Insider Perspective – Natural Capital Week, Paris
Last week, Paris was buzzing with talk of how to value nature in business and policy decision-making as part of an action-packed “Natural Capital Week” 2018.
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Insider Perspective: World Toilet Day 2018
This year to mark the occasion of World Toilet Day, WBCSD participated in an event in Geneva, organized by the Toilet Board Coalition (TBC) in partnership with Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) and SDG Lab to highlight the role of businesses in scaling-up sanitation solutions.
Insider Perspective: RE-Source 2018
This week, 800 corporate renewable energy buyers, developers and stakeholders gathered in Amsterdam at RE-Source 2018, Europe’s leading corporate renewable energy procurement event.
Corporate Power Purchase Agreements: forging the path for more renewables
We need to transform natural and human systems at an unprecedented scale and pace to avoid the detrimental impact of climate change to people and planet.
We’re on track to blow past 1.5°C temperature rise – it’s time to work with nature to address the climate challenge
The landmark report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed by leading scientists and government representatives from across the globe, shows that the world is on track to far surpass 1.5°C temperature rise as soon as 2040. The report says that even the sum of all pledges to cut carbon would still see 3°C […]
Insider Perspective: Key takeaways for business from UN General Assembly week 2018
In September leaders from a broad range of sectors and geographies gathered in New York around the opening of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA).
Insider Perspective: The Global Climate Action Summit
Last week in San Francisco, climate leaders across business, policy and civil society gathered to “take ambition to the next level” at the first-ever Global Climate Action Summit.
Insider Perspective: The CII Sustainability Summit and WBCSD India Day, New Delhi 5-7 September
This week saw two milestone events in Delhi, aimed at accelerating India’s sustainable development. India holds one fifth of the world’s population, the planet’s fastest growing large economy and represents one quarter of all additional energy demand to 2040. Additionally, India must deliver up to half the progress required for achieving the SDGs. In other […]
5 ways to encourage sustainable behavior through integrated corporate performance
Progressive companies and organizations are trying to recognize and reward sustainable behavior.
Insider Perspective: Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week 2018
Last week, business leaders and government officials from across Latin America and the Caribbean gathered in Montevideo, Uruguay, for the Latin America & Caribbean Climate Week 2018 (LACCW 2018).