What was on the program

Wander down to breakfast and find friends old and new. For those staying at Moonah Links, you are welcome to have breakfast at either venue. Be sure to get your food before 9:15 AM.

Led by Wild Adventures Melbourne, this adventure in nature is a great way to start your day with a refreshing dip in the ocean. Please note a moderate level of fitness required, and don't forget activewear and bathers! The activity is limited to 15 people so please sign up at reception before you go to sleep. If you're staying at Moonah Links, please note this so we can arrange pick-up.

Get your day moving with a slow, energising yoga class with Jane. Mats are provided, but bring your water bottle and wear comfortable clothes.

Start your day off balanced with a meditation. Mats are provided, but bring your water bottle and wear comfortable clothes.

Haven't met the B Lab team in person? Have burning questions, ideas, or feedback to share? Come join the B Lab team for a casual, drop-in chat at breakfast.

Hosted by Clay Brown (B Lab Global) The B Corp Standards are evolving — and it is set to be the most significant shift in the requirements since the movement started. This session will explore the changes as they currently stand, unpack why this moment is so critical for the future of business, and catch you up on how the engagement process has played out to date.

Hosted by Tim O'Brien (Purpose Made) In this session, we will connect as a community over the increasing need for shift to a new economy in the face of growing climate, biodiversity, wellbeing, and inequity challenges. We will collectively explore what change we are seeking to truly impact the economic system for better. We’ll explore questions such as: what barriers exist to making this change possible? how might we overcome them? and what areas of the systems are most critical to impact, and how? The format of the session will include a ‘fishbowl’ where all participants are invited to explore these chunky questions as part of facilitated conversation. This session’s output will form an online systems map and contribute to a B Lab’s regional strategy, specifically looking at how the B Corp community can create collective action and policy/systems change.

Hosted by Ann-Marie Pistikakis & Kate Sherburn (Who Gives a Crap) How do you create a culture of true belonging? Annie & Kate will share their experience at Who Gives a Crap through a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion before participants come together to share their ideas for creating community and belonging. The session will produce a resource co-created by B Corps, to be shared with the community after Assembly.

Hosted by Ally Michalk (Quiip), Georgia McGrath (Marque Laywers), and Adam Dierselhuis (O'Connells OBM) Join three B Corps with expertise in Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) as they candidly unpack the motivations, tensions, and practical challenges of introducing the benefit for employees.

Hosted by Cat Long (Trace) and Hannah Meade (Anthesis) These two B Corps exist to help their clients achieve their sustainability goals. Join them for this interactive session to design what your company will look like in a 1.5° future and identify practical steps to get there.

An optional activity for those looking to connect in nature. A moderate level of fitness is required — bring your activewear!

Hosted by Angie Farrugia (B Lab AANZ) What matters more: aligning with people who share our values, or working with those who don't in hopes of changing them? It's been a hot topic within the B Corp community as businesses grapple with where the line for working with clients, suppliers, and partners should be. We'll ask B Corps with different perspectives to share them in a fishbowl-style open debate, with a spirit of vulnerability and trust.

Hosted by Georgia Griffiths & Eleanor Guerra (Seed Mob) What is climate justice, and what can B Corps do to be committed allies? Youth climate justice organisation Seed explains how we can move from climate action to work that puts equity and human rights at the centre of our climate work.

Hosted by Malcolm Lazenby (Global Leadership Foundation) As leaders, there is often no playbook or guide for the hardest decisions we need to make. Malcolm will take you through an exploration of the three centres — head, heart, and body — to understand what normally drives your decisions, and how you can access other approaches to create a more balanced approach.

Hosted by Louise Nash (Circularity) Imagine our world is circular, working with nature not against it, what would it look like, what would change? Join us in this fast-paced session where you will roll up your sleeves and redesign a product or service of your choice to become circular. Less than 10% of the world is circular so we have the opportunity to redesign almost everything and in doing so unlock a better way of doing business for people and the planet. No matter what your business or organisation, if you have an interest in actively designing a better future, this session is for you! Hosted by Louise, this is a highly interactive session where you will be guided to map your current linear system for your chosen product or service, identify impact hotspots and use Circularity’s circular-by-design innovation toolkit to redesign it to be circular. You will leave the session with a circular prototype of your chosen product or service as an artefact of our time together.