Louder Than Words The B Corp Festival Sep 10 - 11. Oxford, UK Agenda Buy Tickets
Louder Than Words The B Corp Festival Sep 10 - 11. Oxford, UK

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Festival mornings are about being together as one, we'll be coming together for inspiring discussions on a grand scale in the New Theatre, live-streamed to cinema screens in Oxford and accessible to our virtual participants.

In the afternoons, dive into specialised topics with our create-your-own agenda feature. Select from over 40 diverse fringe sessions offered throughout both afternoons from our extensive fringe program below.

Session bookings are officially live on our event app, and will be on a first-come-first-served basis! Download the app now and craft your own unique Festival agenda with exclusive sessions and immerse yourself in everything Louder than Words has to offer

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Time Name Hosted by Theme Audience Size
Tue, Sep 10
10:30 - 12:30 Morning session live and streamed from The New Theatre
12:45 - 13:45 Certification & Recertification Office Hour Annie Olivier
12:45 - 16:00 Walk the Talk Exhibition Growth Team
13:00 - 13:45 Ask Me Anything with the B Lab Global Standards Team – Session 1 Growth Team
14:00 - 15:00 B Corp ‘Speed Dating’ Standing on Giants
14:00 - 14:40 Big Relationships = Big Impact: Unleashing people power to deliver meaningful change COOK
14:00 - 14:40 Creative workshop: ‘Making the connection’ – how to bring sustainability into your brand story Nice and Serious
14:00 - 14:40 How about embodying purpose: confronting our narratives, changing our behaviours Opencast
14:00 - 14:40 How can the B Corp movement help give SMEs a voice in policymaking? Toby Freeman
14:00 - 14:40 How do you nurture healthy conflict in a committed community? Build the Fearless
14:00 - 14:40 How to Do Good: Active bystander intervention for cultural change Diversifying Group
14:00 - 14:40 Panel: Telling your sustainability story with influence and integrity The Guardian
14:00 - 15:00 RAPID Democracy: How can B Corps make bigger and better decisions by involving more people? New Citizen Project
14:00 - 14:40 Reframing diversity for genuine workplace inclusion Diversifying Group
14:00 - 15:00 The Great Big Flexible Work Debate – how bendy can we be? Jack & Grace, Pulse
14:00 - 14:40 The ripple effect of Impact Business Models B Lab UK
14:00 - 15:00 Transforming the UK food & drink sector Cotswold Fayre Ltd
14:00 - 14:40 Triangular Innovation: Powering progress through dynamic partnerships PANGAIA, Evrnu, Orta
14:00 - 15:00 Twenty Years of the Living Wage: what’s next for good work in the UK? The Living Wage Foundation
15:00 - 16:00 Futureneering Positive Worlds The What If Department
15:10 - 16:15 After the general election: putting ‘business for good’ at the heart of our politics B Lab UK
15:10 - 15:50 Big Relationships = Big Impact: Unleashing people power to deliver meaningful change COOK
15:10 - 15:50 Conversational coaching skills to change the world Climate Change Coaches Ltd
15:10 - 15:50 Creative workshop: ‘Making the connection’ – how to bring sustainability into your brand story Nice and Serious
15:10 - 15:50 How about embodying purpose: confronting our narratives, changing our behaviours Opencast
15:10 - 15:50 How can the B Corp movement help give SMEs a voice in policymaking? Toby Freeman
15:10 - 15:50 How do you nurture healthy conflict in a committed community? Build the Fearless
15:10 - 15:50 How to Do Good: Active bystander intervention for cultural change Diversifying Group
15:10 - 15:50 Reframing diversity for genuine workplace inclusion Diversifying Group
15:10 - 15:50 The ripple effect of Impact Business Models B Lab UK
15:10 - 15:50 The subtle art of swiping right: Investors, investees and the art of embracing mission Tribe Impact Capital, B Lab UK Board
15:10 - 15:50 There is no regeneration without Disability liberation ThisAbility Limited
15:10 - 15:50 Triangular Innovation: Powering progress through dynamic partnerships PANGAIA, Evrnu, Orta
15:30 - 16:30 RAPID Democracy: How can B Corps make bigger and better decisions by involving more people? New Citizen Project
16:00 - 17:00 B Corp ‘Speed Dating’ Standing on Giants
16:00 - 18:00 Climate/Eco Cafe (Listening circle) Pelorus Consulting, Climate Psychology Alliance
16:00 - 17:00 Should we put a price on nature? The Real Costs of Using Earth’s Resources B Lab Europe
16:00 - 17:00 Your use of AI does more harm than good New Ways
16:20 - 17:00 Actions not words: Driving change for a better business Bates Wells
16:20 - 17:00 Big Relationships = Big Impact: Unleashing people power to deliver meaningful change COOK
16:20 - 17:00 Can big business really change for good? B Lab UK
16:20 - 17:00 Conversational coaching skills to change the world Climate Change Coaches Ltd
16:20 - 17:00 Creative workshop: ‘Making the connection’ – how to bring sustainability into your brand story Nice and Serious
16:20 - 17:00 How about embodying purpose: confronting our narratives, changing our behaviours Opencast
16:20 - 17:00 How can the B Corp movement help give SMEs a voice in policymaking? Toby Freeman
16:20 - 17:00 How do you nurture healthy conflict in a committed community? Build the Fearless
