Pre-Symposium Webinar: Is Sustainability Faltering?
Monday, May 04, 2026 - 16:30
Online
4 May, 16.30-17.30
Host: Prof. Wayne Visser, Director, Católica Centre for Thriving Futures
Guests: Martin Calnan, UNESCO Chair for Futures Literacy (FAST), Cam Danielson & Pamela Fuhrmann, PhD, Co-Founders at Conscious Leadership Institute and One Earth Leadership.
In this webinar, we will explore the implications of the current ESG-backlash / sustainability recession, and whether the concept or practice of sustainability is still fit for purpose. Is this a geopolitical winter that the sustainability movement needs to ride out, or do we need to adapt and transform sustainability itself? Is it still credible to hope for the creation of a regenerative economy, net positive businesses and a thriving future?
This event is organized by the Católica Centre for Thriving Futures (CCTF) of Universidade Católica Portuguesa – Porto, which brings together the expertise of Católica Porto Business School, the School of Law and the Faculty of Biotechnology to undertake sustainability-oriented policy, technology and business analysis in data science & AI, bio economy innovation, and ESG finance & reporting.