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Agri-business Leaders get climate smart at COP21 and aim to make 50% more food available and reduce agricultural emissions by 50% by 2030

On the agriculture thematic day at the COP21 meeting in Paris, leading global agribusiness leaders have outlined their ambition to tackle the challenge of making more food available for a growing population while reducing agriculture’s greenhouse gas footprint.  • Leading agri-business companies PepsiCo, Monsanto, Olam and Kellogg Company join forces to make 50% more food […]

Forest Sector steps up to mitigate climate change through increased forest cover and use of forest products

On the forests thematic day at the COP21 meeting in Paris, leading global forest companies have outlined their ambition to address climate change through increasing global forest cover and the use of forest products. Paris, 1 December  2015: Under the banner of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Low Carbon Technology Partnerships initiative, the Forests and Forests Products […]

Scaling up business solutions contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals: The corporate impact venturing approach

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will shape the global development agenda from now until 2030, explicitly call on business to use creativity and innovation to address sustainable development challenges, such as poverty, gender equality, clean water, HIV/AIDS, access to energy, and climate change. Here at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), we […]

Tire industry engaged in sustainable development and CO2 reduction

The Tire Industry Project (TIP), gathering 11 leading tire companies working under the umbrella of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), recently celebrated its 10th anniversary.  TIP, along with its individual member companies, has made strides in its environmental work during the past decade, promoting a common approach for managing the most relevant environmental topics […]

Leading tire company CEOs announce continued progress on research projects addressing key sustainability issues

Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of leading tire companies meeting here today announced the latest results of ongoing international research projects studying the potential environmental and health impacts of tires. Chantilly, 9 October 2015: Highlights of the recent research shows, based on a comprehensive risk assessment that: The CEOs formed the Tire Industry Project (TIP) in 2005. […]

Corporate WASH Pledge secures access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene for 1.6 million people worldwide

30 companies have now signed the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) WASH Pledge – a business-led initiative that secures access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for all employees at the workplace. Geneva/New Delhi, 17 August 2015 – Over the next three years, commitments to the Pledge will provide direct benefits to over 1.6 […]

Land degradation neutrality: Why this should be on top of the business agenda

Land degradation neutrality is likely to become a global target through the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) led COP12 and the Sustainable Development Goals to be adopted later this year. Our new Issue Brief for Business on Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) clarifies what the LDN target means for business and how each company can contribute. Rome, 30 June 2015 – The Brief […]

On the Road to Ankara to Achieve Land Degradation Neutrality

Land is an essential asset for business and its degradation represents a major risk for many companies in sectors ranging from agriculture and forestry to those that have indirect links to land via supply or value chains.  Concerns over land degradation are now mobilizing the international community, and there are a growing number of global […]

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