There is good news to share: WBCSD member companies that made Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit commitments in 2021 are well on track to deliver on the majority of their pledges, contributing to healthier and more sustainable food systems. This is the outcome of a preliminary inventory, ahead of the High-Level Private Sector Event that […]
India is in the early stages of transitioning to e-trucks, with significant growth expected ahead India’s freight sector, primarily driven by road transport and dominated by diesel trucks, is projected to experience significant growth through 2050 due to urbanization and rising incomes. In light of this, organizations are increasingly shifting towards electric heavy duty vehicles […]
Examining the best practices of policy approaches to industrial process heat decarbonization
We are delighted to announce that Cenk Alper, CEO & Board Member of Sabancı Holding, joined our Executive Committee last month. To mark this occasion, we spoke with him to explore his thoughts on how WBCSD and global businesses can work together to raise ambition for a more sustainable world, act at speed and scale […]
Through our landscape-focused initiatives, we are working with partners and members to activate these levers of change and unlock the finance needed to accelerate the needed transition at pace.
In a year marked by record-breaking heatwaves and unprecedented geopolitics, the UN Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Azerbaijan stood as a critical moment for global climate leadership. Dubbed the ‘Finance COP’, COP29 was set to deliver a new climate finance deal. However, the conference occurred against a […]
In this first progress report, the authors argue that the Market Transformation Action Agenda for the Built Environment is visible in many individual but still separate efforts. Transparency and accountability of operational as well as whole life carbon emissions of building projects, based on common standards, are the cornerstone of a profound market change to […]
A more robust monitoring framework with headline indicators, calling for enhanced transparency and accountability mechanisms.
In 2023, it was reported that only 4% of global climate finance goes to agrifood systems despite the system being responsible for nearly a third of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Over this last year, I have heard multiple calls from business for financial institutes to better support food system transformation through offering products and […]
In a world striving for a net-zero emissions future, businesses have the challenge of developing credible ways to measure their contributions to decarbonization. Primarily, companies need to measure and reduce their own greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint (i.e., scope 1, 2 and 3 inventory) on their path to net-zero emissions. However, they are both sources of […]