Category: WBCSD News & Insights

Interview with Ricardo Mastroti: The Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS) Executive Director

Leia em português – Entrevista com Ricardo Mastroti: Diretor Executivo do Conselho Empresarial Brasileiro para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável (CEBDS) In this interview, Ricardo Mastroti, Executive Director of The Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS), discusses how government policies can effectively support the integration of nature-based solutions into broader climate strategies in key Brazilian biomes such as the Amazon and Cerrado. With over […]

Launching of the Positive Policy Engagement Advisory Board

Despite the proliferation of corporate sustainability commitments, a glaring gap remains in how these commitments translate into policy engagement by companies. According to InfluenceMap, 58% of the world’s largest corporations have climate commitments that are being undermined by their policy influence strategies. This discrepancy occurs through direct policy engagement as well as indirectly through trade associations. […]

Powering India’s Energy Transition: A Closer Look at India Power’s Decarbonization Strategies

India today presents a vibrant picture of growth. Having just surpassed China to become the world’s most populous country, with a population predicted to keep growing for the next three decades, India is also poised to become the fastest growing economy among G-20 nations in 2024. What does it take to power the world’s most […]

SBTi approves COFCO International’s science-based emissions reduction targets

Geneva – COFCO International’s near-term science-based emissions reduction targets have today been validated and published by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The new near-term emissions reduction targets address the company’s key greenhouse gas emissions footprint sources and form the basis for its climate strategy. COFCO International and the other companies involved in the Agriculture […]

World Business Council for Sustainable Development Expands North American Presence; Opens Second Office in Chicago

Chicago selected after six-month search process Chicago, IL, 11 June 2024: The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) announced today the opening of its second North American office. This strategic expansion reflects WBCSD’s commitment to accelerate progress towards a sustainable future through action on climate change, protecting nature, and promoting equity. Located in downtown Chicago, […]

China’s Green Stride Forward: Accelerating Industrial Sustainable Transformation

As a dominant player in the global economy and as the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide, integrating China into global sustainability efforts is not just important — it is absolutely essential. China’s sustainability journey involves trade-off and challenges but without China’s active participation, achieving international climate goals is simply not possible. That said, the […]

Tetra Pak commits to taking action for nature

As part of the comprehensive framework outlining the company’s contribution to halting and reversing nature loss, Tetra Pak has established 25 targets across the value chain. Lausanne, Switzerland (15 May 2024): Ahead of the United Nation’s International Day of Biodiversity on 22nd May, Tetra Pak has announced the launch of its ‘Approach to Nature’ – a comprehensive framework that defines […]

Nature-positive in agri-food value chains: the why and the how

Our global agri-food system faces an unprecedented challenge. It’s responsible for about a third of global greenhouse gas emissions and uses roughly 70% of freshwater, driving significant biodiversity loss and land-use change. With projections indicating a 50% increase in food demand by 2050, the system represents a substantial threat to our natural world. At the […]

Building business cases for Nature-based Solutions

Recognizing NbS as solutions to both business and societal challenges To mark World Environment Day, WBCSD is launching the NbS Blueprint and Nature-based Solutions Map, developed over the past year with 50+ global companies and external organizations. Together, these tools support companies in identifying and building business cases for Nature-based Solutions that address core business challenges while also […]

New Zealand: Global Network partner SBC activates flagship report on strengthening the ‘S’ in ESG

Wellington, 5 June 2024: Systemic inequality, modern slavery, cost of living, mental wellbeing. We’re living through a time where the veil is being lifted on many of these longstanding societal issues, and as a result, WBCSD’s Global Network partner the Sustainable Business Council of New Zealand (SBC) and its members are recognizing how critical it […]

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