SRI2025: Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress
June 16-20, 2025
Chicago

                                          

 

As the world grapples with growing issues such as climate change, biodiversity decline, and water shortage, partnerships are critical to the development of innovative solutions that will ultimately save our planet. The Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress (SRI) is a global platform that does just that.

The University of Illinois System is the proud host of the 2025 SRI Congress at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk hotel, in the heart of the city.

Since 2021, the SRI Congress, co-convened by Future Earth and the Belmont Forum, has united influential leaders in research, government, civil society, and business to drive meaningful progress towards sustainability with participation from 100+ countries.

As a hybrid and accessible event, the SRI Congress offers an inspiring global platform for showcasing innovative, inclusive, and evidenced-based pathways to sustainabiltiy and collaborating on solutions.

Together we can make the world an extraordinary place.

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SRI2025 will be an excellent opportunity for:

• Forging new collaborations, expanding networks, and connecting with new markets
• Engaging with the leading experts in the field and the world’s largest platform of transformative research funding
• Connecting with a diverse group of stakeholders about needs and priorities
• Exploring the latest sustainability science research and testing innovative products
• Showcasing work through regional media and open access sustainability publications

Learn more about SRI2025 at www.sricongress.com, and follow on social media on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter/X.

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Learn more about environment and sustainability units and initiatives across the University of Illinois System:

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture Program
• Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
• Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation
• Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP)
• Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
• Illinois–Indiana Sea Grant
• Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE)
• Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory
• Prairie Research Institute
• Students Affairs/Student Sustainability

University of Illinois Chicago

• Chancellor’s Committee on Sustainability and Energy
• Civil, Materials and Environmental Engineering
• Earth and Environmental Sciences (LAS)
• Planning, Sustainability and Project Management

University of Illinois Springfield

• Environmental Studies
• The School of Integrated Sciences, Sustainability, and Public Health
• UIS environmental initiatives