Food is the foundation of health and is essential for culture, productivity and human potential. Yet in today’s food systems, over 3 billion individuals cannot afford a healthy diet, and over 2 billion suffer from micronutrient deficiencies, often without realizing it. This “hidden hunger” occurs when diets lack essential vitamins and minerals, and leads to […]
The second edition of WBCSD’s India Connect is set to take place from 26-27 February in Mumbai, India. The two-day event, co-hosted by JSW Steel, will feature how-to discussions aimed at positioning Indian solutions at the forefront of global challenges. India is currently the world’s fastest-growing major economy, and is on track to become the […]
WBCSD and VINCI are proud to announce the launch of the online course “Fair Recruitment Toolkit in Practice“, an interactive e-learning aimed at equipping employers and service providers with the knowledge and resources to implement fair recruitment. This self-paced course, which takes approximately 30 minutes to complete, hosted on the WBCSD Academy platform, represents the […]
Examining the best practices of policy approaches to industrial process heat decarbonization
Schaan (FL), November 26, 2024 – On its journey to significantly reduce CO₂ emissions, the Hilti Group’s ambitious sustainability goals have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). This milestone underscores Hilti’s commitment to environmental responsibility. Hilti committed to the SBTi in 2022 to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain […]
The Council on Sustainability Transformation, a group of senior leaders from corporations, governments, and academia, has been launched to accelerate private sector action on critical sustainability challenges. The Council is convened by ERM, the world’s largest specialist sustainability consultancy. Its launch comes at a time when thousands of major companies remain committed to delivering on their […]
We are delighted to announce that Cenk Alper, CEO & Board Member of Sabancı Holding, joined our Executive Committee last month. To mark this occasion, we spoke with him to explore his thoughts on how WBCSD and global businesses can work together to raise ambition for a more sustainable world, act at speed and scale […]
Through our landscape-focused initiatives, we are working with partners and members to activate these levers of change and unlock the finance needed to accelerate the needed transition at pace.
The Brazilian Cerrado, one of the most biodiverse biomes on earth, has been transformed into a hotspot for industrial agriculture, accounting for 60% of Brazil’s agricultural production and 54% of Brazilian soy yields. This expansion does not come without a cost – it has driven deforestation and conversion of more than half of the Cerrado’s […]
Stakeholders contributed to a collective vision for scaling regenerative agriculture transitions in Europe through a focus on innovative finance, harmonized metrics and MRV and advocacy.