Green Jobs Board’s premier conference where climate careers take shape.
The Green Jobs Pavilion is three days of panels, workshops, coaching, and direct employer access designed to connect people to careers in a sector that has historically hired from a narrow pool.
Monday, September 21: Green and Blue Jobs
Tuesday, September 22: Climate Technology and Capital
Wednesday, September 23: Circularity and New Ventures
The most meaningful volunteering happens when people’s skills meet organizations’ real needs. This 1% for the Planet and The Social Society skills-based volunteer hackathon creates exactly that space. Join them at Hairstory‘s studio space in the Flatiron District for an event that’s practical, collaborative, and focused on impact.
​1% for the Planet Impact Partners will share their most pressing challenges, from shaping a fundraising story to launching a new initiative. You’ll join a table, collaborate with others, and sprint through ideas and solutions that make a difference.
​In just 75 minutes, impact partners will leave with clear, actionable solutions, and you’ll leave knowing how your expertise can create lasting impact with pathways to continue supporting these partners beyond the session.
Location: Hairstory, 95 5th Ave 5th floor, New York, NY 10003, USA
Above image: Plastic Pollution Coalition and Amalgamated Bank host Regenerative Solutions to Plastic Pollution event during SF Climate Week. Photo by Chloe Jackman Photography
On April 22 (Earth Day) 2026, Plastic Pollution Coalition (PPC) and Amalgamated Bank partnered to host a sold-out event during SF Climate Week in San Francisco, California, to draw attention to biobased material innovation while providing a casual networking space for partnerships to emerge. The Regenerative Solutions to Plastic Pollution event brought together key partners across industries and sectors, including banking and investing, material manufacturing, and the packaging supply chain to connect with allies from the movement to end plastic pollution and the general public. Attendees engaged with material innovators, heard from a panel of leading experts, and forged relationships in an open-networking environment.
SF Climate Week is an annual week of climate events held across the Bay Area, which this year featured more than 650 public events attended by over 60,000 people. The Regenerative Solutions to Plastic Pollution event was unique in that a bank and a nonprofit showed that cross-sector partnerships are not only possible, but are crucial to advancing and providing exposure for real-world solutions to plastic pollution. It also took place the day of the launch of PPC’s new report: Material Shift: A Primer on Regenerative Alternatives to Plastic.
For the first hour, attendees engaged with leading innovators face to face and could check out, hold, and feel next-generation materials up close during a material exhibit. From seaweed packaging and Vivomer technology to hemp fiber and mycelium, we are grateful for the biomaterial innovators and companies that joined us, including: LOLIWARE, Shellworks, Verde, GOB, Sway, RENW, and Clement Packaging.
Following the material exhibit we hosted an hour-long panel that explored how biomaterials are moving from promising innovations to scalable alternatives to plastic—and what it will take to accelerate that transition. The discussion brought perspectives across technological innovation, commercialization, and investment to generate a holistic conversation about current strategies to bring biobased solutions to market. We heard a fascinating discussion followed by audience Q&A featuring: Amir Afshar, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer, Shellworks; Elizabeth Bridges, Chief Commercialization Officer, Verde Biomaterials; Victoria Piunova, Chief Technology Officer, LOLIWARE; and moderated by: Matt Saunders, Managing Partner, New Earth Ventures.
We are aiming to host more events like this in the near future, including at Climate Week NYC, to highlight more experts working to advance plastic pollution solutions, including leaders in the reuse movement, industry-specific breakthroughs, and material innovation.
In the meantime, you can learn more in Plastic Pollution Coalition’s new report, MATERIAL SHIFT: A Primer on Regenerative Alternatives to Plastic. The report highlights some of the most promising regenerative materials to replace plastics—as well as the need to level the playing field so they can compete at scale and help end global plastic pollution. In the transition away from single-use plastic packaging, non-toxic reuse and refill systems must serve as the foundation; however, in applications where such systems are not possible, we must choose regenerative materials from nature—materials like agricultural residues, hemp and other bast fibers, mycelium, and seaweed—that do not cause lasting pollution.
Experience the magic of Monterey Bay Aquarium after dark at this exclusive evening of dancing, trivia, and community connection, all while supporting the Aquarium’s work to protect our ocean planet. The Monterey Bay Aquarium will welcome Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, a renowned marine biologist, policymaker, author, and optimistic conservation visionary. Each ticket includes a paperback copy of her provocative and hopeful book, What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures.
Where: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA
18+ (IDs will be checked at the door)
$150 general admission
$130 member admission
Plastics are often treated as a waste problem, but they are fundamentally a health and climate problem. Derived from fossil fuels, plastics contribute to greenhouse gas emissions at every stage of their lifecycle, from extraction and production to use, disposal, and degradation.
The Arctic is uniquely positioned as both a source of petrochemical extraction and an atmospheric sink where plastics and microplastics accumulate, carried by global air and ocean currents. These impacts threaten fragile ecosystems, food systems, and the health of Indigenous and Arctic communities.
This CHE Alaska webinar will explore the deep interconnections between plastics, health, and climate change, with a specific focus on the Arctic. Dr. Leonardo Transande and Rosemary Ahtuangaruak will examine the full lifecycle of plastics, the role of fossil fuel expansion in plastic production, and why the Arctic is on the frontlines of this crisis, incorporating a Just Transition perspective, focusing on what it will take to move away from plastic dependence while protecting workers, communities, and Indigenous rights, and building healthier, more sustainable systems for the future.
Join Climate Action Campaign in LA for a People’s Hearing with community members, local leaders, climate advocates, and health experts who will share their stories about the impact of extreme weather and speak out against the current reckless rollbacks of climate protections.
The program will include testimony from folks who have experienced extreme weather and want to see strong climate protections – we hope you’ll join to hear their stories. There will also be opportunities for audience members to share their stories and take action.
There will also be good food and drinks to share!
Doors open at 10:30am and the program will start at 11:00am.
Location
55 S Grand Ave
Pasadena, CA 91105