16:20 - 17:00 How to Do Good: Active bystander intervention for cultural change Diversifying Group
16:20 - 17:00 Reframing diversity for genuine workplace inclusion Diversifying Group
16:20 - 17:00 Salmon Nation: Help protect wild salmon. How Patagonia is partnering with grassroots organisations to end open pen fish farming. Patagonia
16:20 - 17:00 There is no regeneration without Disability liberation ThisAbility Limited
16:20 - 17:00 Triangular Innovation: Powering progress through dynamic partnerships PANGAIA, Evrnu, Orta
Wed, Sep 11
10:00 - 12:00 Morning session live and streamed from The New Theatre
12:15 - 13:45 Aspiring B Corps meet up Annie Olivier
12:15 - 15:30 Walk the Talk Exhibition Growth Team
12:30 - 13:45 Ask Me Anything with the B Lab Global Standards Team – Session 2 Growth Team
13:30 - 14:10 Against all the Odds – becoming a B Corp within the Built Environment Energylab Consulting Ltd.
13:30 - 14:10 Beyond carbon: how to engage your business with the nature agenda 3Keel
13:30 - 14:10 Building brave B Corp boards with The Good Board The Good Board
13:30 - 14:10 Climate Scenario Analysis: What is it and how can it help us think differently about the impact of climate change on business? Greenheart
13:30 - 14:30 Conscious Inclusion and the risk of leaving your brain on autopilot Compelling Culture
13:30 - 14:10 ESG + DEI: The Powerhouse Duo Driving Sustainable Innovation CommUnique
13:30 - 14:30 Empowering Change: Examples of Advocacy from the Better Business Act Coalition B Lab UK
13:30 - 14:10 Harnessing Business Power for Climate Action Notpla Limited
13:30 - 14:10 House of Hackney’s nature rights panel discussion House of Hackney
13:30 - 14:10 How to 10 x Your Local Impact – Oxfordshire in Focus Oxfordshire + B Local
13:30 - 16:30 Make your mark: drop in printmaking Forster Communications
13:30 - 14:30 Networking Without the Cringe Aspire Leadership
13:30 - 14:10 Recertification is the new certification: lessons learnt from Octopus and Kin + Carta Octopus
13:30 - 14:10 Rethinking professional practice for the anthropocene Switchfoot Wealth
13:30 - 14:30 The road to net zero – we’re in this together Danone
13:30 - 14:30 Tourism on trial Travel by B Corp
13:30 - 14:10 What does ‘Climate Justice’ mean anyway? From Ethnic Minority to Global Majority Purpose Union
13:30 - 14:10 Who’s afraid of degrowth? Greenheart
14:40 - 15:20 Against all the Odds – becoming a B Corp within the Built Environment Energylab Consulting Ltd.
14:40 - 15:20 Beyond carbon: how to engage your business with the nature agenda 3Keel
14:40 - 15:20 Building trust through transparent communications: Aligning ESG, DEI, and Corporate Messaging CommUnique
14:40 - 15:20 Climate Scenario Analysis: What is it and how can it help us think differently about the impact of climate change on business? Greenheart
14:40 - 15:20 Culture Jenga: Building a Foundation with Company Values Junxion
14:40 - 15:20 Finance and Investment Circle – Small Footprint, Big Impact. Centrus Advisors, Octopus
14:40 - 15:20 Harnessing Business Power for Climate Action Notpla Limited
14:40 - 15:20 House of Hackney’s nature rights panel discussion House of Hackney
14:40 - 15:20 How to 10 x Your Local Impact – Oxfordshire in Focus Oxfordshire + B Local
14:40 - 15:20 Travel by B Corp: a blueprint for collaboration? Pura Aventura
14:40 - 15:20 What does ‘Climate Justice’ mean anyway? From Ethnic Minority to Global Majority Purpose Union
14:40 - 15:20 What is a regenerative business? A co-creation workshop Forster Communications
14:40 - 15:20 Who’s afraid of degrowth? Greenheart
15:00 - 16:00 Beautifying Beauty: B Corp collective action in the beauty industry B Beauty Coalition
15:30 - 16:30 Conscious Inclusion and the risk of leaving your brain on autopilot Compelling Culture
15:30 - 16:30 How designing for a circular economy can transform the baby hygiene sector Bambino Mio
15:30 - 16:30 The Perils of Perfectionism: Greenwashing, Greenhushing, or genuine change? The Collective Dairy
15:50 - 16:30 Against all the Odds – becoming a B Corp within the Built Environment Energylab Consulting Ltd.
15:50 - 16:30 Beyond carbon: how to engage your business with the nature agenda 3Keel
15:50 - 16:30 Climate Scenario Analysis: What is it and how can it help us think differently about the impact of climate change on business? Greenheart
15:50 - 16:30 ESG + DEI: The Powerhouse Duo Driving Sustainable Innovation CommUnique
15:50 - 16:30 From label to landfill – what’s in your clothes, how to look after them, and what happens at the end of their life. Bring an old pair of undies/socks to recycle and find out more! Y.O.U Underwear
15:50 - 16:30 Harnessing Business Power for Climate Action Notpla Limited
15:50 - 16:30 How to 10 x Your Local Impact – Oxfordshire in Focus Oxfordshire + B Local
15:50 - 16:30 Recertification is the new certification: lessons learnt from Octopus and Kin+Carta Octopus
15:50 - 16:30 What does ‘Climate Justice’ mean anyway? From Ethnic Minority to Global Majority Purpose Union
15:50 - 16:30 What is a regenerative business? A co-creation workshop Forster Communications
15:50 - 16:30 Who’s afraid of degrowth? Greenheart
15:50 - 16:30 Working together for an inclusive economy Oxfordshire Inclusive Economy
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