Don’t miss a thing! Here is a comprehensive calendar for all ESG-related dates in 2023. Use this for new initiatives and social media campaigns!
Correct as of: April 2023
January 2023
Happening all month: Veganuary and National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month!
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 International day of education | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 |
February 2023
Happening all month: LGBT+ History Month!
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| 1 | 2 World Wetlands Day | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 International Day of Women and Girls in Science | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 World Day of Social Justice | 21 | 22 | 23 Start of Fairtrade Fortnight | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 World NGO Day and International Polar Bear Day | 28 |
March 2023
Happening all month: B Corp month and women’s history month!
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| 1 Zero Discrimination Day | 2 | 3 Global Climate Strike and World Wildlife Day | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 International Women’s Day | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 Start of Compost Week | 14 International Day of Action for Rivers | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 Global Recycling Day | 19 |
| 20 Start of Trees are the Key Awareness Week | 21 Day of Forests | 22 World Water Day | 23 | 24 | 25 Earth Hour 20:30 – 21:30 GMT | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
April 2023
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 World Health Day | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 Earth Day | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 Stop Food Waste Day | 28 World Day for Safety and Health at Work | 29 | 30 |
May 2023
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| 1 International Worker’s Day | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 CTPA Sustainability Summit | 11 | 12 International Day of Plant Health | 13 World Fair Trade Day | 14 |
| 15 Start of Mental Health Awareness Week | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 World Bee Day | 21 Cultural Diversity Day |
| 22 International Day for Biological Diversity | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 | 31 |
June 2023
Happening all month: Pride!
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| 1 World Reef Awareness Day | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 World Environment Day | 6 | 7 | 8 World Oceans Day | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 World Refill Day | 17 Plastic Free Beauty Day | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 World Rainforest Day | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
July 2023
Happening all month: plastic free July!
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| 1 Start of Net Zero Week | 2 | |||||
| 3 International Plastic Bag Free Day | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 End Human Trafficking Day |
31 |
August 2023
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Cycle to Work Day | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 International Youth Day | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 World Humanitarian Day | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
September 2023
Happening all month: organic September!
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 Start of Zero Waste Week | 5 International Day of Charity | 6 | 7 Clean Air Blue Skies Day | 8 | 9 | 10 World Suicide Prevention Day |
| 11 Start of Sexual Health Week | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 Preservation of the Ozone Layer Day | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 Zero Emissions Day | 22 World Car Free Day | 23 | 24 World Rivers Day |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
October 2023
Happening all month: Black History month and breast cancer awareness month!
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| 1 World Vegetarian Day | ||||||
2 World Habitat Day | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 World Mental Health Day | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 | 31 |
November 2023
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
1 World Vegan Day | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 Start of European Week for Waste Reduction | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 Start of National Tree Week | 26 |
| 27 | 28 Giving Tuesday | 29 | 30 | 31 |
December 2023
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| 1 World AIDS Day and Antarctica Day | 2 International Day for the Abolition of Slavery | 3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities | ||||
| 4 World Wildlife Conservation Day | 5 World Soil Day and International Volunteer Day | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 Human Rights Day |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 International Migrants Day | 19 | 20 International Human Solidarity Day | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
