Global forestry investment manager New Forests has today joined nearly 200 forward-thinking companies as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Geneva, 2 October 2018: New Forests, headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with offices in Singapore and San Francisco, offers regionally focused investment opportunities in forestry, land management and conservation. Founded in 2005, […]
Geneva– 19 October 2018: On 25 September 2018, at the Champions 12.3 event, FReSH announced the creation of the Food Loss and Waste Value Calculator that allows to instantly estimate the value of food loss and waste in terms of the nutrition being lost and in terms of environmental impacts. FReSH recognizes the immense opportunity of addressing food loss and waste to improve […]
Considering the impact of tyres, whether in-use or used, and tightening regulations, large tyre companies have been taking serious measures from selecting raw materials to production process to make tyres eco-friendly. Eleven leading tyres companies that represent approximately 65 per cent of the world’s tyre manufacturing capacity formed the Tire Industry Project (TIP), which operates under […]
12 September 2018: Today at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) publicly launched its new project focused on mobilizing private sector investment to scale natural climate solutions. These solutions are an established means of capturing and storing carbon emissions through carbon sinks like forests and peatlands. […]
Geneva, 10 September: Representatives from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development will join 400+ peers at Ethical Corporation’s London-based event Ethical Corporation has finalized the eagerly anticipated agendas for the co-located Responsible Supply Chain and Sustainability Reporting Conferences (10-11 October 2018). The events will see 400+ senior executives assemble in London to discuss the […]
Copenhagen, 30 August 2018: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that one-third of all food produced annually for human consumption in the world is lost or wasted. In Indonesia, a country of 260 million people, the equivalent of 300 kilograms (660 pounds) per person is wasted, largely before fruits, vegetables, and grains […]
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the members of the Forest Solutions Group (FSG) today launch the Forest Products Sector Guide to the Natural Capital Protocol, developed on behalf of the Natural Capital Coalition, with technical support from PwC. Geneva, 25 July 2018: In the forest products sector, business dependencies on natural capital (the stock of renewable and […]
In recent decades, growing demand for natural rubber has seen the establishment of new industrial and smallholder plantations. With around 70% of natural rubber going into tire production, members of the Tire Industry Project (TIP) recognize the importance of their contribution to sustainable natural rubber and are working to understand and address the range of […]
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today launched the WASH Pledge impact report: Maximizing business contribution towards water, sanitation and hygiene. Geneva / New York City, 17 July 2018: This publication provides a business case for companies to implement WASH at the workplace and it also showcases the action that signatories of the WASH at […]
First-of-their-kind Product Category Rules improve standardization, transparency of tire life-cycle environmental impact. Geneva, 2 July 2018: The Tire Industry Project (TIP) welcomes today’s launch of new Product Category Rules (PCRs) for the tire industry. Commissioned by the TIP and developed and published by internationally respected UL Environment, the PCRs ensure compliance to information and transparency standards when […]