22 April is International Earth Day

Join a global moment to recognise our planet’s systems, our role in them and the shared effort required to protect them. Every year, International Earth Day is a reminder that environmental issues like biodiversity loss, plastic pollution, climate change and ecosystem degradation aren’t separate from business, they’re central to organisational resilience and purpose.

Whether it’s small personal changes or prioritising sustainable outcomes in business, having an Earth Day event will strengthen your commitment to the environment – and ICMI has a fantastic range of speakers to inspire and inform.

Below are some of the most sought-after speakers in the fields of environment, climate change and sustainability.

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What is Earth Day?

Following on from Earth Hour in late March, Earth Day is the annual event dedicated to awareness about the various environmental challenges that our planet currently faces.

Co-ordinated by the Earth Day Network, 193 countries around the world celebrate this important day, with many extending it to Earth Week and including events, activities and campaigns.

Browse ICMI’s World Earth Day Blog Article

The History of Earth Day

In 1969, American senator Gaylord Nelson was flying over the Santa Barbara oil spill and was so shocked by the scale of it that he decided to create a day to help prevent future cases.

Many point to the first Earth Day, held in 1970, as the beginning of modern environmental activism.

Earth Day is now the world’s largest civic event.