The race for global climate leadership gathers pace
As the end of the year draws closer, we are about to mark the five-year anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Agreement at COP21 in December 2015.
News type: Insights from the CEO
“Bold Actions for Food as a Force for Good” – a new milestone toward the UN Food Systems Summit 2021
he UN Food Systems Summit (UN FSS) in 2021 is a critical milestone event that will contribute to the Decade of Action and Delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Rethinking resilience in business
COVID-19 is the biggest public-health crisis in a century and has caused the deepest economic recession of the modern era.
A new benchmark for sustainable business leadership through ambition and action
Today marks an important milestone, for WBCSD and for our member companies – and for me personally.
TCFD recommendations continue to play a key role in accelerating the transition to a low-carbon society
12 October 2020: Last week’s TCFD Summit in Japan was certainly timely: the pandemic has been highlighting our unpreparedness for systemic risks, and recent natural disasters such as wildfires and floods are giving a new urgency to addressing the climate emergency, driving innovation and achieving the transition to a low-carbon economy.
China’s climate commitments: marking a historic precedent
The announcement at the UN General Assembly by Chinese President Xi Jinping, that China would commit to become carbon neutral by 2060 and ensure its greenhouse gas emissions would peak by 2030, marks a historic precedent.
Driving corporate-investor action on sustainable development: a conversation with PRI CEO Fiona Reynolds & Peter Bakker
1 September 2020 – Last week, PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment) and WBCSD announced a landmark collaboration that will drive corporate-investor action on sustainable development.
Making stakeholder capitalism real and rewarding
The end of August traditionally signifies a return to the office and all hands on deck for the remaining months of the year.
To build back better, we must reinvent capitalism. Here’s how
Thanks to the ongoing pandemic, the world is off-balance – and it will remain so for years to come.
WBCSD to represent global business voice in Advisory Committee for 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, in collaboration with the United Nations Rome-based Agencies, will convene the Food Systems Summit in 2021, as a critical contribution to the Decade of Action to deliver the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).