Potsdam (Germany), 18-21 June 2024: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) recently concluded the second edition of its Head of Climate Base Camp, an immersive experience aimed at empowering climate leaders from multinational companies. Over three days, 20 Heads of Climate engaged in an immersive program led by Thomas Bruhn from the Research […]
The current global food systems are not future-proof. We are running out of room for food production, which leads to deforestation and degradation of other ecosystems. Over two-thirds of the world’s agricultural land is used for livestock production. Additionally, food and agriculture account for one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions, with animal agriculture alone accounting […]
Madrid, 20 August 2024: WBCSD’s Global Network partner in Spain, Forética, has launched a Manifesto on Artificial Intelligence (AI), titled “Manifesto for a Responsible and Sustainable Artificial Intelligence” with the aim of guiding companies and organizations to lead the way towards a future where AI generates a positive impact on the planet, people and society. In […]
Geneva, 31 July 2024 – A collaboration of leading global organizations and companies has published an analysis of the key gaps and opportunities to improving business performance for circularity. Developed by the Global Circularity Protocol for Business (GCP), the “Landscape Analysis of Circularity-related Corporate Performance & Accountability and Policy & Regulation” identifies opportunities for improvement […]
It is no secret that a global energy transition requires a huge and rapid upscale in clean energy production and infrastructure and that the bill to finance it will be costly, albeit delivering valuable future economic and societal benefits. A commercially solid business case for energy transition projects, which is a prerequisite to attract financial […]
Special Envoy for Global Food Security, aims to cultivate a network of stakeholders to build a resilient food system grounded in diverse, nutritious and climate-adapted crops grown in healthy, fertile soils.
Minoro, a new online platform designed to help accelerate the decarbonization of buildings has been launched. Developed by Grimshaw in collaboration with over 20 supporting organizations including World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), RIBA, Architecture 2030, the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) and several national Green Building Councils from across the globe, Minoro – […]
Bogotá, 28 June 2024: This interview with Alyson Greenhalgh-Ball, Interim Program Director Equity at WBCSD, is an English translation of an article that was originally published in Spanish on 28 May 2024 in the magazine “SOSTENIBLEMENTE” by our Global Network partner the Colombian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CECODES) under the title “Una visión global […]
Cintia Ribeiro is Director, Commercial Digital Integrator, Soy and Crop Protection at Bayer, supporting farmers to be successful in their journey towards regenerative agriculture. Read on and watch the video as she provides an overview of her time as a participant in WBCSD’s Leadership Program and the practical solutions she brought back with her to […]
Mumbai, India, 24 June 2024: The CEOs and C-level executives of 32 forward-thinking companies convened during the inaugural World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) India Connect event in Mumbai and agreed to collectively address industrial greenhouse gases emissions and accelerate market readiness of hydrogen development and road freight decarbonization. As part of WBCSD’s Industrial […]