing business while earning CEUs 
  • Explore the latest safety innovations and solutions driving our industry to save lives, from the workplace to anyplace. 

Websitehttps://congress.nsc.org/nsc2025/public/enter.aspx

(Image Credit: NSC Congress & Expo) 

SUSTAINABLE BRANDS: SB’25 

Dates: October 13-16, 2025

Location: Town & Country Resort, San Diego, CA 

Event Details: Sustainable Brands '25 is a global event for regenerative brands and leaders. According to their website, "For more than 17 years, Sustainable Brands (SB), a female-founded Public Benefit Corporation, has convened a community of courageous optimists reshaping the future of commerce worldwide. SB is where purpose, credibility, and authenticity meet - and also where today's business and brand leaders come to learn, get inspired, and engage with one another to share new ideas that can help them deliver sustainable business value through innovation for environmental and social benefit." 

Websitehttps://events.sustainablebrands.com/conferences/sustainablebrands/

FORUM25: NAEM EHS & SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT FORUM 

Dates: October 21-23, 2025

Location: Tuscon, Arizona

Event Details: NAEM's EHS & Sustainability Management Forum is the largest annual gathering for environment, health and safety, and sustainability (EHS&S) decision-makers. Join your peers from leading companies, get exposed to new ideas, and come away energized and ready to implement what you've learned. 

Website: https://www.naem.org/events/read/2025/10/21/conferences-events/forum25-ehs-sustainability-management-forum

Antea Group will be attending this event, we hope to see you there! 

(Image Credit: NAEM) 

Looking for a different type of conference? Contact us or check out our events and webinar pages to see what Antea Group is up to.

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