Singapore, 5 February 2019: Natural rubber stakeholders have aligned on a governance structure and priority actions for the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR), an independent platform to lead improvements in the socio-economic and environmental performance of the natural rubber value chain. A 22-23 January stakeholder workshop in Singapore saw Founding Members of the GPSNR and other […]
Six themes for what promises to be a critical year for reflecting on progress and scaling ambition
The transition to a green economy requires many different approaches, from tech-centric transport solutions to changes in individual behavior and lifestyle.
Last week marked the 49th annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, bringing together 3,000 of the world’s most powerful leaders in government, business and civil society.
Technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution show a huge potential and could lead to “dematerialization”, better product tracking, take-back and recycling, and products sold as services. USD $62.5 billion in materials lost in approximate annual 50 million tonnes of e-waste which could nearly triple by 2050. In brief: Davos, Switzerland, 24 January 2019: Seven UN entities […]
Geneva, 24 January 2019: Today, in conjunction with the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched Transforming Urban Mobility (TUM), a new flagship mobility project that aims to make urban mobility cleaner and more sustainable. Over 20 global companies have come together to address key issues that […]
Geneva, 24 June 2019 – Hancock Natural Resource Group, a Manulife Investment Management company, has today joined nearly 200 forward-thinking companies as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Hancock Natural Resource Group (HNRG) is a worldwide asset manager specializing in global agriculture and timber portfolio development and management. HNRG’s timber division […]
Last week, I was privileged to represent the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) at the global launch of a new initiative that has the potential to be a game-changer in sustainability practice.
Filippo Veglio of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development outlines how business can respond to the four megatrends that are reshaping the global relationship between people and companies
Geneva, 17 January 2019: Today, the EAT-Lancet Commission, composed of global experts in health, nutrition and sustainability, has published its landmark report, ‘Our Food in the Anthropocene: Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems’. The report is the first to outline scientific targets to establish boundaries for food production to help achieve healthy diets from sustainable food […]