B Lab UK confirms full programme for Louder Than Words festival

The nonprofit organisation behind the UK B Corp movement will bring together leading voices in environmental, social and governance economics.  

Britain’s B Corp sector is now one of the fastest growing in the world, with 2,000 private companies now signed up to the agenda – double the number registered 18 months ago. 

Centred on Oxford’s New Theatre, Louder Than Words: The B Corp Festival will run on 10th and 11th September. Mary Portas, co-chair of B Corp flagship campaign the Better Business Act, will deliver a keynote to open the two day conference. Patrick Grant, founder of circularity-focused Community Clothing, will open the second day. 

Elsewhere, former UK energy minister Chris Skidmore, British climate lawyer and environmental activist, Farhana Yamin, and Anurdha Chugh, ex-managing director of Ben & Jerry’s, a global leader in ESG. More than 50 fringe events – from panel discussions to workshops – will also be spread across the city, with organisations such as The Guardian, The Living Wage Foundation, Patagonia, Motability Operations, and Good energy all involved. 

‘Speaking on behalf of the team at B Lab UK, we are thrilled to announce the full agenda for Louder Than Words this autumn. It will be an event that showcases the very best of British business, with a whole host of brilliant speakers and businesses exploring the role that business can play in ensuring our world is one where society and the natural environment can thrive,’ said Chris Turner, Executive Director of B Lab UK and Campaign Director for the Better Business Act. ‘Louder Than Words is all about putting these ideas into action and tackling the issues that matter. You don’t want to miss it.’

Tickets and further details can be found here.

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