While transition planning may be precipitated by climate change, business change is a familiar feature of corporate management. This unlock articulates how a company can use a business change management framework to implement the transformation necessary in a transition to a net zero economy. This series is comprised of five insight notes focusing on key […]
The 29th UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP29) has concluded. Hosted in the shadow of rising geopolitical tensions, economic uncertainties, and the sobering reality of climate impacts being felt worldwide, COP29 focused on reaching a new finance climate goal, reducing emissions, establishing a global architecture for carbon markets, as well as physical risk and the […]
Pulling the international community together to address global climate issues is a Herculean task. Thankfully, the United Nations Climate Change Conference has been a continuous consortium of the brightest minds working together to create actionable steps toward building a greener and cleaner future. Now in its 29th year (COP29) and taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan from November […]
In a year marked by record-breaking heatwaves and unprecedented geopolitics, the UN Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Azerbaijan stood as a critical moment for global climate leadership. Dubbed the ‘Finance COP’, COP29 was set to deliver a new climate finance deal. However, the conference occurred against a […]
Geneva & Dongguan, 21 November 2024 – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is pleased to announce the release of a Chinese version of the Circular Transition Indicators (CTI) Fashion Sector Guidance, a milestone report initially launched in English in January 2024. This release, to be presented at the 2024 Global Apparel Conference […]
Istanbul, November 2024: WBCSD’s Global Network partner BCSD Turkey released the2023 edition of the Reporting matters Türkiye report. In partnership with PwC Turkiye, BCSD Turkey has been assessing its members’ sustainability, integrated, and activity reports for seven years within the framework of the Reporting matters methodology developed WBCSD and Radley Yeldar. This edition introduces an evolved evaluation framework designed to guide companies through an era of rapidly evolving […]
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched an open consultation to refine the 2023 Guidance on Avoided Emissions by gathering the perspectives and consensus of various stakeholders on key refinement themes. The update aims to enhance technical aspects of the Guidance while allowing for practical use and adoption. More broadly, the aim is […]
CBD COP16 in Cali, Colombia, hosted a record attendance of around 23’000 people, with 3’000 representatives from the business community among them. As promised by Colombia, it was a true “People’s COP” with more than 1 million people participating in the event’s Green Zone located in the city’s centre. This increased popularity of “the Nature […]
Baku, Azerbaijan, 14 November 2024 – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Center for Decarbonization Demand Acceleration (CDDA) and the Industrial Transition Accelerator (ITA) are pleased to announce the release of the “Green Purchase Toolkit: From demand signal to action, a toolkit to facilitate transactions” during the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to […]