Category: WBCSD News & Insights

WBCSD launches pioneering CEO Guide as a catalyst for systems transformation in corporate climate action and accountability

Dubai, 1 Dec 2023 – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has launched a pioneering guide for business leaders during COP28 in Dubai, at the Business & Philanthropy Climate Forum on the first day of the World Climate Action Summit. The “CEO Guide to the Climate-related Corporate Performance and Accountability System (CPAS),” is a comprehensive and visionary approach to align investor valuation and capital allocation […]

Agriculture value-chain actors call for a widespread industry alignment on how to measure and scale regenerative agriculture

Agricultural stakeholders unite in urging industry-wide consensus on measuring and expanding regenerative practices. Without alignment on metrics, scaling proves challenging. Standardizing outcomes is crucial for securing financing, policy support, and enhancing corporate responsibility.

DJSI score places UPL as the highest-performing agrochemical company globally

UPL Ltd., a global provider of sustainable agricultural solutions, has achieved a score of 76 in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) powered by S&P Global Switzerland, outperforming the industry average of 24 and placing the company as the highest performing agrochemical company globally and in the top 1% of chemical companies worldwide. This achievement demonstrates UPL’s […]

Companies highlight integrated approaches as the new frontier for industrial decarbonization

Dubai, 29 November 2023 – In a new business brief published today by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Switch project, companies ABB, Accenture, Eaton and Schneider Electric, together with the BASE Foundation, Climate Group, Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership (GSEP) and Integrate to Zero explain how integrating decarbonization solutions presents a fast lane to net zero operations. […]

WBCSD’s Forest Solutions Group (FSG) reveals 10 high-impact actions to help decarbonize the forest products value chain.

Geneva: Today, 19 leading member companies of the Forest Solutions Group (FSG), of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), release the interactive ‘Catalogue of key decarbonization actions’, as part of Phase II of the Forest Sector Net-Zero Roadmap. The ‘Catalogue of key decarbonization actions’ supports forest companies in their efforts to reduce emissions […]

Unlocking Sustainable Futures: The Case for Beyond-Value-Chain Actions Explored in New WBCSD and Bain & Company Report

Dubai/Geneva, 29 November 2023: In today’s interconnected world, businesses face a responsibility to extend their impact beyond their immediate operations to address global environmental and social challenges. The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and Bain & Company, in their insightful report “The Case for Beyond-Value-Chain Actions”, delve into the compelling reasons and practical […]

WBCSD launches a Mission Paper for the private sector to scale-up sustainable and regenerative rice-based landscapes

Geneva, 24 November 2023 – Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched the Mission paper for the RICE+ hub for regenerative ricescapes, in collaboration with member companies and partners, under the auspices of the Sustainable Rice Landscapes Initiative (SRLI).   The RICE+ hub for regenerative ricescapes Mission paper is a call to action […]

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