Botswana Sustainability Week
2026

The Business of Sustainability: Activating Private Sector Leadership to Drive Botswana’s Next Growth Economy

Strategic focus: Unlocking growth across sectors, from tourism and natural capital to finance, energy, and industry

October 21-23, 2026

Sedia Hotel, Maun

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The Definitive Sustainability Summit

This sustainability week provides a dynamic platform to further discuss pressing sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges by fostering collaboration between business leaders, policymakers, and sustainability experts.

Sustainability and ESG are critical as they ensure that businesses and economies prioritise long-term sustainability frameworks, ESG driven key performance indicators (KPI’s) driving economic growth while conserving natural resources and fostering social equity in Botswana.

Africa, and globally, sustainability and ESG principles assist in mitigating climate risks, attract responsible investment and create resilient economies that balance profitability with positive societal and environmental impact.

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October 21-23, 2026

Mission and Vision

Equip businesses with sustainability frameworks and ESG strategies that drive growth for impact investing

Align corporate priorities with ESG KPI’s that speak to the organisations mandate and global sector sustainability

Accelerate Botswana’s transition to a sustainable economy through trading beyond borders and cross country sharing of knowledge

Botswana Sustainability Week 2025 recap

50+

Speakers & Contributors

12+

Participating Organisations

18+

Plenary Sessions & Presentations

290+

Participating Delegates

"Our mission has always been to bridge the gap between visionary ideas and practical implementation. This summit represents the culmination of years of bringing together the brightest minds in Sustainability."
Lindiwe Modise Managing Director & Event Founder

Our Partners

Event Founder

Meet The Visionary Behind The Movement

Lindiwe Modise

Managing Director

Green Loop

Agenda

Botswana Sustainability Week 2026 High Level Programme

Strategic Focus

Unlocking growth across sectors

From tourism and natural capital to finance, energy, and industry.

BSW26 Shift

From dialogue to delivery

Botswana Sustainability Week 2026 marks a decisive shift from dialogue to delivery. Building on the momentum of the past three editions, BSW26 positions sustainability and ESG as practical drivers of economic transformation, investment mobilisation, competitiveness, and inclusive growth.

Who Will Convene

Cross-sector leadership

Private sector, public institutions, development partners, civil society, academia, media, and sustainability practitioners will move beyond awareness and into implementation.

Platform Goal

Sustainability and ESG as growth drivers

This year's platform is designed to activate private sector leadership as a practical force for economic transformation, competitiveness, and inclusive growth.

3-Day Challenge

Throughout the three days, organisations will be challenged to:

Identify ESG and sustainability initiatives aligned to their organisational mandates and strategies.
Identify strategic partners within the platform whose mandates complement their initiatives.
Develop collaborative implementation approaches.
Explore funding and co-financing opportunities.
Present collaborative concepts by the final day of the platform.

Objective

Practical collaborative initiatives

The goal is for organisations to leave Botswana Sustainability Week not only with knowledge and networks, but with practical collaborative initiatives to implement over the next three years.

Tracking

Annual impact reporting

Progress on these initiatives will be tracked and shared annually through impact reporting during future editions of the platform.

Long-Term Value

Accountability and sustained collaboration

This approach is intended to strengthen accountability, encourage measurable implementation, and create a culture of long-term collaboration and sustainable impact across Botswana's public, private, and non-profit sectors.

2025 Tree Pledge

One Million Tree Campaign update

The platform will provide an official update on collective tree planting commitments pledged during Botswana Sustainability Week 2025.

Trees planted to date
Community nursery development
School and livelihood-linked initiatives
Restoration impact progress
Next implementation phases

Why It Matters

Restoration and climate resilience

This update reinforces Botswana's growing private sector participation in restoration, climate resilience, and nature-based economies.

Legacy Initiative

Launch of the BSW26 Legacy Community Impact Initiative

Green Loop Foundation will officially launch the Maun Legacy Community Impact Initiative, aligned to sustainability, ESG, and inclusive development principles.

Initiative Focus

Solar-powered community standpipes
Water accessibility
Renewable energy solutions
Community resilience and livelihoods
Sustainable infrastructure development

Community Principle

Ownership and participation

The launch will also unveil concept designs, proposed implementation areas across Ngamiland, and long-term impact objectives, with community ownership and participation at the core so projects are protected, locally valued, and sustained over time.

Tickets and Sponsorship

Partnership Structure

Global Anchor Partner

Global positioning and collaboration

Anchors global positioning, investment mobilisation, and international collaboration

National Anchor Partner

National leadership and growth

Anchors national leadership and private sector-driven economic growth

Innovation & Solutions Partner

Technical delivery and scale

Drives implementation through technical expertise and scalable solutions

Strategic Growth Partner

Cross-sector opportunity support

Supports cross-sector collaboration and growth opportunities

Sector Catalyst Partner

Sector-specific impact

Enables sector-specific impact and development

Investment Partner

Development opportunity participation

Partakes in investment and development opportunities

Ecosystem Partner

Broader sustainability contribution

Contributes to the broader sustainability ecosystem

Supporting Partner

Participation and engagement support

Enables wider participation and engagement

Partnership opportunities available

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Testimonials

Hear From The People Who Have Experienced The Impact Firsthand.

Through meaningful engagements like the Botswana Sustainability Week, we empower businesses to integrate sustainability at the heart of their business operations

Botswana Sustainability is more than a networking opportunity- it’s a dynamic platform bringing together changemakers to have meaningful dialogues on sustainability at the core of driving a purpose driven future

Botswana Sustainability Week has been an incredible experience that has unlocked a wealth of opportunities- from investor engagements to strategic linkages

Engagements like the Botswana Sustainability Week serve as powerful levers towards achieving a net-zero, healthy and resilient future. Such engagements empower leaders and innovators to embed ESG principles into their business models