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BCSD Taiwan introduces WBCSD Sustainable Management Tools to assist companies in developing sustainable skills and build long term resilience

Taipei, 27 December 2023: In a dedicated effort to assist Taiwanese companies in navigating international sustainability issues and addressing ESG-related complexities, the Taiwan Business Council for Sustainable Development (BCSD Taiwan) successfully organized a series of five workshops. With the support of the Taiwan Sustainable Finance Platform, these workshops aimed to introduce principles, standards, and tools to […]

The Buildings Breakthrough: Global push for near-zero emission and resilient buildings by 2030 unveiled at COP28

This press release was originally published by the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction. Dubai, 6 December 2023 — The Governments of France and Morocco, together with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), launched the Buildings Breakthrough today at COP28, which will see countries joining forces to accelerate the transformation of the sector – which accounts for 21% […]

Global consortium of governments, industry and investors spearheads innovative investment strategy for zero-emission vehicles

Partners within the Collective for Clean Transport Finance will collaborate to accelerate investments in global projects for road transport electrification. Dubai, 4 December 2023 – Today, at COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the Government of the United Kingdom (as the ZEV Transition Council (ZEVTC) co-chair), the Government of the Netherlands, the World Bank, Amazon, DHL […]

COP28 Action Agenda on Regenerative Landscapes launched in Dubai

Leading food and agriculture organizations join forces to scale regenerative agriculture, partnering with 3,6 million farmers to accelerate the transition of over 160 million hectares to regenerative landscapes, with an initial investment of USD $2.2Bn. Dubai, UAE, 4 December 2023 – Today, at COP28 in Dubai, more than 25 leading agriculture and food players join forces […]

WBCSD launches pioneering CEO Guide as a catalyst for systems transformation in corporate climate action and accountability

Dubai, 1 Dec 2023 – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has launched a pioneering guide for business leaders during COP28 in Dubai, at the Business & Philanthropy Climate Forum on the first day of the World Climate Action Summit. The “CEO Guide to the Climate-related Corporate Performance and Accountability System (CPAS),” is a comprehensive and visionary approach to align investor valuation and capital allocation […]

Companies highlight integrated approaches as the new frontier for industrial decarbonization

Dubai, 29 November 2023 – In a new business brief published today by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Switch project, companies ABB, Accenture, Eaton and Schneider Electric, together with the BASE Foundation, Climate Group, Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership (GSEP) and Integrate to Zero explain how integrating decarbonization solutions presents a fast lane to net zero operations. […]

WBCSD’s Forest Solutions Group (FSG) reveals 10 high-impact actions to help decarbonize the forest products value chain.

Geneva: Today, 19 leading member companies of the Forest Solutions Group (FSG), of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), release the interactive ‘Catalogue of key decarbonization actions’, as part of Phase II of the Forest Sector Net-Zero Roadmap. The ‘Catalogue of key decarbonization actions’ supports forest companies in their efforts to reduce emissions […]

WBCSD launches a Mission Paper for the private sector to scale-up sustainable and regenerative rice-based landscapes

Geneva, 24 November 2023 – Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched the Mission paper for the RICE+ hub for regenerative ricescapes, in collaboration with member companies and partners, under the auspices of the Sustainable Rice Landscapes Initiative (SRLI).   The RICE+ hub for regenerative ricescapes Mission paper is a call to action […]

Forética’s Social Impact Cluster presents report on Business and Social Impact Reporting 

Madrid, 26 October 2023: Forética, WBCSD’s Global Network partner in Spain, organized the second edition of its ‘DEI Business Forum – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’, during which the report ‘Business Reporting and Social Impact: The new European framework for Social ESRS’ was presented.  This Forum was organized within the framework of the Social Impact Cluster, led by Forética and […]

Tire Industry CEOs commit to ambitious sustainability workplan

TIP builds on established program of scientific research with enhanced action and stakeholder engagement across across range of tire-lifecycle projects Laguna Niguel, 1 November 2023: The CEOs of 10 leading tire manufacturers gathered this week to confirm a two-year Tire Industry Project (TIP) workplan focused on research and action for sustainability in the tire lifecycle, […]

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