Category: WBCSD News & Insights

Leading tire company CEOs announce continued progress on research projects addressing key sustainability issues

Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of leading tire companies meeting here today announced the latest results of ongoing international research projects studying the potential environmental and health impacts of tires. Chantilly, 9 October 2015: Highlights of the recent research shows, based on a comprehensive risk assessment that: The CEOs formed the Tire Industry Project (TIP) in 2005. […]

Corporate WASH Pledge secures access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene for 1.6 million people worldwide

30 companies have now signed the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) WASH Pledge – a business-led initiative that secures access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for all employees at the workplace. Geneva/New Delhi, 17 August 2015 – Over the next three years, commitments to the Pledge will provide direct benefits to over 1.6 […]

Land degradation neutrality: Why this should be on top of the business agenda

Land degradation neutrality is likely to become a global target through the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) led COP12 and the Sustainable Development Goals to be adopted later this year. Our new Issue Brief for Business on Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) clarifies what the LDN target means for business and how each company can contribute. Rome, 30 June 2015 – The Brief […]

On the Road to Ankara to Achieve Land Degradation Neutrality

Land is an essential asset for business and its degradation represents a major risk for many companies in sectors ranging from agriculture and forestry to those that have indirect links to land via supply or value chains.  Concerns over land degradation are now mobilizing the international community, and there are a growing number of global […]

On the Road to Ankara: a Declaration of Intent to help address land degradation

The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the Turkish Ministry of Forests and Water Affairs (MoFWA) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) have joined forces to address the pressing challenge of global land degradation. Geneva, 13 May 2015 – The agreement was formalised in a Declaration of Intent that supports collaboration in the lead-up to the UNCCDCOP12 that will take […]

WBCSD Releases Updated Global Water Tool for Sustainable Water Management

Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is releasing an updated version of the Global Water Tool (GWT) with some of the most recent datasets, including water stress indicators from the World Resources Institute (WRI).  Geneva, 9 February 2015 –  This version introduces user-friendly options allowing easy import of existing data and improved GIS-based […]

WBCSD’s involvement in the 7th World Water Forum – post event update

WBCSD participated in the 7th World Water Forum, a unique multi-stakeholder platform provided by the World Water Council where the international water community, the civil society and the regional, national & global policy- and decision- makers discuss water issues such as access to clean and safe water resources and protection against water-related disasters. April 12-17 2015 in the Republic of Korea, This time […]

Bangalore EEB Laboratory, 3-5 March 2015

Geneva, 27 February 2015 – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and its local partners are hosting a deep-dive workshop to support the development and implementation of ambitious, practical strategies for reducing building energy consumption in the Bangalore market. To achieve that goal, various stakeholders in Bangalore’s commercial building sector will convene to diagnose and tackle key barriers to […]

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