The role of business in climate change
The transition to the low-carbon economy is underway, spurred by the 2015 Paris Agreement and the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Category: WBCSD News & Insights
Building a better world – in China and beyond
By 2050, 70% of the world’s population will live in cities, meaning that over the next three decades, cities will need to accommodate more than 2.5 billion additional people. How can the building and construction sector meet this new demand while accelerating the transition to a sustainable world?
Launching new training program to help business increase investment in natural infrastructure
Honolulu, Hawai’i, 4 September 2016 – We’re excited to launch an online, free training course on Natural Infrastructure for Business (NI4Biz). This course will teach business leaders about the benefits of natural infrastructure projects. We hope it will lead to increased investment in nature-based solutions that are good for business, society and the environment. What is Natural […]
The making of the Natural Capital Protocol: What made this project such a special success?
It’s difficult to communicate the level of time, experience, trust and effort that went into the Natural Capital Protocol development process. But looking back over the last two years, we can try. In numbers: Working on behalf of the Natural Capital Coalition, our technical writing group consisted of eight companies, seven consultancies, two conservation organizations, two membership organizations and […]
WBCSD’s Forest Solutions Group’s KPIs highlight the sector’s key role in global sustainability
For the second year the WBCSD Forest Solutions Group (FSG) released its assessment against the group’s key performance indicators (KPIs). Members of the WBCSD Forest Solutions Group (FSG) released the results of their key performance indicators (KPIs) for the second consecutive year. The KPIs demonstrate the role of the forest value chain as a key to global […]
WBCSD Insider Perspective: Business & Climate Summit
This week the second Business & Climate Summit (BCS) brought together a wide range of sectors and WBCSD members at Guildhall in London on 28-29 June.
Two Degrees for Food: Rebuilding the Global Food System
After the success of the Paris Agreement, I can walk into any room shouting “2°C!” and everyone knows that I am talking about climate change. We have a problem, there is a science-based target to aim for, and we are implementing the solutions to solve it.
First-Ever Global Standard to Measure Food Loss and Waste Introduced by International Partnership
-A partnership of leading international organizations is launching the Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard at the Global Green Growth Forum (3GF) 2016 Summit in Copenhagen. -New international framework launched to empower businesses, governments, and other organizations to measure, report on and manage food loss and waste -An estimated one-third of all food is lost […]
WBCSD Insider Perspective: Adaptation Futures 2016
Last week, over 1,500 sustainability and development experts – including the Dutch Queen – gathered at the Adaptation Futures 2016 event in Rotterdam.
WBCSD Insider Perspective: Climate Action 2016
The statement is a universal call for society to deliver on its promise to implement the Paris Agreement – which will enter into force 30 days after 55 countries, accounting for at least 55% of global emissions, sign and ratify.