Davos, Switzerland, 23 January 2018: Today at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, over 30 leading companies across 16 sectors joined forces to implement the circular economy through WBCSD’s newest initiative, Factor10. Collectively responsible for USD $1.3 trillion in annual revenues, the companies in Factor10 represent a powerful business effort scale up momentum for […]
It is becoming ever clearer that for us to create a society that supports a healthy planet with happy people, we must change our course drastically.
Geneva, 28 November 2017: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) announced today their partnership within SiMPlify, WBCSD’s Sustainable Urban Mobility project. ECF, the world’s largest cyclist advocacy organization, and WBCSD will engage cities in Europe to develop comprehensive sustainable urban mobility plans based on a fact-based and holistic approach. To […]
DIVA was launched in 2015 by Novozymes, DSM, Pillsbury and WBCSD as a not-for-profit entity to co-develop inclusive business ideas into investable ventures, and to co-invest with corporations to overcome the pioneer gap and ultimately bring an impact venture to scale.
Thousands gathered in Bonn Germany for the 2017 climate negotiations under the Paris Agreement. This year’s COP23 was presided over by Fiji and helped shine a light on important aspects of climate resilience and adaptation that have not been as visible at previous COPs.
San Francisco, California, USA, 17 November 2017: Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of leading tire companies meeting here today announced the latest results of ongoing international research projects studying the potential health and environmental impacts of tires. The eleven CEOs form the Tire Industry Project (TIP), which was founded in 2005 to identify and offer solutions to sustainability challenges […]
As the world’s most powerful economic engine – with a strong presence across borders and within nation states – the power, cooperation and influence of industry is central for addressing the climate challenge. At the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), 200 of the world’s biggest companies are working together to address some of […]
COP21 in Paris was a watershed moment for government. COP23 in Bonn will be the year for business.
Rabobank and UN Environment announced today the creation of a new one-billion-dollar facility to finance sustainable agriculture using a combination of public and private funding.
The way our current financial system values corporate success is too narrow.