Insider Perspective: EAT Stockholm Food Forum 2019
An event to raise awareness about three key topics: sustainable and healthy diets, biodiversity and collaboration.
Category: WBCSD News & Insights
Over 30 CEOs call for business action on human rights
The CEO Guide to Human Rights was launched today and brings to life the business drivers for action and the tangible steps CEOs can take to ensure their companies go beyond compliance and drive transformative change in people’s lives. Geneva, 19 June 2019 – In the newest CEO Guide of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development […]
Insider Perspective: Movin’On, Montreal Canada
Florent Menegaux, the CEO of Michelin, a WBCSD member company, sent a clear message: “If we want our future to be better, it is time to act now.” Geneva, 12 June: Last week, 6,000 leaders from business, politics and academia, representing 43 countries, gathered at the Movin’On Summit in Montreal, to move from ambition to action […]
Soft Commodities Forum members publish first common reports on soy supply chains
Geneva, 6 June 2019: The six members of WBCSD’s Soft Commodities Forum (SCF) – Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Bunge, Cargill, COFCO International, Glencore Agriculture and Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) – have issued public reporting on soy sourced from Brazil’s Cerrado biome. The reports follow the SCF members’ commitment to a common reporting framework last February, supporting […]
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Campbell Global joins the World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Geneva, Tuesday 28 May 2019: Campbell Global has joined nearly 200 forward-thinking companies as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Campbell Global is a global investment manager focused on timberland. With over three decades of experience in sustainable timberland management and value creation, Campbell Global combines ingenuity, data-supported decision making, […]
Aditya Birla Group joins the Forest Solutions Group
WBCSD’s Forest Solutions Group (FSG) is the global platform for the forest sector value chain. Building and sharing business solutions to lead sustainable development in the forest products sector. FSG’s mission is to advance the bio-economy and a thriving forest sector that sustains healthy productive forests & people’s well-being. A USD $44.3 billion corporation, the […]
Insider Perspective: CFA Institute Annual Conference
Last week, the CFA Institute held its 72nd Annual Conference in London where over 600 finance and investment professionals gathered to discuss the ways in which various forms of “disruption” are forcing finance community to explore new opportunities for resilience and success in a rapidly changing world.
Advancing sustainability: a new curriculum for boards
Last month, WBCSD brought together over 50 board members from major businesses to learn about bringing sustainability into every-day corporate governance.
Czech BCSD hosts workshop on measuring and managing ESG risks
Prague, 16 May 2019: The Czech Business Council for Sustainable Development, WBCSD’s Global Network partner in the Czech Republic, hosted a conference on the latest sustainability trends, risks and possible solutions. The conference was hosted at EYs office in central Prague, and 25 participants from Czech businesses attended. The conference included presentations from Alice Machova, […]