From 10 – 19 July the annual High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development, the UN’s central platform for follow-up and review of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, took place at the UN headquarters in New York City.
Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) published 8 Business Cases for the Circular Economy, illustrating how companies can accelerate growth, enhance competitiveness and mitigate risk through circular solutions. Geneva, 20 July 2017: The macro-opportunities associated with implementing the circular economy are clear. Now, companies need to know how circularity will impact their business as well as […]
Instead of watching kids in the school yard, I see fully-grown professionals in meetings using clever words and strategies to basically say “my approach is better than yours” or “you should partner with us, not them.”
Population growth, urbanization and increasing affluence are driving natural resource consumption beyond the earth’s ability to replenish.
This week in Washington D.C, the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation hosted the 2017 Sustainability and Circular Economy Summit, with WBCSD as a key partner.
26 June 2017, Washington DC: Today at the 2017 US Circular Economy Summit, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) officially launched its Practitioner Guide to the Circular Economy after a three-week beta testing period. Following the launch of WBCSD’s CEO Guide to the Circular Economy at the World Circular Economy Forum in Helsinki, the Practitioner Guide was created specifically […]
My father grew up on a farm in eastern North Carolina during World War II. He’s shared stories about the tough financial times the family would go through depending on the crop yield that year.
This week during Sustainable Energy Week in Brussels, 250 sustainability professionals and policymakers from across the world gathered at the seventh global meeting of the Low-Carbon Technology Partnerships initiative (LCTPi 7).
Last week, 500 delegates from 46 countries – with 30% representing the business sector – gathered at the EAT Stockholm Food Forum 2017 to discuss progress on transforming food systems
This week I attended the EAT Stockholm Food Forum for the third time.