Businesses and consumers alike are increasingly looking to make sustainable purchase choices. But with data gaps across supply chains obscuring the footprint of products, how do you make an informed decision?
Geneva, 21 December 2022: In the eighth and final session of WBCSD’s Masterclass Series “The Fundamentals of Decarbonization”, we discussed how to counterbalance unabated emissions year-on-year by mitigating beyond the value chain, to further enhance business impact, contributing to a nature-positive, global transformation
Yesterday, we read the news, from the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15), announcing that governments agreed on the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).
Over 1 billion people worldwide – or 15% of the global population – have a disability. With 80% of disabilities being invisible and most disabilities being acquired between the ages of 18-64, society should include people with disabilities in important conversations
This article is the first collaborative step toward building a nature-positive roadmap with our built environment member companies. It outlines five key insights identified by members, featuring shared principles of nature-positive and analysis of sector-specific impacts, risks and opportunities.
Standard-setters, policymakers and regulators have made significant strides this year toward standardized sustainability disclosures by companies, launching several major consultations.
All businesses depend on nature, which we can think about as natural capital assets.
Sustainable finance is not new to many companies. In fact, the growing interest from corporate issuers in financing their sustainability strategies has fueled the rise of the global sustainable debt markets in recent years
Households and businesses are being hit hard by the energy crisis. Inflation is rising across many areas of life, and economic growth is slowing. The situation is particularly precarious in Europe, with the shortage of gas threatening energy cuts and the profitability of European business operations.
At this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) WBCSD underscored the urgent need for the private sector to sharpen accountability, raise ambition and deliver action at speed and scale.