Congress of Business 2026 in Glasgow: From COP26 Legacy to Practical Climate Action, Business Resilience and Sustainable Growth

Glasgow’s Congress of Business brings together civic leaders, chambers of commerce, universities, investors and sustainability experts to turn climate ambition into measurable action and commercial opportunity.

 

By 100%NEWS

Glasgow has once again become a meeting point for business leadership, climate strategy and practical economic transformation. The Congress of Business 2026, known as COB26, returned to the city on 12 May 2026 during Glasgow Climate Week, bringing together senior business leaders, sustainability decision-makers, civic representatives, academics, investors and innovators to discuss how climate ambition can be transformed into measurable action, resilience and commercial growth. According to Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, COB26 is a high-level summit designed to help organisations move from climate commitments to practical implementation, with a particular focus on resilience, growth and climate leadership.

The event was held at SWG3 in Glasgow and led by Glasgow Chamber of Commerce. It was delivered in partnership with the British Chambers of Commerce, Scottish Chambers of Commerce, the University of Glasgow and E.ON UK. Glasgow Chamber of Commerce describes Congress of Business as one of the key convening moments between COP summits, keeping climate action at the top of the business agenda and connecting business leadership with practical delivery.

TOP 100 Women in Business will meet at the World Woman Forum 2026 in Davos, 9-12 July

Women have always participated in economic life. Across centuries, women traded in markets, managed farms, produced textiles, ran family workshops, operated shops, financed community activities and sustained local economies. But in many societies, their work was informal, legally restricted or attributed to male relatives.

The modern story of women in business becomes more visible in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, when women began to appear publicly as merchants, industrialists, financiers, publishers, beauty entrepreneurs, fashion founders, educators and owners of scalable businesses.

Dr Olga Azarova: “Children Should Learn to Solve Problems”

MINIBOSS BUSINESS SCHOOL is one of the most recognisable international brands in children’s business education. Its mission is ambitious and unusual: to teach children entrepreneurship, invention, leadership and financial thinking from the age of six.

Over the years, the MINIBOSS methodology has helped develop tens of thousands of young entrepreneurs around the world — children who learn not only how to build a business, but how to think independently, solve problems creatively and realise their own potential.

One of the Biggest Risks for Investors 2026

For nearly the entire period following the 2008 crisis, global financial markets operated in an unusual monetary reality: interest rates in developed countries were historically low, liquidity was abundant, inflation was relatively subdued, and central banks moved almost in sync. The U.S. Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, and other regulators differed in details, but the overall direction was clear: cheap money, market support, accommodative policy, and a readiness to rescue the system at the first sign of stress.

That era shaped a whole generation of investors who grew accustomed to the idea that market declines were often met with new liquidity, that debt burdens were manageable under low rates, and that growth assets benefited from cheap capital. But today, one of the biggest risks is that investors may still be viewing a new world through the lens of the old era.

UK Elections of 7 May 2026: A Fragmented Political Map Emerges

The elections held across the United Kingdom on 7 May 2026 did not constitute a UK general election. Instead, voters went to the polls in English local and mayoral elections, the Scottish Parliament election, and the Senedd election in Wales. Northern Ireland did not hold an equivalent election on that date; the official Electoral Commission timetable listed local government elections, Scottish Parliament elections, Senedd Cymru elections, and mayoral elections in England. (electoralcommission.org.uk)

England: Reform UK breaks through, Greens rise sharply

A Historic First for the “Green Nobel”: In 2026, All Six Goldman Environmental Prize Winners Are Women

In 2026, the world witnessed a historic milestone in environmental leadership: for the first time in the 37-year history of the Goldman Environmental Prize, often called the “Green Nobel Prize,” all six laureates were women. The Goldman Environmental Foundation announced that the 2026 winners are Iroro Tanshi from Nigeria, Borim Kim from South Korea, Sarah Finch from the United Kingdom, Theonila Roka Matbob from Papua New Guinea, Alannah Acaq Hurley from the United States, and Yuvelis Morales Blanco from Colombia. The Prize, founded in 1989 by Rhoda and Richard Goldman, honours grassroots environmental activists from the world’s major regions; by 2026, it had recognised 239 winners from 98 nations, including 112 women. (Goldman Environmental Prize)