Join the Fair Trade Certified™ team at Climate Week
Climate Week NYC 2026 runs September 20–27, bringing corporate leaders, investors, and stakeholders together across the city for a packed agenda on food systems, supply chain traceability, and corporate climate action. For anyone tracking how sustainable sourcing and climate resilience are showing up on the Climate Week NYC agenda this year, Fair Trade Certified products are part of the conversation in several sessions. Our team is showing up to discuss certification, supply chains, sustainable sourcing, and more.
See where Fair Trade Certified is showing up at Climate Week this year:
HubLive Panel – Factory to Freight: Why Traceability and Transparency Are Non-Negotiable
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 | 4:40–5:10 PM EDT | The Glasshouse, New York
This 30-minute panel discussion shares why food security deserves the same urgency as energy security. Panelists will dig into where value chains have blind spots today, how traceability is informing action on the ground, how transparency translates into business growth, and how AI and other digital tools can move traceability systems beyond compliance checklists.
The Future of Coffee Farming with Nespresso
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 | 7:00–9:30 AM EDT | Cafe Boulud at Maison Barnes
This fireside-style conversation brings together Fair Trade USA CEO Felipe Arango and Nespresso USA Head of Sustainability and VP of Marketing Jessica Padula to talk through what’s next for coffee and how regenerative agriculture is reshaping the coffee value chain, from farming to consumption. Press, commentators, and observers are invited to join and ask questions as we discuss how industry partners are reimagining collaboration to drive change in coffee-growing communities.
Financing Climate Resilience in Fragile Regions
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 | 2:00–4:00 PM EDT | The New Yorker Hotel, Sutton Room, New York
Felipe Arango moderates this panel on closing the climate finance gap for smallholder farmers in fragile and conflict-affected regions. Panelists include Casey Harrison (Chief Sustainability Officer, Nuru), Elizabeth Teague (Senior Director of Climate Resilience, Root Capital), and a representative from the International Rescue Committee (IRC). The session runs as a 40-minute moderated discussion followed by 20 minutes of audience Q&A with live polling, plus an hour of networking afterward.
Nature In Practice: Nature Tech Collective’s mini summit
Thursday, September 24, 2026 | 5:00–6:00 PM EDT | monday.com HQ, New York
A workshop featuring TNFD finalists with facilitated discussion and small groups analyzing nature data problems and solutions with corporate sustainability staff, highlighting data solution examples from Challenge Finalists. Presenting: Daniel Gutierrez, Director, AI Strategy & Enterprise Intelligence, Fair Trade USA.
See You In the City!
Beyond these sessions, our team will be around Climate Week all week at networking and community events, partner meetings, and everything in between. If you’re in New York, we’d love to connect.