Sustainability Rocks 2025
Sustainability Rocks puts the fun back into the sustainable finance community!
A night rocking out to four financial services industry bands battling it out for the highly coveted Sustainability Rocks Trophy.
9 October 2025
Doors 6.00pm | Battle begins 6.30pm100 Club, Century House, 100 Oxford St, London W1D 1LL
The bands
2024 Winners - Consumer Duty
Consumer Duty all hail from the financial services industry with members based around the UK.
Band one
Announced soon
Band two
Announced soon
Band three
Announced soon
2025 Sponsors
Lead Sponsor
Chronos
We are delighted to confirm that Chronos Sustainability will once again be the lead sponsor for Sustainability Rocks!
Sustainability Rocks 2025 will be held at the world-famous 100 Club in the heart of London, on 9 October 2025, showcasing bands and musicians from the sustainable finance industry raising money for environmental and ecological charities.
Chronos Sustainability is a specialist consulting firm, focused on delivering positive and significant social and environmental impacts at scale. We would like to thank Rory Sullivan (CEO) and Nicky Amos (MD) for their personal support for Sustainability Rocks from its very beginning.
Headline Charity
Marine Conservation Society
The Marine Conservation Society is an environmental charity by and for sea lovers, working toward a cleaner, better protected, healthier ocean; one we can all enjoy.
Trophy Sponsor
Rimes
Rimes provides transformative enterprise data management solutions to the global investment community. Driven by our passion for solving the most complex data problems, we provide our clients with investment intelligence that powers more than US$ 75 trillion in AUM annually. The world’s leading institutional investors, asset managers and service providers rely on Rimes to help them make better investment decisions using accurate information and industry-leading technology. For more information, please visit www.rimes.com.
Media Partner
Responsible Investor
Responsible Investor is the single source for the latest thinking on sustainable finance for investors globally.
With its dedicated team of award winning journalist, Responsible Investor is delighted to support Sustainability Rocks through promotion of its event on our platform.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Reach institutional finance and sustainable finance decision makers in a new and engaging format.
What’s it all about?
Sustainability Rocks brings together the sustainable finance community for a night of fun while rocking out to four financial services industry bands who will battle it out live on stage for the coveted Sustainability Rocks Trophy.
The proceeds from ticket sales, merch sales and sponsorship will be donated to the environmental and ecological charities chosen by the participating bands and the headline charity... Marine Conservation Society
Our host
Claire Sturgess, Absolute Radio Rock DJ legendClaire started her radio career with the BBC in London. She presented the Radio 1 Rock Show at the height of the grunge era where she got to play Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains alongside rock stalwarts like Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Motörhead. Also at Radio 1 she presented the weekly overnight show, weekend breakfast and weekend lunchtime shows, and was part of the Sony Gold Award winning team who put together U2's Zoo Radio broadcasts, while accompanying the band on their Zooropa European tour.
In 1997 she joined the launch team of alternative music station Xfm, presenting the afternoon show and later the award winning evening show. She remained at Xfm for over 10 years. She has also hosted daily shows on NME Radio.Claire's television career includes presenting Top of The Pops in the 90s, music show 'Inside Tracks' for BBC Three and the 'Metal Hammer Riot' for MTV2. She also wrote a monthly column for Metal Hammer magazine.
Running alongside her radio and TV work, Claire is a voiceover artist. She was the voice that introduced The Simpsons, Friends, The X-Files and ER in the early days of Sky One and is currently the announcer for Sky Movies. She has voiced major television advertising campaigns for Nivea, Gillette, Colgate, Pampers and Ariel and she can be heard on promos for ITV's Good Morning Britain and This Morning, BBC worldwide, TLC/Discovery Channel and on corporate videos for The Guardian.
Who is behind Sustainability Rocks
Will is also the base guitarist of 51st State, a financial services industry band that has been performing and raising funds for charities since 2017. The fun they and audiences have had at finance industry and charity gigs spawned the idea of bringing sustainable finance and live music together.
