Accelerating our net zero commitment
Singapore’s DBS is the first bank in South Asia to announce a landmark set of decarbonization commitments.
Category: WBCSD News & Insights
Letter to the EU Commission on European Sustainability Reporting Standards
Frans Timmermans, First Vice President of the European Commission Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets UnionEuropean CommissionRue de la Loi1049 BrusselsBelgium 9th September 2022 Dear Mr Vice President Timmermans, Dear Commissioner McGuinness, The significance of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) mandating European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) cannot be underestimated. […]
Diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace: a lever for businesses to tackle inequalities
As Bain’s inaugural chief diversity officer and global leader of our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion consulting practice, I am honored to have the opportunity to be a commissioner of the Business Commission to Tackle Inequality
WBCSD grows leadership to strengthen capital markets engagement
Mr Pepijn Rijvers joined WBCSD’s leadership team as Executive Vice President, Redefining Value, on 1 September.
Forest Solutions Group members report 2022 Key Performance Indicators results
Members of WBCSD’s Forest Solutions Group (FSG) are reporting their 2022 Key Performance Indicators (KPI) results.
Measuring impact to foster diverse, equitable and inclusive workplaces
Initiatives to cultivate diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in the workplace are no longer just nice to have—they’re business critical.
Companies, investors and professional accountants add their voices to the call for global alignment between sustainability reporting standard setters and frameworks
Sixty-five companies, investors and professional accounting firms from across the world add their voices to the call for major standard-setting efforts to more closely align with and support a global baseline for reporting sustainability-related information.
Amazon adopts green hydrogen to help decarbonize its operations
This green hydrogen deal will provide enough annual power for 30,000 forklifts or 800 heavy-duty trucks as it continues on the path to be net-zero carbon by 2040.
A new role for business in the battle against inequality and climate change
There was a time when societal problems were seen as the exclusive responsibility of governments.
But that’s no longer the case.
Record number of organizations in “Responsible Business in Poland – Good Practices” Annual Report
Responsible Business Forum in Poland, the largest non-governmental organization and WBCSD’s Global Network representative in the country, published its annual report, Poland’s largest overview of CSR initiatives.