The 9th edition convened 842 participants and 15 global speakers, five years from the 2030 SDGs deadline. The summit marked a shift from ambition to execution, framing sustainability as Africa’s most strategic economic pathway and reaffirming the Tripartite Collaboration Model between government, business, and civil society.
10th Edition · STS 2026
Leading the Sustainable Development Agenda
Where the world’s most visionary minds converge to shape a sustainable future for people, planet, and prosperity, convened by the Avant-Garde Sustainability Foundation.

Aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals
Driving action towards the 2030 Agenda for a sustainable and inclusive future.
About STS
A platform facilitating the dialogue Africa needs and the action sustainable development demands.
The Sustainability Table Discourse Series (STS) brings together policymakers, business leaders, civil society, the academic community, development partners and innovators to address critical challenges across environmental, social and governance priorities.
Since 2016, STS has grown from a focused roundtable into a regionally recognised annual summit, influencing public discourse and shaping policy around the Sustainable Development Goals aligned with the UN SDGs, COP outcomes, and continental development frameworks.
Network
Connect with ESG and sustainability professionals, corporate executives, and industry leaders driving responsible business across Africa.
Actionable ESG Insights
Practical knowledge from expert-led sessions on ESG frameworks, sustainability reporting standards, and strategies reshaping how business operates.
Continental Impact
Be part of a movement redefining sustainability on the African continent influencing policies, practices and partnerships that create lasting change.
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Where ideas meet action.
STS 2026 is where the right people, the right capital, and the right ideas convene to shape Africa’s sustainability decade.
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A decade of distinguished voices.
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Past Editions
From a focused roundtable to a continental movement.
2025
- STS 2025
Sustainability in Action: Scaling Impact for a Thriving Future to Achieve the SDGs
2024
- STS 2024
Navigating Challenges, Leveraging Opportunities in a Reforming Economy to Achieve the SDGs
The 8th edition convened over 300 stakeholders to address sustainable development in Nigeria’s evolving economy. Discussions centered the Orange Economy, ESG integration, circular models, and PPPs closing with strategic recommendations on MSME support, human capital, and policy reform.
2023
- STS 2025
Mobilising Finance for the SDGs: Expanding Green Finance in Times of Global Crisis
Leaders convened to unlock finance for the SDGs amid global headwinds. Discussion spotlighted green finance as a $12 trillion opportunity, addressed the $2.5 trillion annual gap, and explored blended finance, DFIs, green bonds, pension capital and federal climate policy frameworks.
- Publications
Knowledge that travels beyond the room.
Sustainability Outlooks and monographs distilling a decade of dialogue into policy and investment pathways.
- Sustainability Outlook · 2025
Sustainability Outlook 2025
A decade in review policy progress, capital flows, and the African SDG agenda for 2025–2030.
- Monograph · 2025
Extended Producer Responsibility & Single-Use Plastics
Recommended 2019, enforced 2025. A monograph on EPR frameworks and circular economy regulation aligned to SDG 12.
- Monograph · 2024
Expansion of Green Bonds & Climate Finance
Capital mobilisation pathways for Africa’s low-carbon transition, building on STS dialogue with DFIs and asset owners.
Past Editions
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