Category: WBCSD News & Insights

Opinion Piece in Reuters: OP2B members unite to highlight the transformative power of regenerative agriculture

As global sustainability leaders gather for Climate Week NYC 2024, the urgent need to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and socio-economic challenges is more pressing than ever. In an Op-Ed published by Reuters, members of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD) One Planet Business for Biodiversity (OP2B) coalition call for regenerative agriculture to […]

New guidance for financial institutions on why and how to integrate deforestation into financial disclosure 

WBCSD outlines four steps to integrating deforestation into climate- and nature-related financial disclosure to help financial institutions improve transparency on material risks and meet net zero goals  New York – September 23rd 2024 – Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released new practical guidance for financial institutions (FIs) on how to integrate […]

Unleashing corporate target-setting for nature at scale  

Climate Week NYC is a key milestone ahead of CBD COP16, providing an important opportunity to highlight the interlinked solution-sets to climate change and nature loss. Significant advances have been made in the nature agenda this year, in particular on science-based targets for nature.  Target-setting is an essential lever for corporate transformation and transition planning. […]

Press release: Global regenerative agriculture initiative hits major milestones as collaborative efforts accelerate

5-Year Progress Report: Global Regenerative Agriculture Coalition Reaches Major Milestone of $3.6 Billion Invested, 300,000 Farmers Enrolled in Programs; 12.5 Million Hectare Regenerative Agriculture Footprint by 2030, with 3.9 Million Already Impacted   NEW YORK CITY, NY – September 19, 2024: The One Planet Business for Biodiversity (OP2B) coalition, one of the first private sector regenerative […]

How trade associations can help put the world on a sustainable path

WBCSD and Volans are collaborating to co-create best practice guidance for companies looking to assess, align and activate their trade associations on sustainability-relevant policy issues. This work will build on the many existing resources available to companies – notably the Business Associations Climate Action Guide published earlier this year, which both WBCSD and Volans contributed […]

Global Circularity Initiative Set to Deliver 100 Billion Tons of Material Savings by 2050, Slashing Annual CO2 Emissions by 6% 

In a significant step towards accelerating the global transition to a circular economy, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the One Planet Network (OPN), hosted by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), announce the release of the “Global Circularity Protocol for Business (GCP) – Impact Analysis on Climate, Nature, Equity and Business Performance“. […]

WBCSD launches Young Professionals Program to empower the next generation of sustainability leaders 

Geneva, 12 September 2024 – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is excited to announce the launch of its Young Professionals Program (YPP), a six-week initiative designed to equip early-career professionals with the knowledge, skills, and networks they need to become future sustainability champions within their organizations and industries.  Tailored for professionals aged […]

Narrowing, slowing and closing plastics loops:  companies’ circularity strategies, performance measurement and accountability to end plastic pollution  

Learning from the case study Evaluating progress on plastic pollution mitigation: circularity & plastic footprint.   We face a global resource crisis where demand is outstripping supply, but at the same time, every day, the equivalent of over 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into our oceans, rivers and lakes. The system is broken. […]

Climeworks Joins the World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Geneva, 12 September, 2024 – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) announces that Climeworks, a global leader in carbon removal, has joined as its newest member.  Climeworks develops, builds, and operates direct air capture plants to permanently remove CO2 from the air. In addition, the company offers individually curated portfolios of high-quality carbon removal solutions to its customers that comprise best-in-class engineered and nature-based approaches. By […]

Global Network: BCSD Taiwan releases “Nature Positive – Taiwan Report” 

Taipei, September 2024: WBCSD’s Global Network partner BCSD Taiwan, with support from its  Taiwan Nature Positive Initiative  recently launched its “Nature Positive – Taiwan Report”, Taiwan’s first localized natural sustainability action guide. Julian Hill-Landolt, Nature Action Senior Director at WBCSD, attended the report launch event in July, where he shared forward-looking perspectives on nature action […]

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