Geneva, Switzerland, 25 June 2018: The World Food Prize Committee today announced the award of the 2018 World Food Prize to Dr. David Nabarro, Strategic Director of Skills, Systems & Synergies for Sustainable Development (4SD) and Dr. Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). The Prize was founded in 1986 by Nobel […]
Geneva, 6 June 2018: the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Circle Economy, PGGM, KPMG and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development launch the “Linear Risks Essay” which demonstrates the real business threats linear economic business practices are creating. These include risks associated with the use of scarce and non-renewable resources; prioritisation and sales of products produced with virgin resources; […]
WBCSD’s Global Network Partner Sustainable Business Australia (SBA) today launched “Transporting the Future: A Business Perspective on Future Mobility” – a new report urging business to embrace its role, responsibility and opportunity for sustainable future. Geneva, 27 April 2018: The report outlines the key steps for business managers and policy makers to work towards sustainable transport […]
London and Geneva 17 April: A new report by Earth Security Group offers an innovation framework for CEOs of global agri-business companies to navigate a more complex set of systemic social and environmental pressures around the world. The report will help companies to implement the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (CFS-RAI), developed by the […]
Geneva/Montreux, Switzerland, 16 April: The Forest Solution Group (FSG) of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is proud to announce that Noel Morrin, EVP Sustainability at Stora Enso Oyj, has been appointed as the new FSG Co-Chair for a period of two years. I am very happy to take-on the position of FSG Co-Chair, […]
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) today launched the CEO Guide to Water: building resilient business – a new resource making the case for executive business action on water and outlining key steps for business to take to sustainably manage water. Geneva / Brasilia, 18 March 2017: The materiality of water is clear and urgent, as […]
Today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and The Boston Consulting Group published, “The new big circle: How circular economy is already disrupting business models.” This is designed to be an implementation guide to the circular economy. Davos Switzerland, 24 January 2018: Building off the success of the […]
Davos, Switzerland, 23 January 2018: Today at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, over 30 leading companies across 16 sectors joined forces to implement the circular economy through WBCSD’s newest initiative, Factor10. Collectively responsible for USD $1.3 trillion in annual revenues, the companies in Factor10 represent a powerful business effort scale up momentum for […]
Geneva, 28 November 2017: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) announced today their partnership within SiMPlify, WBCSD’s Sustainable Urban Mobility project. ECF, the world’s largest cyclist advocacy organization, and WBCSD will engage cities in Europe to develop comprehensive sustainable urban mobility plans based on a fact-based and holistic approach. To […]
San Francisco, California, USA, 17 November 2017: Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of leading tire companies meeting here today announced the latest results of ongoing international research projects studying the potential health and environmental impacts of tires. The eleven CEOs form the Tire Industry Project (TIP), which was founded in 2005 to identify and offer solutions to sustainability challenges […]