Decarbonizing heat generation and use in industries represents a major challenge in the energy transition. Heat accounts for most of Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions for industrial businesses in sectors such as food and beverage, paper and pulp, fast-moving consumer goods, and chemicals. In 2021, the way we generated and used heat was responsible […]
Is sustainability strategy ready to deliver? That’s a question on the minds of many leaders and stakeholders today, as sustainability in the corporate world has been defined by flux. The global issues that ESG aims to address — climate change, human rights and equity, among others — are enormous and only becoming more complex. This […]
Bogotá, 28 June 2024: This interview with Alyson Greenhalgh-Ball, Interim Program Director Equity at WBCSD, is an English translation of an article that was originally published in Spanish on 28 May 2024 in the magazine “SOSTENIBLEMENTE” by our Global Network partner the Colombian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CECODES) under the title “Una visión global […]
Cintia Ribeiro is Director, Commercial Digital Integrator, Soy and Crop Protection at Bayer, supporting farmers to be successful in their journey towards regenerative agriculture. Read on and watch the video as she provides an overview of her time as a participant in WBCSD’s Leadership Program and the practical solutions she brought back with her to […]
Mumbai, India, 24 June 2024: The CEOs and C-level executives of 32 forward-thinking companies convened during the inaugural World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) India Connect event in Mumbai and agreed to collectively address industrial greenhouse gases emissions and accelerate market readiness of hydrogen development and road freight decarbonization. As part of WBCSD’s Industrial […]
The European Council’s recent adoption of the Nature Restoration Regulation marks a pivotal moment in European environmental policy.
Practical examples for companies to understand EUDR regulations & how to navigate the new legislative requirements. Deforestation remains a major global issue, impacting climate, biodiversity, water quality, and cultural heritage. For developed world governments and consumers, it can be difficult to fight deforestation, which often occurs deep in supply chains in the developing world. This […]
Geneva, Switzerland: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) announces SWCA Environmental Consultants (SWCA), a leading global environmental and management consulting firm, as its latest member. By becoming a WBCSD member, SWCA gains access to additional avenues to impact global strategies and technical challenges. Through this membership, SWCA now finds itself more than ever […]
Leia em português – Ampliando Impacto: O Soft Commodities Forum Expande seu Escopo para Todo o Cerrado The Soft Commodities Forum (SCF) announces its decision to expand land use monitoring and reporting to the entire Cerrado biome, covering over 200 million hectares (Mha). It is reinforcing its commitment toward forest-positive landscape transformation and the preservation of the Cerrado. Starting with 25 […]
Leia em português – Perspectivas do Produto: Em busca do equilíbrio financeiro e ambiental no Cerrado do Oeste Mato-Grossense In Western Mato Grosso, Brazil, producer Leandro Bortoluzzi, from Lajeada Farm, has adopted a series of sustainable practices and looks forward to clearer rules for the carbon market. Leandro is one of several agricultural pioneers who seek upskilling and […]