The event is managed by Will Oulton himself, Rob Morgan, the band and stage manager integral to the success of 51st State.
The Sustainability Rocks Advisory Group has also been established to ensure the event is managed and delivered with integrity and quality.
About the 100 Club
London’s iconic 100 Club has been trading under the same name since 1964 and has put on live music since 1942 as the Feldman Jazz Club amongst other names, earning it the title of the oldest independent venue world wide.
Throughout the decades, the venue has championed all manors of ground breaking scenes including the blues of Muddy Waters and BB King as well as mod stylings of The Who and The Kinks in the 60s; the birth of punk with the Sex Pistols, The Clash and Siouxsie & The Banshees plus regular reggae sessions from Eddie Grant and The Mighty Diamonds in the 70s; the first ever Northern Soul All Nighter in the 80s; the indie explosion with early shows from Oasis and Suede in the 90s as well as key shows for artists such as The Horrors, Gallows and Kings Of Leon in the 00s.
Because of the club’s rich history, it has become an institution for intimate secret shows by major acts including Queens Of The Stone Age, Metallica, Alice Cooper, The Rolling Stones, Blur, The New York Dolls, Desmond Dekker, Primal Scream, St Etienne, Mark Ronson, Chuck Berry, Paul Mccartney, Nas, Santigold, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Toots And The Maytals, Plan B, Paul Weller and Spiritualized to name just a few.
The 100 Club also lends itself to comedy with special sold out performances from Simon Amstel, Adam Buxton and Stewart Lee.
The 100 Club is a five minute Elizabeth Line train ride from the City and easy to get to on the tube network.
Important details for interested bands
- Band entry fee is free with a maximum four bands to compete.
- Each band must have at least one member performing on-stage who works in the sustainable finance or finance sector.
- Each band will receive 5 tickets for their supporters (additional tickets will need to be purchased).
- Full proceeds of the event (after costs) will be donated to charity.
- Winning band will receive the Sustainability Rocks 2025 Trophy and a 7" vinyl recording of one track from their live performance on the night.
- Winning band’s chosen charity must be dedicated to positive environmental impact or nature conservation.
- The proceeds 'pot' will be split as follows:
10% to the nominated charity of each of the 3 runner up bands
20% to the nominated charity of the winning band
50% to the headline charity (selected by the Sustainability Rocks Advisory Group)
FAQs
- How are bands selected to compete?
Sustainability Rocks HQ will put out an open call for entries which might require the submission of a video or soundtrack of a recent live performance. To be eligible, each band must have at least one on-stage member who works in the sustainable finance or finance industry. Should more than four bands apply, the Sustainability Rocks Advisory Group will have final say on the bands that will compete to ensure there is diversity of musical genres and styles. Ultimately, four bands will be invited to compete live on the night. - What's the order of the band line up?
The Sustainability Rocks Advisory Group will oversee a random draw which will determine the sequence of the four bands performing on the night. - Who will judge the battle of the bands?
An independent Judging Panel of five high-profile sustainable finance leaders and nature conservationists will be selected by the Sustainability Rocks Advisory Group. They will convene live after all four band performances to determine the winning band, announce the winner and present the Sustainability Rocks Trophy. - What are the costs and benefits for participating bands?
It is free for bands to enter. Each band will nominate a beneficiary charity which will receive a donation from the proceeds of evening. Besides the pride of being crowned the Sustainability Rocks battle of the band winner and trophy, the Sustainability Rocks marketing and PR team will amplify the band's profile via its socials, website and media engagement. - How long will each band perform during the event?
Each band - Who will host the event?
The event will be compared by Claire Sturgess, Absolute Rock DJ legend. - Are there any other performances on the night?
Sustainability Rocks founder Will Oulton and his resident band 51st State will take to the stage on the night but will not be a competitor.