The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has released today at the second CEO consultation for the UN Food System Summit an issue brief exploring the barriers and opportunities that have arisen from COVID-19 and impacted food systems.
By featuring existing initiatives and strategies of local companies’ alignment with the SDGs, CEADS and EY Argentina aim to broaden the understanding of the business case for the SDGs.
Geneva, 9 December 2020 – Today twelve leading member companies from the Forest Solutions Group (FSG) of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) have issued the first Implementation Report of the Forest Sector SDG Roadmap (SDG Roadmap) released in July 2019. The report provides evidence of FSG members’ commitment to implementing the actions in the SDG Roadmap, takes stock of the status of […]
New report on circular bioeconomy highlights attractive untapped business opportunities and case studies to facilitate access to a circular bioeconomy model. Geneva, 23 November 2020 – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched a new report on the circular bioeconomy, titled “The business opportunity contributing to a sustainable world”. The circular bioeconomy addresses urgent environmental […]
Geneva, 16 November 2019: The Tire Industry Project (TIP) has published its fourth report on environmental key performance indicators (KPIs) linked to TIP member manufacturing activities 2009-2019. The report updates on the overall evolution of TIP member environmental performance for tire manufacturing operations. It employs KPIs covering energy and water use and their sources, and the […]
Geneva, 11 November 2020: Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched the Circular Economy Action Plan 2020 – Summary for business together with Guidehouse. What does the Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) 2020 mean for my business? What will be the key barriers and enablers for my company and sector to effectively implement it? How […]
Geneva/New Delhi, 6 November 2020: Today, over 785 million people are still without access to safe drinking water, another 2.2 billion lack safely managed drinking water services and an estimated 4.2 billion lack access to safely managed sanitation services.1 This is incompatible not only with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD) Vision 2050, […]
Geneva, 4 November 2020 – Today, the Global AgriBusiness Alliance (GAA), a sector project of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched a new implementation toolkit on advancing human rights policy and practice in the agribusiness sector. Building on the recent release of the second edition of the CEO Guide to Human Rights, the new GAA […]
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today released the second edition of its CEO Guide to Human Rights. Geneva, 28 October 2020: The Guide brings to life the business drivers for action and the tangible steps chief executives can take to ensure their companies and business partners embrace respect for human rights as an integral […]
Geneva 27 October 2020: Launched today, the 50L Home Coalition is a global, action-orientated multi-stakeholder platform that addresses two of our most pressing global challenges: water security and climate change. As a member of the Leadership Group and hosting secretariat, WBCSD is thrilled to announce this unprecedented level of collaboration that aims to make 50 liters (L) of […]