ESG Insights: 10 Things That Should Be Top of Mind in 2023
Navigating a global patchwork of ESG regulation and enforcement while preparing for greenwashing claims and other ESG litigation will likely be among the main concerns for companies in 2023.
Category: WBCSD News & Insights
Avery Dennison joins WBCSD
The materials science leader joins other multinationals working to accelerate the system transformations needed for a net-zero, nature positive, and more equitable future.
How to identify high-quality, credible carbon credits: 5 takeaways from the Fundamentals of Decarbonization Masterclass
Geneva, 21 December 2022: In the eighth and final session of WBCSD’s Masterclass Series “The Fundamentals of Decarbonization”, we discussed how to counterbalance unabated emissions year-on-year by mitigating beyond the value chain, to further enhance business impact, contributing to a nature-positive, global transformation
Accountability is now at the forefront and companies need to prepare for it.
Less than two weeks after attending COP27 in Egypt, I participated in Fortune Magazine’s Impact Initiative in Atlanta, United States.
COP15 reflections: how is business stepping up to implement the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)
Yesterday, we read the news, from the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15), announcing that governments agreed on the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).
Five new retail associations pledge to accelerate the Race to Zero at COP15
Five new retail and business associations announced today during the closing day of the fifteenth United Nations Biodiversity Conference COP15 pledges to become Accelerators for the Race to Zero.
Disability Inclusion: “It’s not about charity, it’s not about CSR, this is a business imperative.”
Over 1 billion people worldwide – or 15% of the global population – have a disability. With 80% of disabilities being invisible and most disabilities being acquired between the ages of 18-64, society should include people with disabilities in important conversations
A first step toward measuring circular buildings
Switching from linear to circular ways of doing business could contribute to a substantial dent in emissions from the built environment.
The Soft Commodities Forum invites investment in a new financial model to eliminate soy-driven deforestation and native vegetation conversion in Brazil’s Cerrado
The launch of the strategy is detailed alongside updates of shared accountability standards and increased supply chain transparency in the Soft Commodities Forum’s bi-annual report.
Advancing the roadmap to nature positive in the built environment
This article is the first collaborative step toward building a nature-positive roadmap with our built environment member companies. It outlines five key insights identified by members, featuring shared principles of nature-positive and analysis of sector-specific impacts, risks and opportunities.